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Wat Chiang Man in the old city, Chiang Mai
Chiang MaiWat Chiang Man in the old city
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Chiang Mai by Gije Cho, Pexels License; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Chiang Mai or Mumbai?

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
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • live music and the arts
  • beaches
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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, Mumbai 18: Mumbai leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Chiang Mai 78, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Chiang Mai 65, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Chiang Mai 45, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Chiang Mai 73, Mumbai 55: Chiang Mai leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Chiang Mai and Mumbai are level on 48.
Good for families. Chiang Mai 55, Mumbai 35: Chiang Mai leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Chiang Mai and Mumbai are level on 38.
Shopping & style. Chiang Mai 62, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Chiang Mai 90, Mumbai 72: Chiang Mai leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Chiang Mai 30, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Chiang Mai 82, Mumbai 24: Chiang Mai leads by 58 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Chiang Mai and Mumbai.

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 families with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on live music and the arts and beaches 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
No seasea
13 hdaylight a day

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Chiang MaiMumbai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Chiang Mai: 1991-2020 normals, Chiang Mai (0.6 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChiang MaiMumbai
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 m14 m
Main airportChiang Mai International Airport (CNX)3 km from centre28 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations

By the numbers

MeasureChiang MaiMumbai
City population1,198,00015,414,288
People per km²2,95825,563
Museums within 10 km61
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.