Chiang Mai in November:
hot, little rain

Chiang Mai, Thailand · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.

Mean high31°Hottest day 37.4° (2009)
Mean low20°Coldest night 8.9° (2025)
Rain days4 days0-11 by year
Rainfall52mmDaylight 11.5 → 11.1 h
Chiang Mai's 12 months iBest: December and January
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Finehot, mostly dry and muggy
Humidity81%22 muggy days
Clear days12 days3 overcast days
Mean wind4 km/hRarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th)06:31 / 17:47Daylight 11.5 → 11.1 h

Chiang Mai in November

The cool dry season begins. Loy Krathong and Yi Peng fall around the full moon of the twelfth Thai lunar month, usually in November. Sky lanterns are restricted by permit and time window for aviation safety, so follow the venue's rules.

Days averaged 31°C and nights 20°C. Midday was for air conditioning, a cold drink or a long lunch out of the sun. The temperature swung about 11°C within a single day, so midday and evening called for different clothes. It stayed mostly dry, with 4 rain days on average. November was bone dry in 2 of 20 years, yet 2025 brought 11 rain days.

Highs topped 30°C on 20 days of the month on average. Mixing in indoor stops at midday made sense. The warmest year was 2015, with highs averaging 32.8°C, 2.2°C above normal.

Typhoons i No tropical storm passed within 300 km in this month over the last 20 years. Typhoons: May

Date by date i

‹ October November 2026 December ›
Sun
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1-7rain on 21% of days31° 21°
8-14rain on 13% of days31° 21°
15-21rain on 11% of days31° 21°
22-28rain on 9% of days30° 19°
29-30rain on 3% of days30° 17°

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1-7rain on 21% of days31° 21°
8-14rain on 13% of days31° 21°
15-21rain on 11% of days31° 21°
22-28rain on 9% of days30° 19°
29-30rain on 3% of days30° 17°
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2006none
20071mm
200836mm
2009none
2010none
2011none
20124mm
2013none
2014none
2015none
201616mm
2017none
2018none
2019none
2020none
2021none
2022none
20231mm
2024none
202524mm
Holidays in November (2026)
  • November 11 Veterans Day
  • November 26 to November 29 Thanksgiving weekend

1 US holidays (flights fill up)

Day by day temperature i

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Mean high Mean low Coldest to warmest high in 20 years

Your trip dates, the past 20 years

Trip dates ~

You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain.
Trip rain days Month rain days
2006
0 d 0 d
2007
3 d 5 d
2008
3 d 3 d
2009
0 d 2 d
2010
0 d 0 d
2011
0 d 2 d
2012
1 d 6 d
2013
0 d 4 d
2014
5 d 5 d
2015
0 d 2 d
2016
2 d 7 d
2017
0 d 5 d
2018
0 d 2 d
2019
2 d 2 d
2020
2 d 2 d
2021
0 d 2 d
2022
0 d 4 d
2023
2 d 5 d
2024
4 d 6 d
2025
5 d 11 d
Years with rain
Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year.
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Rain days on trip
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No rain1-9 mm10 mm or more Dates outside your trip are dimmed.

One row per year, one cell per day. 2006 had 0 rain days, 2025 had 11.

Chiang Mai through the year

MonthHighLowRain daysRainfall
JanuaryGood 30°16°1 day14mm
February 33°17°1 day3mm
March 35°20°2 days20mm
April 37°23°5 days57mm
May 35°24°12 days181mm
June 33°25°11 days108mm
July 32°24°15 days162mm
August 32°24°17 days219mm
September 32°24°14 days198mm
October 32°23°10 days170mm
November 31°20°4 days52mm
DecemberGood 29°17°1 day10mm

Common questions

Does it rain a lot in Chiang Mai in November?

Over the past 20 years November averaged 4 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 30. Individual years ran from 0 in the driest to 11 in the wettest.

What should I wear in Chiang Mai in November?

Days averaged 31°C and nights 20°C. Pack T-shirts, a light layer for the evenings, sunscreen plus a hat, and insect repellent.

Is November a good time to visit Chiang Mai?

On warmth and rain days alone, Chiang Mai's easiest months were December and January. November ranked 3 of 12, close to the top.

Is Chiang Mai humid in November?

Mean relative humidity was 81%, with about 22 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.