Monday, June 13, 2011

Chiang Mai Climate

Chiang Mai has a tropical wet and dry climate , tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, with warm to hot weather year-round, though nighttime conditions during the dry season can be cool and are much lower than daytime highs.





Climate data for Chiang Mai (1961-1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28.9


(84)
32.2


(90)
34.9


(94.8)
36.1


(97)
34.1


(93.4)
32.3


(90.1)
31.7


(89.1)
31.1


(88)
31.3


(88.3)
31.1


(88)
29.8


(85.6)
28.3


(82.9)
31.8


(89.2)
Average low °C (°F) 13.7


(56.7)
14.9


(58.8)
18.2


(64.8)
21.8


(71.2)
23.4


(74.1)
23.7


(74.7)
23.6


(74.5)
23.4


(74.1)
23.0


(73.4)
21.8


(71.2)
19.0


(66.2)
15.0


(59)
20.1


(68.2)
Rainfall mm (inches) 6.9


(0.272)
4.6


(0.181)
13.0


(0.512)
50.1


(1.972)
158.4


(6.236)
131.6


(5.181)
160.8


(6.331)
236.0


(9.291)
227.6


(8.961)
121.9


(4.799)
52.8


(2.079)
19.8


(0.78)
1,183.5


(46.594)
Avg. rainy days 1 1 2 6 15 17 19 21 17 11 6 2 118
Sunshine hours 282.1 276.9 279.0 270.0 266.6 180.0 155.0 142.6 174.0 223.2 234.0 257.3 2,740.7




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