How warm does Chiang Mai get?

Typical daytime highs in Chiang Mai are Mar–May 35°C (95°F), Jun–Aug 31°C (88°F), Sep–Nov 29°C (85°F), Dec–Feb 29°C (83°F).

Is Chiang Mai expensive?

On the ground, Chiang Mai is budget-friendly.

Asia / Thailand

Chiang Mai

Q: What sort of trip is Chiang Mai good for?

Chiang Mai is good for old stones and real towns, eating extremely well, landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing.

Chiang Mai · Thailand · Chiang Mai

A moated old city of temples with gold that still catches the evening light, an elephant sanctuary run for the animals' benefit rather than the tourists', and a lantern festival each November that fills the sky over the river.

The best time to visit Chiang Mai is Nov–Feb, when typical daytime highs reach about 29°C (83°F). Local time there is 19:25 (UTC+7).

Best time to go

Nov–Feb

Budget on the ground

$ · budget-friendly

Nearest airport

CNX · Chiang Mai

Good for

old stones and real towns eating extremely well landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing

In season

January February November December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High20 to 44°C68 to 111°F Rain0 to 420mm0 to 16.5in

January · high 82°F · rain 0.7in · 11.1h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Chiang Mai month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	28°C82°F	17mm0.7in	11.1h11.1h	in the recommended window
February	31°C87°F	35mm1.4in	11.5h11.5h	in the recommended window
March	35°C94°F	12mm0.5in	12.0h12.0h
April	36°C96°F	80mm3.1in	12.5h12.5h
May	35°C94°F	193mm7.6in	13.0h13.0h
June	33°C91°F	206mm8.1in	13.3h13.3h
July	31°C88°F	301mm11.9in	13.2h13.2h
August	30°C86°F	418mm16.5in	12.8h12.8h
September	30°C85°F	403mm15.9in	12.2h12.2h
October	29°C85°F	174mm6.9in	11.7h11.7h
November	29°C85°F	56mm2.2in	11.2h11.2h	in the recommended window
December	27°C81°F	18mm0.7in	11.0h11.0h	in the recommended window

Good to know

Currency: THB · baht
Language: Thai
Plug: A, B, C, F
Driving: on the left

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