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Wat Chiang Man in the old city, Chiang Mai
Chiang MaiWat Chiang Man in the old city
India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds

Photos: Chiang Mai by Gije Cho, Pexels License; Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License.

Chiang Mai or Delhi?

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
  • families

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

Choose Delhi for

  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Delhi’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, Delhi 4: Chiang Mai leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Chiang Mai 78, Delhi 84: Delhi leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Chiang Mai 65, Delhi 85: Delhi leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Chiang Mai 45, Delhi 44: Chiang Mai leads by 1 points.
Nature & outdoors. Chiang Mai 73, Delhi 20: Chiang Mai leads by 53 points.
Day trips. Chiang Mai 48, Delhi 68: Delhi leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Chiang Mai 55, Delhi 32: Chiang Mai leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Chiang Mai 38, Delhi 55: Delhi leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Chiang Mai 62, Delhi 78: Delhi leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Chiang Mai and Delhi are level on 90.
Live music & performing arts. Chiang Mai 30, Delhi 55: Delhi leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Chiang Mai 82, Delhi 25: Chiang Mai leads by 57 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Chiang Mai and Delhi.

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.

Delhi
53match

Wins on live music and the arts and culture and sights 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

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Chiang MaiDelhi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Chiang Mai: 1991-2020 normals, Chiang Mai (0.6 km from centre). Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChiang MaiDelhi
Official languageThaiHindi, English
CurrencyBaht (THB)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsABCF220 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 1669, fire 199108 or 112
Elevation310 m221 m
Main airportChiang Mai International Airport (CNX)3 km from centre28 non-stop destinationsIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinations

By the numbers

MeasureChiang MaiDelhi
City population1,198,00026,495,000
People per km²2,95818,962
Museums within 10 km623
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km04

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. 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.