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The Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse, Baden-Baden
Baden-BadenThe Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse
Wat Chiang Man in the old city, Chiang Mai
Chiang MaiWat Chiang Man in the old city

Photos: Baden-Baden by Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Chiang Mai by Gije Cho, Pexels License.

Baden-Baden or Chiang Mai?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Baden-Baden for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Baden-Baden’s own page.

Choose Chiang Mai for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Chiang Mai’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Baden-Baden 8, Chiang Mai 6: Baden-Baden leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Baden-Baden 45, Chiang Mai 78: Chiang Mai leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Baden-Baden 52, Chiang Mai 65: Chiang Mai leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Baden-Baden 15, Chiang Mai 45: Chiang Mai leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Baden-Baden 70, Chiang Mai 73: Chiang Mai leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Baden-Baden 78, Chiang Mai 48: Baden-Baden leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Baden-Baden 50, Chiang Mai 55: Chiang Mai leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Baden-Baden 62, Chiang Mai 38: Baden-Baden leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Baden-Baden 38, Chiang Mai 62: Chiang Mai leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Baden-Baden 30, Chiang Mai 90: Chiang Mai leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Baden-Baden 58, Chiang Mai 30: Baden-Baden leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Baden-Baden 96, Chiang Mai 82: Baden-Baden leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Baden-Baden and Chiang Mai.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Baden-Baden
50match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Chiang Mai
Best match
56match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Baden-Baden in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
117 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Chiang Mai in July

32 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
153 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Baden-BadenChiang Mai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Baden-Baden: 1991-2020 normals, Baden-Baden-Geroldsau (3.9 km from centre). Chiang Mai: 1991-2020 normals, Chiang Mai (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBaden-BadenChiang Mai
Official languageGermanThai
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Baht (THB)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzABCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 191, ambulance 1669, fire 199
Elevation181 m310 m
Main airportKarlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)12 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsChiang Mai International Airport (CNX)3 km from centre28 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBaden-BadenChiang Mai
City population56,9521,198,000
People per km²4062,958
Museums within 10 km116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.