Rishikesh vs Thimphu: which is better, month by month

Thimphu beats Rishikesh in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (74 vs 48) — while Rishikesh wins December to February; they are within 3 points in March.

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.

Rishikesh vs Thimphu — all 12 months

MonthRishikeshThimphuWinnerGap
January86Anice, a little rain, poor air quality79Bcold, a little rain, muggy airRishikesh7
February89Anice, a little rain77Bcool, rainy, muggy airRishikesh12
March80Awarm, a little rain78Bnice, soaked, muggy airTie2
April61Csweltering, dry84Anice, soaked, muggy airThimphu23
May48Fsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality74Bnice, soaked, muggy airThimphu26
June41Fsweltering, rainy62Cwarm, soaked, clean airThimphu21
July37Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air58Dwarm, soaked, clean airThimphu21
August43Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air60Cwarm, soaked, clean airThimphu17
September57Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air65Cwarm, soaked, clean airThimphu8
October74Bhot, dry83Anice, soaked, clean airThimphu9
November83Awarm, dry89Anice, a little rain, clean airThimphu6
December92Snice, dry, muggy air82Acool, a little rain, clean airRishikesh10

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (48 vs 74). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Rishikesh

🇮🇳 India · mild climate

Best month
December 92/100
Months won
3 of 12

Thimphu

🇧🇹 Bhutan · mild climate

Best month
November 89/100
Months won
8 of 12

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