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Chiang Mai vs Breckenridge
Comparing Chiang Mai change · Breckenridge change
Chiang Mai is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Chiang Mai is the wetter, with 428 mm 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 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chiang Mai is the wetter — about 428 mm 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 (°C) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -32 | -33 | -32 | -30 | -23 | -15 | -11 | -12 | -16 | -23 | -28 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -32 | -33 | -32 | -30 | -23 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -16 | -23 | -28 | -31 |
Avg low (°C) Chiang Mai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -31 | -31 | -32 | -31 | -28 | -24 | -20 | -21 | -24 | -28 | -31 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -31 | -31 | -32 | -31 | -28 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -24 | -28 | -31 | -32 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 12 | 11 | 23 | 55 | 159 | 125 | 143 | 221 | 226 | 124 | 44 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +63 | +63 | +56 | +37 | -97 | -96 | -99 | -166 | -185 | -74 | +21 | +48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 12 | 11 | 23 | 55 | 159 | 125 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +63 | +63 | +56 | +37 | -97 | -96 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 143 | 221 | 226 | 124 | 44 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -99 | -166 | -185 | -74 | +21 | +48 |
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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