Southeast Asia · City travel
Best time to visit Chiang Mai
Early Dec–Late Jan is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 29.9°C, with 0.5 rainy days per 10 days.
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Events & natural phenomena
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FestivalYi Peng (Loy Krathong)
Usually Nov 1–Nov 30 (dates vary by year)
It falls around the full moon of the 12th Thai lunar month, usually in November (14–17 November in 2024).
Source: Official source
Japan MOFA travel advice
No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Best | 30.2°C | 0.5 | 25.4% |
| February | Great | 33.3°C | 0.4 | 21.8% |
| March | Fair | 35.7°C | 1.0 | 30.0% |
| April | Off-season | 36.8°C | 2.1 | 48.9% |
| May | Avoid | 34.9°C | 4.6 | 77.8% |
| June | Avoid | 33.5°C | 4.6 | 92.3% |
| July | Avoid | 32.6°C | 5.3 | 93.4% |
| August | Avoid | 32.1°C | 6.0 | 93.7% |
| September | Avoid | 32.3°C | 5.7 | 87.0% |
| October | Fair | 32.1°C | 3.6 | 68.1% |
| November | Good | 31.3°C | 1.5 | 43.6% |
| December | Best | 29.6°C | 0.5 | 32.5% |
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Weather station: CHIANG MAI（1 km）. Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.