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Wat Chiang Man in the old city, Chiang Mai
Chiang MaiWat Chiang Man in the old city
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: Chiang Mai by Gije Cho, Pexels License; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Chiang Mai or Toulouse?

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
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Toulouse for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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, Toulouse 10: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Chiang Mai 78, Toulouse 66: Chiang Mai leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Chiang Mai 65, Toulouse 64: Chiang Mai leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Chiang Mai 45, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Chiang Mai 73, Toulouse 58: Chiang Mai leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Chiang Mai 48, Toulouse 72: Toulouse leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Chiang Mai 55, Toulouse 62: Toulouse leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Chiang Mai 38, Toulouse 70: Toulouse leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Chiang Mai 62, Toulouse 50: Chiang Mai leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Chiang Mai 90, Toulouse 46: Chiang Mai leads by 44 points.
Live music & performing arts. Chiang Mai 30, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Chiang Mai 82, Toulouse 27: Chiang Mai leads by 55 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Chiang Mai and Toulouse.

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.

Toulouse
53match

Wins on getting around 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

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Chiang MaiToulouse

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Chiang Mai: 1991-2020 normals, Chiang Mai (0.6 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChiang MaiToulouse
Official languageThaiFrench
CurrencyBaht (THB)Euro (EUR)
SocketsABCF220 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 1669, fire 199112
Elevation310 m115 m
Main airportChiang Mai International Airport (CNX)3 km from centre28 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureChiang MaiToulouse
City population1,198,000514,819
People per km²2,9584,352
Museums within 10 km624
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02

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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.