Puno vs Samaipata: which is better, month by month

Samaipata beats Puno in 9 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (80 vs 68) — and they are within 3 points in October 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.

Puno

🇵🇪 Peru · mild climate

Best month: August 83/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Samaipata

🇧🇴 Bolivia · mild climate

Best month: August 93/100
Months won: 9 of 12

Puno vs Samaipata — all 12 months

Month	Puno	Samaipata	Winner	Gap
January	68Ccool, soaked, clean air	76Bwarm, soaked, clean air	Samaipata	8
February	67Ccool, soaked, clean air	77Bwarm, soaked, clean air	Samaipata	10
March	68Ccool, soaked, clean air	80Awarm, rainy, clean air	Samaipata	12
April	77Bcool, rainy, clean air	88Anice, a little rain, clean air	Samaipata	11
May	80Acool, dry, clean air	89Anice, a little rain, clean air	Samaipata	9
June	82Acool, dry, clean air	90Snice, a little rain, clean air	Samaipata	8
July	82Acool, dry, clean air	92Snice, a little rain, clean air	Samaipata	10
August	83Acool, dry, clean air	93Snice, a little rain, clean air	Samaipata	10
September	81Acool, a little rain, clean air	87Anice, a little rain, muggy air	Samaipata	6
October	79Bcool, a little rain, clean air	82Awarm, rainy, muggy air	Tie	3
November	81Anice, rainy, clean air	84Awarm, rainy, clean air	Tie	3
December	73Bcool, soaked, clean air	75Bwarm, soaked, clean air	Tie	2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (68 vs 80). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.