Climate averages 1991–2020
Chiang Mai weather
in November.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Chiang Mai: daytime highs average 28.3°C and nights cool to about 18.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes November a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 16 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lampang (77 km away). In November its highs average 28.9°C, 0.6°C warmer than Chiang Mai, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Thailand, Chiang Mai ranks joint 41st of 46 for the warmest November highs and 3rd of 46 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 46 cities is 30.0°C; Chiang Mai is 1.7°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 27.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 21 mm to 9.1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Lampang in NovemberThailand · 77 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Chiang Rai in NovemberThailand · 153 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.4°C · 49 mm rain
- Nyaunglebin in NovemberMyanmar · 256 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 30 mm rain
- Taungoo in NovemberMyanmar · 269 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 20.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Thaton in NovemberMyanmar · 269 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 22.8°C · 34 mm rain
- Mawlamyine in NovemberMyanmar · 293 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Yawnghwe in NovemberMyanmar · 299 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 16.5°C · 31 mm rain
- Taunggyi in NovemberMyanmar · 301 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 13.0°C · 31 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.