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Luxor vs Chiang Mai
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Chiang Mai is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Chiang Mai is the wetter, with 1138 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Chiang Mai, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has much hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Chiang Mai: Very hot
Winters
Chiang Mai has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Chiang Mai: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Chiang Mai is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Chiang Mai: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Chiang Mai: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chiang Mai is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chiang Mai is the wetter — about 1138 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Luxor 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Chiang Mai | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +6 | +2 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -7 | -4 | +2 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Chiang Mai | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 33 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +6 | +2 | -4 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Chiang Mai | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -7 | -4 | +2 | +5 |
Avg low (°C) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Chiang Mai | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +7 | +6 | +2 | — | -2 | -2 | — | +3 | +6 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Chiang Mai | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +7 | +6 | +2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Chiang Mai | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | — | +3 | +6 | +8 |
Precipitation (mm) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Chiang Mai | 12 | 11 | 23 | 55 | 159 | 125 | 143 | 221 | 226 | 124 | 44 | 16 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +21 | +53 | +147 | +125 | +143 | +221 | +225 | +124 | +41 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Chiang Mai | 12 | 11 | 23 | 55 | 159 | 125 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +21 | +53 | +147 | +125 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Chiang Mai | 143 | 221 | 226 | 124 | 44 | 16 |
| Difference | +143 | +221 | +225 | +124 | +41 | +16 |
Cloud cover (%) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Chiang Mai | 25 | 21 | 31 | 48 | 76 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 66 | 42 | 31 |
| Difference | +1 | -4 | +5 | +21 | +52 | +81 | +84 | +86 | +77 | +55 | +26 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Chiang Mai | 25 | 21 | 31 | 48 | 76 | 91 |
| Difference | +1 | -4 | +5 | +21 | +52 | +81 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Chiang Mai | 93 | 93 | 85 | 66 | 42 | 31 |
| Difference | +84 | +86 | +77 | +55 | +26 | +9 |
Relative humidity (%) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Chiang Mai | 66 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +20 | +18 | +24 | +36 | +56 | +63 | +64 | +66 | +64 | +56 | +41 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Chiang Mai | 66 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 74 | 81 |
| Difference | +20 | +18 | +24 | +36 | +56 | +63 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Chiang Mai | 84 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +64 | +66 | +64 | +56 | +41 | +28 |
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. Luxor trends → · Chiang Mai trends →
Methodology & sources
Luxor
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Luxor Intl, a weather station, about 7 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.
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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