Nosy Be vs West Island: which is better, month by month

West Island beats Nosy Be in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (80 vs 58) — while Nosy Be wins May to August; they are within 3 points in April and September.

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.

Nosy Be vs West Island — all 12 months

MonthNosy BeWest IslandWinnerGap
January58Dsweltering, soaked, clean air80Asweltering, soaked, clean airWest Island22
February62Csweltering, soaked, clean air78Bsweltering, soaked, clean airWest Island16
March60Csweltering, soaked, clean air71Bsweltering, soaked, clean airWest Island11
April79Bsweltering, rainy, clean air78Bsweltering, rainy, muggy airTie1
May87Asweltering, a little rain, clean air78Bhot, rainy, muggy airNosy Be9
June92Shot, a little rain, clean air70Bhot, soaked, muggy airNosy Be22
July94Shot, a little rain, clean air80Ahot, rainy, muggy airNosy Be14
August91Shot, a little rain, clean air83Ahot, rainy, muggy airNosy Be8
September89Ahot, a little rain, clean air86Ahot, a little rain, muggy airTie3
October84Asweltering, rainy, clean air89Ahot, a little rain, muggy airWest Island5
November76Bsweltering, soaked, clean air83Ahot, rainy, muggy airWest Island7
December68Csweltering, soaked, clean air79Bhot, soaked, clean airWest Island11

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (58 vs 80). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Nosy Be

🇲🇬 Madagascar · tropical climate

Best month
July 94/100
Months won
4 of 12

West Island

Cocos (Keeling) Islands · tropical climate

Best month
October 89/100
Months won
6 of 12

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