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Best time to visit Chiang Mai

Thailand · 18.79°N 98.98°E · 30-year monthly averages, judged against the Tropical preset (highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoon)

The best time to visit Chiang Mai is February to July and October to November, with highs of 28–34 °C82–93 °F and nights of 14–22 °C57–72 °F, and rainfall of 8–160 mm0.3–6.3 in a month.

The rainy season is May to October; August to September is a true monsoon, with 184–208 mm7.2–8.2 in a month and a peak in August (208 mm8.2 in). April is the hottest month (highs of 34 °C93 °F) and December the coldest (26 °C79 °F).

The figures are 30-year monthly averages (WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000) for the 0.25° grid cell at 18.79, 98.98. This is a climate guide, not a forecast.

Chiang Mai weather by month

Pick the weather you like. Every month is then judged against it: temperature above the month names, rain below.

Weather you like

highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoon

Good time to go for a Tropical holiday: February to July and October to November.

Open Chiang Mai on the interactive map ↗ the same verdicts for any place on Earth, in any month

▲ Highs average daily high , coldest to warmest month
27°81°JAN0030°86°FEB80.333°91°MAR240.934°93°APR562.232°90°MAY1606.330°86°JUN1204.730°85°JUL1606.329°84°AUG2088.229°84°SEP1847.229°83°OCT1044.128°82°NOV401.626°79°DEC80.3
▼ Rainfall per month, driest to wettest

Reading the chart. Gold means good: the month fits what you picked. Any other colour shows the reason it does not. The temperature bar can be too cold or too hot; the rain bar can be too dry, too rainy or monsoon. A faded gold bar means that half fits but the other half does not. A gold month name means both halves fit.

What the verdicts mean. Temperature is the month's average daily high (the afternoon), judged against the preset's band (highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F for Tropical). Rain is judged by each month's class within Chiang Mai's own year, not by raw millimetres: dry under 60 mm2.4 in, showers 60–100 mm2.4–3.9 in, rainy from 100 mm3.9 in and at least 35 % of the wettest month. Too rainy is a rainy-season month that the preset does not allow. Monsoon is the heaviest kind of rainy season: 180 mm7.1 in or more (120 mm4.7 in near the yearly peak) in a climate where the wettest month has at least three times the rain of the driest. Every monsoon month is also a rainy-season month; the label says which kind. Full rules on the method page.

MonthRain High Low SeasonTropical verdict
January0027811254drytoo cold
February80.330861456drygood
March240.933911763drygood
April562.234932169drygood
May1606.332902271rainygood
June1204.730862272rainygood
July1606.330852272rainygood
August2088.229842271monsoonmonsoon
September1847.229842170monsoonmonsoon
October1044.129832068rainygood
November401.628821763drygood
December80.326791355drytoo cold

When to go to Chiang Mai, by holiday type

Looking forRuleMonths that fit
Warmhighs 19–28 °C66–82 °F, dry or showersDecember to January
Tropicalhighs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoonFebruary to July and October to November
Beachhighs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, dry or showersFebruary to April and November
Coolhighs 3–19 °C37–66 °F, any rain except monsoonno month
Snowhighs below 3 °C37 °F, any rainno month

Is there a rainy season in Chiang Mai?

Yes. The rainy season is May to October; August to September is a true monsoon, with 184–208 mm7.2–8.2 in a month and a peak in August (208 mm8.2 in). Outside the rainy season, November to April is dry.

April is the hottest month (highs of 34 °C93 °F) and December the coldest (26 °C79 °F). Annual rainfall is about 1,072 mm42 in.

Where to go instead when Chiang Mai does not fit

The nearest destinations that fit the Tropical preset in the months when Chiang Mai does not:

Nearby destinations

distances in . Tap a unit to switch.

The interactive map colours the whole world by how well it fits the weather you like, in any month, and shows this chart for any place you tap.