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Wat Chiang Man in the old city, Chiang Mai
Chiang MaiWat Chiang Man in the old city
The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge

Photos: Chiang Mai by Gije Cho, Pexels License; Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Chiang Mai or Cordoba?

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 Chiang Mai for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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

Choose Cordoba for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Cordoba’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. Chiang Mai 6, Cordoba 14: Cordoba leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Chiang Mai 78, Cordoba 62: Chiang Mai leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Chiang Mai 65, Cordoba 81: Cordoba leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Chiang Mai 45, Cordoba 40: Chiang Mai leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Chiang Mai 73, Cordoba 45: Chiang Mai leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Chiang Mai 48, Cordoba 86: Cordoba leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Chiang Mai 55, Cordoba 40: Chiang Mai leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Chiang Mai 38, Cordoba 68: Cordoba leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Chiang Mai 62, Cordoba 38: Chiang Mai leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Chiang Mai 90, Cordoba 63: Chiang Mai leads by 27 points.
Live music & performing arts. Chiang Mai 30, Cordoba 47: Cordoba leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Chiang Mai 82, Cordoba 40: Chiang Mai leads by 42 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Chiang Mai and Cordoba.

Your match

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

Chiang Mai
Best match
56match

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

Cordoba
52match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Chiang Mai in July

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

Cordoba in July

37 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Chiang MaiCordoba

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Chiang Mai: 1991-2020 normals, Chiang Mai (0.6 km from centre). Cordoba: 1991-2020 normals, Cordoba / Aeropuerto (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChiang MaiCordoba
Official languageThaiSpanish
CurrencyBaht (THB)Euro (EUR)
SocketsABCF220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 1669, fire 199112
Elevation310 m120 m
Main airportChiang Mai International Airport (CNX)3 km from centre28 non-stop destinationsCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureChiang MaiCordoba
City population1,198,000323,262
People per km²2,958258
Museums within 10 km616
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02

Where else could you go?

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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). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.