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Quito vs Chiang Mai
Comparing Quito change · Chiang Mai change
Chiang Mai is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1886 mm more rain a year, and Chiang Mai the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Chiang Mai, in everyday terms.
Summers
Chiang Mai has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Chiang Mai: Very hot
Winters
Winters are similar
Quito: Mild
Chiang Mai: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Chiang Mai: Wet
Sky
Chiang Mai is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Chiang Mai: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chiang Mai is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1886 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Chiang Mai has the clearer skies — the higher line.
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 (°C) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Chiang Mai | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Difference | +8 | +11 | +13 | +14 | +12 | +10 | +8 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Chiang Mai | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 33 |
| Difference | +8 | +11 | +13 | +14 | +12 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Chiang Mai | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +7 |
Avg low (°C) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Chiang Mai | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +5 | +9 | +10 | +11 | +12 | +12 | +11 | +9 | +6 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Chiang Mai | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +5 | +9 | +10 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Chiang Mai | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | +11 | +9 | +6 | +3 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Chiang Mai | 12 | 11 | 23 | 55 | 159 | 125 | 143 | 221 | 226 | 124 | 44 | 16 |
| Difference | -282 | -270 | -311 | -274 | -111 | -42 | +17 | +92 | +7 | -161 | -258 | -293 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Chiang Mai | 12 | 11 | 23 | 55 | 159 | 125 |
| Difference | -282 | -270 | -311 | -274 | -111 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Chiang Mai | 143 | 221 | 226 | 124 | 44 | 16 |
| Difference | +17 | +92 | +7 | -161 | -258 | -293 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Chiang Mai | 25 | 21 | 31 | 48 | 76 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 66 | 42 | 31 |
| Difference | -56 | -63 | -57 | -37 | -5 | +16 | +21 | +22 | +10 | -15 | -40 | -49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Chiang Mai | 25 | 21 | 31 | 48 | 76 | 91 |
| Difference | -56 | -63 | -57 | -37 | -5 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Chiang Mai | 93 | 93 | 85 | 66 | 42 | 31 |
| Difference | +21 | +22 | +10 | -15 | -40 | -49 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Chiang Mai | 66 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | -20 | -32 | -36 | -30 | -10 | — | +6 | +12 | +13 | +7 | -1 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Chiang Mai | 66 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 74 | 81 |
| Difference | -20 | -32 | -36 | -30 | -10 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Chiang Mai | 84 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +6 | +12 | +13 | +7 | -1 | -9 |
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. Quito trends → · Chiang Mai trends →
Methodology & sources
Quito
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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.
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.
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