Sunshine hours in Chiang Mai: 2,436 hours a year, month by month

Chiang Mai gets 2,436 hours of sunshine a year on average (6.7 a day). Sunniest month: March with 268 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Chiang Mai gets 2,436 hours of sunshine a year on average, 6.7 a day – 55% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is March with 268 hours (8.6 a day), the dullest August with 111 (3.6 a day).
• Number 3 of 48 large cities in Thailand.
• Weather station: Chiang Mai – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 258 h · 8.3 h a day · 75 %
• February: 252 h · 9.0 h a day · 78 %
• March: 268 h · 8.6 h a day · 72 %
• April: 253 h · 8.4 h a day · 67 %
• May: 217 h · 7.0 h a day · 54 %
• June: 146 h · 4.9 h a day · 37 %
• July: 115 h · 3.7 h a day · 28 %
• August: 111 h · 3.6 h a day · 28 %
• September: 153 h · 5.1 h a day · 42 %
• October: 196 h · 6.3 h a day · 54 %
• November: 229 h · 7.6 h a day · 68 %
• December: 238 h · 7.7 h a day · 70 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Chiang Mai get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Chiang Mai for 2,436 hours a year – 6.7 hours a day and 55% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Chiang Mai? March, with 268 hours of sunshine, 8.6 a day on average. The least sun comes in August: 111 hours, 3.6 a day.
• Is Chiang Mai a sunny city? Among the 48 large cities in Thailand with measurements, Chiang Mai ranks number 3.
• Where do the figures come from? From the 1991–2020 climate normals of Deutscher Wetterdienst: Germany from its own station network, the rest of the world from the CLIMAT reports of the national weather services. Chiang Mai uses the station Chiang Mai.
• What counts as an hour of sunshine? By the World Meteorological Organization's definition the sun is shining once its direct radiation exceeds 120 watts per square metre. Just after sunrise and before sunset it is often too weak – which is why even deserts never reach 100%.

The sunniest large cities: United Kingdom

• 1. Southend-on-Sea: 1,846 h a year
• 2. Southampton: 1,780 h a year
• 3. Norwich: 1,719 h a year
• 4. London: 1,675 h a year
• 5. Plymouth: 1,673 h a year
• 6. Bristol: 1,654 h a year
• 7. Swansea: 1,644 h a year
• 8. Sheffield: 1,631 h a year
• 9. Edinburgh: 1,575 h a year
• 10. Birmingham: 1,490 h a year

The cloudiest large cities: United Kingdom

• 1. Glasgow: 1,153 h a year
• 2. Belfast: 1,372 h a year
• 3. Aberdeen: 1,448 h a year
• 4. Leeds: 1,488 h a year

The sunniest large cities in the world

• 1. Dubai: 3,610 h a year
• 2. Victoria de Durango: 3,573 h a year
• 3. Abu Dhabi: 3,522 h a year
• 4. Hermosillo: 3,479 h a year
• 5. Kassala: 3,451 h a year
• 6. Iranshahr: 3,410 h a year
• 7. Dammam: 3,391 h a year
• 8. Gaborone: 3,388 h a year
• 9. Zahedan: 3,386 h a year
• 10. Yazd: 3,381 h a year

The cloudiest large cities in the world

• 1. Chengdu: 962 h a year
• 2. Chongqing: 985 h a year
• 3. Sukabumi: 1,082 h a year
• 4. Glasgow: 1,153 h a year
• 5. Tanjung Pinang: 1,172 h a year
• 6. Medan: 1,201 h a year
• 7. Samarinda: 1,275 h a year
• 8. Sungai Penuh: 1,311 h a year
• 9. Limerick: 1,339 h a year
• 10. Huaihua: 1,352 h a year

• Data: Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), sunshine duration climate normals 1991–2020, CC BY 4.0. Possible hours: time between sunrise and sunset.