Need Some Heat Relief

[mafaso]

I'm in the south of Thailand and really really want to go somewhere where I can feel cold. I've been here for a year and half and would love to have to put on a jacket to go outside. It's been soooo long and I miss cold weather.

My question is can I get this in Thailand, specifically Chiang Mai? I do not know much about the north but I have heard that it can get quite cold there?

Any advice on where to go and where to stay to enjoy my "cold" vacation would be appreciated! Is Chiang Mai the coldest place in Thailand?

Thanks in advance!

Mafaso

[lannarebirth]

I'm in the south of Thailand and really really want to go somewhere where I can feel cold. I've been here for a year and half and would love to have to put on a jacket to go outside. It's been soooo long and I miss cold weather.

My question is can I get this in Thailand, specifically Chiang Mai? I do not know much about the north but I have heard that it can get quite cold there?

Any advice on where to go and where to stay to enjoy my "cold" vacation would be appreciated! Is Chiang Mai the coldest place in Thailand?

Thanks in advance!

Mafaso

There are some nice farang style houses for rent (I think 1,000 baht/night) up in the mountains above Chiang Mai in Pyong Yang, which is on the northern road tro Samoeng. That's probably as cool as you'll find around here. It's already beginning to warm up here, so don't delay your trip too long.

[Ajarn]

Doi Inthanon is the highest, and the coldest spot in Thailand. Then there areas like Doi Ang Khang which has some nice facilities to stay in. Elevation equals cold...

But, it isn't very cold now, and it is getting warmer each week

[meadish_sweetball]

Yep, you just missed the peak of the cool season, and we are now approaching a period of dry heat and poor air quality. It might be reasonably cool in the mountains for another week/two weeks, but any more than that is pushing it.

[Ulysses G.]

Further North, Doi Mai Salang the Chinese Mountain and village is probably still quite cool and a great place to visit.

[Blinky Bill]

I'm in the south of Thailand and really really want to go somewhere where I can feel cold. I've been here for a year and half and would love to have to put on a jacket to go outside. It's been soooo long and I miss cold weather.

My question is can I get this in Thailand, specifically Chiang Mai? I do not know much about the north but I have heard that it can get quite cold there?

Any advice on where to go and where to stay to enjoy my "cold" vacation would be appreciated! Is Chiang Mai the coldest place in Thailand?

Thanks in advance!

Mafaso

Go high mate or matess. Doi Intanon is a tad under 9,000' ASL, you'll lose 2 degrees celsius for every 1,000' of altitude. ie Chiang Mai is 1,000' ASL so Doi Intanon should be approx. 16 degrees celsius than Chiang Mai at the same time.

[Sojourner]

I'm in the south of Thailand and really really want to go somewhere where I can feel cold. I've been here for a year and half and would love to have to put on a jacket to go outside. It's been soooo long and I miss cold weather.

My question is can I get this in Thailand, specifically Chiang Mai? I do not know much about the north but I have heard that it can get quite cold there?

Any advice on where to go and where to stay to enjoy my "cold" vacation would be appreciated! Is Chiang Mai the coldest place in Thailand?

Thanks in advance!

Mafaso

I spent a couple of days in Pai about a week ago. Definately jacket weather at night. The bars in town were building fires to keep people warm. Hurry though, winter in the north can be short.

[lannarebirth]

If you can go just a little further north, I recommend Kunming / Li Jiang

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Chin...Yunnan/Lijiang/

Very cheap fklights from Thailand.

[mongoose]

If you can go just a little further north, I recommend Kunming / Li Jiang

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Chin...Yunnan/Lijiang/

Very cheap fklights from Thailand.

Yeah you can get into some high mountains and serious cold outside (NW) of Kunming.

[mafaso]

All great feedback! Thanks everyone. :-)

I'll be heading up there next week and bringing some warm clothes....now I need a girl to help keep me warm too!

[StefanH]

I'm in the south of Thailand and really really want to go somewhere where I can feel cold. I've been here for a year and half and would love to have to put on a jacket to go outside. It's been soooo long and I miss cold weather.

My question is can I get this in Thailand, specifically Chiang Mai? I do not know much about the north but I have heard that it can get quite cold there?

Any advice on where to go and where to stay to enjoy my "cold" vacation would be appreciated! Is Chiang Mai the coldest place in Thailand?

Thanks in advance!

Mafaso

After 1 month heat in Pattaya (November) I found the climate in Chiang Mai much better.

It even got pretty cold sometimes, had to buy a thicker blanket...

Going out nighttime, you better have a jacket in Dec/Jan... now its heating up... so hurry

[tilac2]

The women are very cold up here. Would that sort you out?

Actually, to be serious, it's been quite warm up here during the days for the last week; before that it was jackets and sweaters at night. When the seasons change here in CM they seem to change really fast. But it is still pretty cool in the evenings/nights. My thermometer says 17 C (63 F) right now.

Hey, maybe we can do a swap. We change locations. You get the cold weather and women. I get the heat in both departments.

[ollyrosee]

NongKhai is cold right now .

[adjan jb]

we are now approaching a period of poor air quality.

Unfortunately.