Lhasa vs Shangri-La: which is better, month by month

Lhasa beats Shangri-La in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in August (87 vs 77) — while Shangri-La wins November to January; they are within 3 points in the other 5 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Lhasa

🇨🇳 China · continental climate

Best month: June 89/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Shangri-La

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month: May 87/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Lhasa vs Shangri-La — all 12 months

Month	Lhasa	Shangri-La	Winner	Gap
January	69Cfreezing, dry, reliable snow	75Bcold, dry, clean air	Shangri-La	6
February	74Bcold, dry, reliable snow	76Bcold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
March	78Bcold, a little rain, reliable snow	81Acold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3
April	81Acool, a little rain, reliable snow	84Acool, a little rain, muggy air	Tie	3
May	84Acool, rainy, reliable snow	87Acool, rainy, clean air	Tie	3
June	89Anice, rainy	85Anice, soaked, clean air	Lhasa	4
July	83Anice, soaked, clean air	77Bnice, soaked, clean air	Lhasa	6
August	87Anice, soaked, clean air	77Bnice, soaked, clean air	Lhasa	10
September	87Anice, rainy, clean air	83Anice, soaked, clean air	Lhasa	4
October	85Acool, a little rain, clean air	86Acool, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
November	80Acold, dry, clean air	84Acold, dry, clean air	Shangri-La	4
December	76Bcold, dry, clean air	81Acold, dry, clean air	Shangri-La	5

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (87 vs 77). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.