Chiang Dao, Thailand
mountain climate · nature · low crowds · budget prices
Chiang Dao sits in mountain country in Thailand, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the February peak reaches a 96/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 31°C — a solid base for an outdoors-led escape.
The year runs from average lows of 16°C in December to highs of 35°C in April. The wet–dry contrast is pronounced: 94% rain-day odds in August against 8% in February. If 24°C is your bar for proper warmth, count on January–December.
Averaged by season, sun scores land at 72 for spring, 69 for summer, 82 for autumn and 95 for winter — with typical afternoons of 34°, 30°, 29° and 28°C respectively. Winter wins on the numbers and summer loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds. If your dates are flexible, December buys you 27°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.
Best months to visit Chiang Dao
Ranked purely on sunshine odds, the podium is February at 96/100, then December at 95 and January at 94. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: January–March, May–June and September–December all score 70 or better. At the other end, August scores just 65, the weakest month of the year.
Put against its 82 mountain peers in February, it lands in the sunnier half of the group, ahead of 94% of them.
Month-by-month breakdown for Chiang Dao → · More destinations for February →
The live forecast backs this up: of the next 16 days, 5 look mostly clear and 4 carry meaningful rain risk, in a 19–32°C band. Today's cached sun score is 90/100.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 8,665 km | ~11 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 8,583 km | ~11 h 15 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 8,940 km | ~11 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 8,866 km | ~11 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 8,388 km | ~11 h | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 31° / 22° | 56% | 17% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 32° / 23° | 31% | 20% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 32° / 23° | 40% | 21% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 32° / 23° | 53% | 21% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 31° / 23° | 43% | 31% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 31° / 23° | 35% | 29% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 32° / 22° | 29% | 18% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 31° / 23° | 16% | 18% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 31° / 22° | 16% | 29% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 30° / 22° | 49% | 49% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 30° / 21° | 53% | 48% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 29° / 21° | 88% | 43% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 27° / 20° | 100% | 36% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 26° / 20° | 93% | 25% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 25° / 20° | 99% | 31% |
| Fri 13 Nov | 27° / 19° | 93% | 45% |
Chiang Dao climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (February highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3° / 16.3° | 32.2% | 14.2% | 94 |
| February | 30.5° / 17.4° | 21.5% | 7.9% | 96 |
| March | 34.1° / 20.2° | 26.1% | 9.7% | 77 |
| April | 35° / 22.5° | 37.9% | 30.7% | 69 |
| May | 33.2° / 23.5° | 66.6% | 68.4% | 70 |
| June | 30.9° / 23.6° | 91.7% | 88.7% | 74 |
| July | 30.2° / 23.5° | 92.3% | 91.3% | 68 |
| August | 29.9° / 23.2° | 93.4% | 94.2% | 65 |
| September | 30° / 23° | 84.4% | 83.7% | 72 |
| October | 29.6° / 22° | 63.2% | 57.9% | 83 |
| November | 28.6° / 20° | 44.2% | 33.3% | 91 |
| December | 27.2° / 17.4° | 34.8% | 19.7% | 95 |
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