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Written by World Weather Information Service
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Tuesday, 16 December 2008 08:27 |
Climate There are really 3 seasons in Northern Thailand "Cold, Hot and Rainy season." They all have their own beauty and none is really unpleasant if you plan for and expect them. We hope that this chart will give you a good idea of the weather in northern Thailand in general. Chiang Mai: Climatological Data from the Meteorlogy Ministry of the Thailand This first table is ten years old now | Month | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | | Max Temp (C) | 28.9 | 32.2 | 34.9 | 36.1 | 34.1 | 32.3 | 31.7 | 31.1 | 31.4 | 29.8 | 28.3 | 31.8 | | Min Temp (C) | 13.7 | 14.8 | 18.2 | 21.8 | 23.4 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 21.8 | 19.0 | 15.1 | | Wind (knots) | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | | Relative Humidity | 71 | 62 | 56 | 59 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 74 | | Rainfall (mm) | 6.9 | 4.6 | 13.0 | 50.1 | 158.4 | 131.6 | 160.8 | 236.0 | 227.7 | 121.9 | 52.8 | 19.8 | | Rainy Days | .9 | .9 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 21.2 | 17.3 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 1.8 | | Cloudiness (0-10) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 | | Sunshine Duration (hr.) | 282.4 | 275.5 | 279.5 | 271.2 | 266 | 180.7 | 153.8 | 143.0 | 175.0 | 223.7 | 234.5 | 258.7 | | Visibility (kms) | 8.8 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 9.7 | | Hazy Days (Average) | 26.1 | 27.5 | 30.4 | 23.5 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 16.8 | |
We Thank the helpful weather people by the Chiang Mai airport for the data provided to us. Interesting to see new data shows a change in rain levels on a sliding ten year average.... Scary! | [hide] Weather averages for Chiang Mai | | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | Average
high °C (°F) | 29.4
(85) | 32.2
(90) | 34.9
(95) | 36.1
(97) | 34.0
(93) | 32.6
(91) | 31.8
(89) | 31.3
(88) | 31.5
(89) | 31.3
(88) | 29.8
(86) | 28.3
(83) | 31.9
(89) | Average
low °C (°F) | 14.2
(58) | 15.6
(60) | 19.0
(66) | 22.4
(72) | 23.7
(75) | 23.9
(75) | 23.8
(75) | 23.6
(74) | 23.1
(74) | 22.1
(72) | 19.2
(67) | 15.3
(60) | 20.5
(69) | Precipitation
mm (inches) | 7.7
(0.3) | 9.2
(0.36) | 19.2
(0.76) | 54.1
(2.13) | 153.0
(6.02) | 117.3
(4.62) | 153.2
(6.03) | 224.6
(8.84) | 200.2
(7.88) | 118.1
(4.65) | 51.3
(2.02) | 18.3
(0.72) | 1,126.2
(44.34) | Source: World Weather Information Service [4] 2008-09-02 |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 27 December 2008 08:44 |
Chiang Mai 
