Chiang Mai vs Ko Lipe: which is better, month by month

Ko Lipe beats Chiang Mai in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in July (81 vs 53) — while Chiang Mai wins November to December; they are within 3 points in January and October.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Chiang Mai vs Ko Lipe — all 12 months

MonthChiang MaiKo LipeWinnerGap
January87Ahot, dry87Ahot, a little rain, clean airTie0
February82Asweltering, dry90Ssweltering, a little rain, clean airKo Lipe8
March65Csweltering, dry88Asweltering, a little rain, clean airKo Lipe23
April54Dsweltering, dry79Bsweltering, soaked, clean airKo Lipe25
May52Dsweltering, rainy69Csweltering, soaked, clean airKo Lipe17
June60Csweltering, rainy, clean air78Bsweltering, soaked, clean airKo Lipe18
July53Dsweltering, soaked, clean air81Asweltering, rainy, muggy airKo Lipe28
August46Fsweltering, soaked, clean air72Bsweltering, soaked, clean airKo Lipe26
September49Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air67Csweltering, soaked, clean airKo Lipe18
October61Csweltering, soaked, muggy air64Csweltering, soaked, clean airTie3
November74Bsweltering, a little rain, muggy air58Dhot, soaked, clean airChiang Mai16
December84Ahot, dry76Bhot, soaked, clean airChiang Mai8

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (53 vs 81). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Chiang Mai

🇹🇭 Thailand · tropical climate

Best month
January 87/100
Months won
2 of 12

Ko Lipe

🇹🇭 Thailand · tropical climate

Best month
February 90/100
Months won
8 of 12

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