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Wat Chiang Man in the old city, Chiang Mai
Chiang MaiWat Chiang Man in the old city
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Chiang Mai by Gije Cho, Pexels License; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Chiang Mai or Tbilisi?

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

  • shopping
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’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, Tbilisi 7: Tbilisi leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Chiang Mai 78, Tbilisi 72: Chiang Mai leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Chiang Mai 65, Tbilisi 62: Chiang Mai leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Chiang Mai 45, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Chiang Mai 73, Tbilisi 58: Chiang Mai leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Chiang Mai 48, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 29 points.
Good for families. Chiang Mai 55, Tbilisi 45: Chiang Mai leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Chiang Mai 38, Tbilisi 52: Tbilisi leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Chiang Mai 62, Tbilisi 42: Chiang Mai leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Chiang Mai 90, Tbilisi 80: Chiang Mai leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Chiang Mai 30, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 27 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Chiang Mai 82, Tbilisi 66: Chiang Mai leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Chiang Mai and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Chiang Mai
56match

Wins on shopping and wellness with your weighting.

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts 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

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Chiang MaiTbilisi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Chiang Mai: 1991-2020 normals, Chiang Mai (0.6 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChiang MaiTbilisi
Official languageThaiGeorgian
CurrencyBaht (THB)Lari (GEL)
SocketsABCF220 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+4
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 1669, fire 199112
Elevation310 m575 m
Main airportChiang Mai International Airport (CNX)3 km from centre28 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-17 days

By the numbers

MeasureChiang MaiTbilisi
City population1,198,0001,331,485
People per km²2,9581,849
Museums within 10 km629
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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. 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.