Namche Bazaar vs Thimphu: which is better, month by month

Namche Bazaar beats Thimphu in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in June (73 vs 62) — while Thimphu wins January and November; they are within 3 points in the other 6 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.

Namche Bazaar

🇳🇵 Nepal · mild climate

Best month: November 84/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Thimphu

🇧🇹 Bhutan · mild climate

Best month: November 89/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Namche Bazaar vs Thimphu — all 12 months

Month	Namche Bazaar	Thimphu	Winner	Gap
January	71Bcold, dry, reliable snow	79Bcold, a little rain, muggy air	Thimphu	8
February	75Bcold, dry, reliable snow	77Bcool, rainy, muggy air	Tie	2
March	79Bcold, a little rain, reliable snow	78Bnice, soaked, muggy air	Tie	1
April	81Acold, a little rain, poor air quality	84Anice, soaked, muggy air	Tie	3
May	77Bcool, rainy, poor air quality	74Bnice, soaked, muggy air	Tie	3
June	73Bcool, soaked, muggy air	62Cwarm, soaked, clean air	Namche Bazaar	11
July	64Ccool, soaked, clean air	58Dwarm, soaked, clean air	Namche Bazaar	6
August	66Ccool, soaked, clean air	60Cwarm, soaked, clean air	Namche Bazaar	6
September	74Bcool, soaked, clean air	65Cwarm, soaked, clean air	Namche Bazaar	9
October	83Acold, a little rain, clean air	83Anice, soaked, clean air	Tie	0
November	84Acold, dry, clean air	89Anice, a little rain, clean air	Thimphu	5
December	79Bcold, dry, clean air	82Acool, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (73 vs 62). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.