Climate averages 1991–2020
Chiang Mai weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Chiang Mai: daytime highs average 31.3°C and nights cool to about 18.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lampang (77 km away). In February its highs average 32.0°C, 0.7°C warmer than Chiang Mai, with 5.1 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Thailand, Chiang Mai ranks 34th of 46 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 46 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 46 cities is 31.7°C; Chiang Mai is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.0°C to 34.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.3 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chiang Mai climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.1°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 6.7 | 1.3 | 11.111 h |
| February, selected | 31.3°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 3.3 | 0.7 | 11.512 h |
| March | 34.3°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 12 | 2.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 26 | 4.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 33.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 99 | 13.1 | 13.013 h |
| June | 30.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 120 | 18.3 | 13.213 h |
| July | 29.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 175 | 21.9 | 13.113 h |
| August | 29.1°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 236 | 25.0 | 12.813 h |
| September | 29.3°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 227 | 23.4 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 114 | 15.7 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.3°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 21 | 4.0 | 11.311 h |
| December | 27.1°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 9.1 | 1.2 | 11.011 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Lampang in FebruaryThailand · 77 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 19.6°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Chiang Rai in FebruaryThailand · 153 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 16.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Nyaunglebin in FebruaryMyanmar · 256 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 17.8°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Taungoo in FebruaryMyanmar · 269 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 18.0°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Thaton in FebruaryMyanmar · 269 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 20.8°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Mawlamyine in FebruaryMyanmar · 293 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 21.3°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Yawnghwe in FebruaryMyanmar · 299 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.7°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Taunggyi in FebruaryMyanmar · 301 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 10.8°C · 2.8 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chiang Mai) is explained once on the Chiang Mai year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.