Lijiang vs Sanya: which is better, month by month

Lijiang and Sanya split the year 2–2 — Lijiang wins October to November, Sanya wins June to July, and they are within 3 points in the other 8 months.

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.

Lijiang

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month: April 94/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Sanya

🇨🇳 China · tropical climate

Best month: March 93/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Lijiang vs Sanya — all 12 months

Month	Lijiang	Sanya	Winner	Gap
January	84Acool, dry, clean air	84Anice, dry, muggy air	Tie	0
February	88Acool, dry, clean air	89Awarm, dry, clean air	Tie	1
March	93Scool, dry, clean air	93Shot, dry, muggy air	Tie	0
April	94Snice, a little rain	92Shot, a little rain, muggy air	Tie	2
May	83Anice, rainy	80Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Tie	3
June	67Cwarm, soaked, clean air	74Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	Sanya	7
July	61Cwarm, soaked, clean air	65Csweltering, soaked, clean air	Sanya	4
August	65Cwarm, soaked, clean air	64Csweltering, soaked, clean air	Tie	1
September	69Cwarm, soaked, clean air	67Csweltering, soaked, clean air	Tie	2
October	82Anice, rainy, clean air	66Chot, soaked, clean air	Lijiang	16
November	90Snice, a little rain, clean air	85Awarm, a little rain, muggy air	Lijiang	5
December	87Acool, dry, clean air	87Awarm, dry	Tie	0

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (82 vs 66). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.