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Luxor vs Chiang Mai
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Chiang Mai is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; Chiang Mai is the wetter, with 45 in 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 2°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chiang Mai is the wetter — about 45 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Chiang Mai | 86 | 91 | 96 | 98 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 85 |
| Difference | +13 | +14 | +10 | +3 | -8 | -14 | -17 | -17 | -13 | -7 | +3 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Chiang Mai | 86 | 91 | 96 | 98 | 94 | 92 |
| Difference | +13 | +14 | +10 | +3 | -8 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Chiang Mai | 90 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 85 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -13 | -7 | +3 | +9 |
Avg low (°F) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Chiang Mai | 59 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 61 |
| Difference | +15 | +13 | +13 | +10 | +3 | -1 | -3 | -3 | — | +5 | +11 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Chiang Mai | 59 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 75 |
| Difference | +15 | +13 | +13 | +10 | +3 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Chiang Mai | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 61 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | — | +5 | +11 | +14 |
Precipitation (in) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Difference | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +2.1 | +5.8 | +4.9 | +5.6 | +8.7 | +8.9 | +4.9 | +1.6 | +0.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Chiang Mai | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| Difference | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +2.1 | +5.8 | +4.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Chiang Mai | 5.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| Difference | +5.6 | +8.7 | +8.9 | +4.9 | +1.6 | +0.6 |
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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