Southeast Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Chiang Rai

Early Dec–Early Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 28.6°C, with 0.7 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Chiang Rai
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Season calendar

Chiang Rai season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 97.4)Mid Jan: Best (season score 99.2)Late Jan: Best (season score 97.9)Early Feb: Best (season score 92.3)Mid Feb: Great (season score 79.9)Late Feb: Good (season score 70.1)Early Mar: Good (season score 69.4)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 49.2)Late Mar: Fair (season score 41.0)Early Apr: Fair (season score 32.1)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 17.9)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 10.8)Early May: Avoid (season score 2.6)Mid May: Avoid (season score 0.9)Late May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 1.9)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 4.3)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 4.5)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 8.9)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 0.3)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 5.1)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 1.7)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 3.9)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 4.3)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 0.9)Mid Sep: Avoid (season score 7.1)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 19.5)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 26.5)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 43.8)Late Oct: Okay (season score 47.6)Early Nov: Good (season score 63.0)Mid Nov: Good (season score 70.8)Late Nov: Great (season score 84.9)Early Dec: Best (season score 89.2)Mid Dec: Best (season score 95.3)Late Dec: Best (season score 100.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest28.6°C0.725.9%
FebruaryGreat31.3°C0.721.8%
MarchOkay33.5°C1.129.7%
AprilOff-season34.4°C3.650.4%
MayAvoid33.5°C5.377.5%
JuneAvoid32.5°C5.590.5%
JulyAvoid31.4°C6.493.1%
AugustAvoid31.1°C7.192.5%
SeptemberAvoid31.5°C5.783.7%
OctoberFair31.1°C3.465.3%
NovemberGreat29.9°C1.741.3%
DecemberBest28.1°C0.733.2%

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 RAI(3 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.