Best time to visit Chiang Dao

Month-by-month weather averages for Chiang Dao.

Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January28.2 °C / 83 °F14.1 °C / 57 °F15 mm / 0.6 ingood month
February31.5 °C / 89 °F15 °C / 59 °F6 mm / 0.2 ingood month
March34.3 °C / 94 °F18.1 °C / 65 °F12 mm / 0.5 inneither best nor good
April35.3 °C / 96 °F22 °C / 72 °F37 mm / 1.4 inneither best nor good
May33.3 °C / 92 °F23.4 °C / 74 °F142 mm / 5.6 inneither best nor good
June31.5 °C / 89 °F23.7 °C / 75 °F152 mm / 6 inneither best nor good
July30.5 °C / 87 °F23.4 °C / 74 °F251 mm / 9.9 inneither best nor good
August30 °C / 86 °F23.1 °C / 74 °F283 mm / 11.1 inneither best nor good
September30.4 °C / 87 °F22.7 °C / 73 °F217 mm / 8.6 inneither best nor good
October29.8 °C / 86 °F21.3 °C / 70 °F128 mm / 5.1 inneither best nor good
November29.1 °C / 84 °F18.5 °C / 65 °F32 mm / 1.3 ingood month
December27.5 °C / 82 °F15.2 °C / 59 °F12 mm / 0.5 ingood month
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: good
  2. FFebruary: good
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: neither
  11. NNovember: good
  12. DDecember: good
Good
November–February
Why these months
  • January · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 29.2 °C / 85 °F, precipitation 15 mm / 0.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, wet days 2.2 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily high 28.2 °C / 83 °F, average daily low 14.1 °C / 57 °F, relative humidity 74%.

  • February · good

    In its favour: precipitation 6 mm / 0.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 1.3 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 15 °C / 59 °F, relative humidity 64%.

    Against: feels like (high) 32.2 °C / 90 °F, average daily high 31.5 °C / 89 °F.

  • November · good

    In its favour: precipitation 32 mm / 1.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, wet days 5.5 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily high 29.1 °C / 84 °F, average daily low 18.5 °C / 65 °F.

    Against: feels like (high) 32.4 °C / 90 °F, relative humidity 81%.

  • December · good

    In its favour: precipitation 12 mm / 0.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, feels like (high) 29.4 °C / 85 °F, average daily high 27.5 °C / 82 °F, wet days 2.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, average daily low 15.2 °C / 59 °F.

    Against: relative humidity 79%.

Hiking and trekking

Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.

  1. JJanuary: good
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: neither
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: good
Good
December–January
Why these months
  • January · good

    In its favour: precipitation 15 mm / 0.6 in, wet days 2.2 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, average daily low 14.1 °C / 57 °F, daylight per day 11.1 h, wind (daily max) 7 km/h / 5 mph.

    Against: average daily high 28.2 °C / 83 °F, feels like (high) 29.2 °C / 85 °F.

  • December · good

    In its favour: precipitation 12 mm / 0.5 in, wet days 2.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, average daily low 15.2 °C / 59 °F, daylight per day 11 h, wind (daily max) 7 km/h / 4 mph.

    Against: average daily high 27.5 °C / 82 °F, feels like (high) 29.4 °C / 85 °F.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Jade Dragon Mountain, 870 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 29.2 °C32.2 °C35.8 °C38.1 °C37.7 °C36.4 °C35.8 °C35.6 °C36 °C34.7 °C32.4 °C29.4 °C
Days with heavy rain 0.3 days0.1 days0.3 days1 days4.9 days5.2 days9.8 days11.4 days8 days4.1 days0.8 days0.2 days
Time rain usually falls 4 pm12 pm4 pm4 pm4 pm3 pm4 pm4 pm4 pm1 pm4 pm12 pm
Sunshine per day 10.3 h10.8 h11 h11.4 h10.2 h8.9 h7.2 h7 h8.3 h9.2 h9.6 h10 h
Relative humidity 74%64%58%60%73%80%84%86%86%85%81%79%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–202514.5 µg/m³17.7 µg/m³28.4 µg/m³26.2 µg/m³13.1 µg/m³7.3 µg/m³6.5 µg/m³6.7 µg/m³7.2 µg/m³9 µg/m³10.3 µg/m³13.4 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202520.3 µg/m³25.6 µg/m³39.4 µg/m³36.9 µg/m³19 µg/m³12.2 µg/m³11.3 µg/m³11.3 µg/m³12.8 µg/m³14.6 µg/m³15.9 µg/m³18.4 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).