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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Wat Chiang Man in the old city, Chiang Mai
Chiang MaiWat Chiang Man in the old city

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Chiang Mai by Gije Cho, Pexels License.

Belgrade 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 Belgrade for

  • nightlife
  • beaches
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Chiang Mai for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • shopping

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. Belgrade 40, Chiang Mai 6: Belgrade leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Chiang Mai 78: Chiang Mai leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Chiang Mai 65: Chiang Mai leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Chiang Mai 45: Belgrade leads by 35 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Chiang Mai 73: Chiang Mai leads by 23 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Chiang Mai 48: Belgrade leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Chiang Mai 55: Chiang Mai leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Chiang Mai 38: Belgrade leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Chiang Mai 62: Chiang Mai leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Chiang Mai 90: Chiang Mai leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Chiang Mai 30: Belgrade leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Chiang Mai 82: Chiang Mai leads by 52 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Chiang Mai.

Your match

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

Belgrade
53match

Wins on nightlife and beaches with your weighting.

Chiang Mai
Best match
56match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Belgrade in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
67 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
15 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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BelgradeChiang Mai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Chiang Mai: 1991-2020 normals, Chiang Mai (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeChiang Mai
Official languageSerbianThai
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Baht (THB)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzABCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193Police 191, ambulance 1669, fire 199
Elevation117 m310 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsChiang Mai International Airport (CNX)3 km from centre28 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeChiang Mai
City population1,197,7141,198,000
People per km²3,3272,958
Museums within 10 km656
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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.