Lake Toba vs Perhentian Islands: which is better, month by month

Perhentian Islands beats Lake Toba in 10 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (90 vs 66) — and they are within 3 points in November to December.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Lake Toba

🇮🇩 Indonesia · tropical climate

Best month: July 71/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Perhentian Islands

🇲🇾 Malaysia · tropical climate

Best month: March 90/100
Months won: 10 of 12

Lake Toba vs Perhentian Islands — all 12 months

Month	Lake Toba	Perhentian Islands	Winner	Gap
January	65Chot, soaked, clean air	71Bhot, soaked, muggy air	Perhentian Islands	6
February	70Bhot, soaked, clean air	84Ahot, rainy, clean air	Perhentian Islands	14
March	66Chot, soaked, muggy air	90Ssweltering, a little rain, muggy air	Perhentian Islands	24
April	62Chot, soaked, clean air	81Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Perhentian Islands	19
May	62Chot, soaked, clean air	79Bsweltering, rainy, clean air	Perhentian Islands	17
June	66Chot, soaked, clean air	82Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Perhentian Islands	16
July	71Bhot, soaked, clean air	87Asweltering, a little rain, muggy air	Perhentian Islands	16
August	64Chot, soaked, clean air	83Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Perhentian Islands	19
September	61Chot, soaked, clean air	80Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Perhentian Islands	19
October	59Dhot, soaked, clean air	69Csweltering, soaked, clean air	Perhentian Islands	10
November	56Dhot, soaked, clean air	57Dhot, soaked, clean air	Tie	1
December	58Dwarm, soaked, clean air	58Dhot, soaked, clean air	Tie	0

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (66 vs 90). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.