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Wat Chiang Man in the old city, Chiang Mai
Chiang MaiWat Chiang Man in the old city
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Chiang Mai by Gije Cho, Pexels License; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Chiang Mai or Ljubljana?

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
  • prices
  • shopping

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

Choose Ljubljana for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Ljubljana’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, Ljubljana 22: Ljubljana leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Chiang Mai 78, Ljubljana 55: Chiang Mai leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Chiang Mai 65, Ljubljana 55: Chiang Mai leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Chiang Mai 45, Ljubljana 40: Chiang Mai leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Chiang Mai 73, Ljubljana 80: Ljubljana leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Chiang Mai 48, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Chiang Mai 55, Ljubljana 54: Chiang Mai leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Chiang Mai 38, Ljubljana 74: Ljubljana leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Chiang Mai 62, Ljubljana 33: Chiang Mai leads by 29 points.
Affordability. Chiang Mai 90, Ljubljana 54: Chiang Mai leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Chiang Mai 30, Ljubljana 50: Ljubljana leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Chiang Mai 82, Ljubljana 42: Chiang Mai leads by 40 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Chiang Mai and Ljubljana.

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 prices with your weighting.

Ljubljana
53match

Wins on getting around and day trips 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

Ljubljana in July

28 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
121 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Chiang MaiLjubljana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Chiang Mai: 1991-2020 normals, Chiang Mai (0.6 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChiang MaiLjubljana
Official languageThaiSlovene
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 m309 m
Main airportChiang Mai International Airport (CNX)3 km from centre28 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-21 days

By the numbers

MeasureChiang MaiLjubljana
City population1,198,000284,293
People per km²2,9581,736
Museums within 10 km614
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03

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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.