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Wat Chiang Man in the old city, Chiang Mai
Chiang MaiWat Chiang Man in the old city
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Chiang Mai by Gije Cho, Pexels License; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Chiang Mai or Quebec City?

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

  • prices
  • wellness
  • food and drink

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • live music and the arts
  • beaches
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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, Quebec City 18: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Chiang Mai 78, Quebec City 57: Chiang Mai leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Chiang Mai 65, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Chiang Mai 45, Quebec City 42: Chiang Mai leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Chiang Mai 73, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Chiang Mai 48, Quebec City 58: Quebec City leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Chiang Mai 55, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Chiang Mai 38, Quebec City 50: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Chiang Mai 62, Quebec City 45: Chiang Mai leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Chiang Mai 90, Quebec City 45: Chiang Mai leads by 45 points.
Live music & performing arts. Chiang Mai 30, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Chiang Mai 82, Quebec City 55: Chiang Mai leads by 27 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Chiang Mai and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Chiang Mai
Best match
56match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Quebec City
53match

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
13 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Chiang MaiQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Chiang Mai: 1991-2020 normals, Chiang Mai (0.6 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChiang MaiQuebec City
Official languageThaiFrench, English
CurrencyBaht (THB)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsABCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 1669, fire 199911
Elevation310 m98 m
Main airportChiang Mai International Airport (CNX)3 km from centre28 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-10 days

By the numbers

MeasureChiang MaiQuebec City
City population1,198,000574,482
People per km²2,9581,184
Museums within 10 km616
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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. 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.