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Chiang Mai vs Tusayan
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Chiang Mai is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Chiang Mai is the wetter, with 832 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Chiang Mai and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Chiang Mai has much hotter summers
Chiang Mai: Very hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Chiang Mai has far milder winters
Chiang Mai: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Chiang Mai is much wetter
Chiang Mai: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Chiang Mai: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chiang Mai is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chiang Mai is the wetter — about 832 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Tusayan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -23 | -25 | -23 | -20 | -13 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -7 | -13 | -18 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 33 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -23 | -25 | -23 | -20 | -13 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -7 | -13 | -18 | -22 |
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 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -26 | -27 | -24 | -21 | -15 | -15 | -19 | -24 | -26 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -26 | -27 | -24 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -19 | -24 | -26 | -27 |
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 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +15 | +15 | +3 | -37 | -144 | -116 | -94 | -168 | -192 | -91 | -27 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 12 | 11 | 23 | 55 | 159 | 125 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +15 | +15 | +3 | -37 | -144 | -116 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 143 | 221 | 226 | 124 | 44 | 16 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -94 | -168 | -192 | -91 | -27 | +4 |
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 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +23 | +28 | +15 | -7 | -39 | -64 | -43 | -47 | -53 | -34 | -5 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 25 | 21 | 31 | 48 | 76 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +23 | +28 | +15 | -7 | -39 | -64 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 93 | 93 | 85 | 66 | 42 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -43 | -47 | -53 | -34 | -5 | +16 |
Relative humidity (%) Chiang Mai runs higher most of 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 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -4 | +2 | -2 | -15 | -39 | -56 | -47 | -45 | -49 | -44 | -31 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 66 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 74 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -4 | +2 | -2 | -15 | -39 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | 84 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -47 | -45 | -49 | -44 | -31 | -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 → · Tusayan 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.
Tusayan
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Grand Canyon NP AP, a weather station, about 4 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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