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Chiang Mai vs Breckenridge
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Chiang Mai is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average; Chiang Mai is the wetter, with 17 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Chiang Mai and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Chiang Mai has far hotter summers
Chiang Mai: Very hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Chiang Mai has far milder winters
Chiang Mai: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Chiang Mai is wetter
Chiang Mai: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Chiang Mai: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chiang Mai is the warmer of the two — about 46°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chiang Mai is the wetter — about 17 in more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 86 | 91 | 96 | 98 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -57 | -60 | -57 | -53 | -41 | -27 | -20 | -22 | -30 | -41 | -50 | -57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 86 | 91 | 96 | 98 | 94 | 92 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -57 | -60 | -57 | -53 | -41 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 90 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -20 | -22 | -30 | -41 | -50 | -57 |
Avg low (°F) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 59 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -56 | -57 | -57 | -57 | -50 | -43 | -37 | -38 | -43 | -50 | -56 | -58 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 59 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -56 | -57 | -57 | -57 | -50 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -37 | -38 | -43 | -50 | -56 | -58 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +2.5 | +2.2 | +1.4 | -3.8 | -3.8 | -3.9 | -6.5 | -7.3 | -2.9 | +0.8 | +1.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +2.5 | +2.2 | +1.4 | -3.8 | -3.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 5.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -3.9 | -6.5 | -7.3 | -2.9 | +0.8 | +1.9 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 25 | 21 | 31 | 48 | 76 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 66 | 42 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +32 | +43 | +34 | +22 | -10 | -41 | -38 | -35 | -37 | -15 | +13 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 25 | 21 | 31 | 48 | 76 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +32 | +43 | +34 | +22 | -10 | -41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 93 | 93 | 85 | 66 | 42 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -38 | -35 | -37 | -15 | +13 | +27 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 66 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +26 | +39 | +39 | +21 | -8 | -27 | -27 | -28 | -32 | -24 | -5 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 66 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 74 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +26 | +39 | +39 | +21 | -8 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 84 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -28 | -32 | -24 | -5 | +15 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Chiang Mai trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Chiang Mai
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Chiang Mai Intl, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Breckenridge
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Copper Mountain, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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