is Chiang Mai hotter than normal this December?

[Asiantravel]

I am currently in pattaya where the temperature started to go down a bit at the beginning of last week but seems to have gone back to the hot humid weather we had for several weeks before and today we've even had stormy looking black clouds though it didn't rain.

As I will be coming to Chiang Mai straight after Christmas I just checked the weather forecast and see the temperatures in the north are ranging between 31 in the day and 18 at night. Is that also normal for this time of year?

Edited December 13, 2015 by Asiantravel

[cpq11]

The cool season arrived here late, only about a week ago. It is still unseasonably warm in the middle of the day.

Elderly folks I speak to say the rainy season in 2015 was drier + hotter than they can remember - often using aircon at night which they never had to do in previous years,

It's clear that things are changing, and it's anybody's guess what will happen to the climate in future,

Let's any hope for the best,and that you also greatly enjoy your stay!

[pgrahmm]

Sh....t You got me!!!

I feel like it's hot and a little stuffy.....

I look around and my wife has a sweater/long pants on and one daughter is wearing a cotton jacket/long pants all day long + they have the glass part of the sliding door shut.....It's 31' and I ask them if it's hot to them - get a funny look and a shake of the head no....The other daughter is dressed in shorts and shirt like me.....

I come upstairs and turn on a fan while they're happy as clams....

[fang37]

I have been forced by family to wear winter PJs - pure hell.

[narkeddiver]

Strange - we're in the middle of the city and the air con has been off since the last week of November - hopefully won't be on again until February at the earliest

[stoneyboy]

It's hotter than usual up here in Phetchabun I know that much.

[MaeJoMTB]

Cold, same as it was at this time of year for the last 7 years.

[Chicog]

El Nino innit.

[WinnieTheKhwai]

Morning minimums are 16 degrees. That's pretty normal for the time of year. The maximums are still high, but it takes a lot longer to get there, then it's at peak temperature for an hour, then it rapidly cools down again. So the afternoon high does not tell you everything. It's a LOT cooler than Bangkok/Pattaya.

[MESmith]

Weather is normal for this time of year. At least in the countryside. Who gives a f... about city folk.

[puukao]

At 3:11:34, it was hotter at this EXACT time then at any other 3:11:34 in the last 43 years!!!

But then, 22-minutes later, temperatures were back within the norm..

I also know that i handle heat worse as i get older...

i used to like such heat in my 20's....but now in my 90s i cannot handle such temperatures....

"perceived heat".......possible for the OP....or not....

[jonwilly]

"The cool season arrived here late, only about a week ago. It is still unseasonably warm in the middle of the day.

Elderly folks I speak to say the rainy season in 2015 was drier + hotter than they can remember - often using aircon at night which they never had to do in previous years,"

Agree, been end of September start of October when cold weather started in years gone bye.

And as for Rain, 2011 and 2005(?) now we had rain then.

john

[chiang mai]

No change no different from previous years. Temperature at my location is 28 during the day (peak) and 15 overnight, inside the house stays over 20 degrees thanks to insulation..

"Temperature

Throughout the month of December daytime temperatures will generally reach highs of around 29°C that's about 84°F. At night the average minimum temperature drops down to around 15°C, that's 60°F". http://www.myweather2.com/City-Town/Thailand/Chiang-Mai/climate-profile.aspx

Edited December 14, 2015 by chiang mai

[circusman]

Nothing more boring than how the weather is near you.

[chiang mai]

Nothing more boring than how the weather is near you.

Not so, more boring is reading posters comments about how boring such a subject is!

[blueyeshk]

Of course it is like everywhere else right now.

[SantiSuk]

El Nino innit.

Quite right Chic - I saw a weather programme on some international channel, saying that El Nino will result in the warmest winter on record in HK this year. I think quite a bit of Thai weather comes from vaguely that direction in winter - either there or a little bit further north in China, so probably Thailand is in for a mild winter

[VIPinthailand]

too hot. 32 in Pattaya is not normal.

[chiang mai]

El Nino innit.

Quite right Chic - I saw a weather programme on some international channel, saying that El Nino will result in the warmest winter on record in HK this year. I think quite a bit of Thai weather comes from vaguely that direction in winter - either there or a little bit further north in China, so probably Thailand is in for a mild winter

Chiang Mai's weather comes from the North at this time of year:

[Chicog]

http://www.weather.com/news/climate/news/strong-el-nino-noaa-update-november2015

[Sparkles]

Cold, same as it was at this time of year for the last 7 years.

Absolutely right .I had to put on a t shirt this morning.Still nice swimming every day though.

[blueyeshk]

Cold, same as it was at this time of year for the last 7 years.

Absolutely right .I had to put on a t shirt this morning.Still nice swimming every day though.

Wrong like every year around this time I do a motorbike trip north and Laos - this year I am even later and still never had to wear my winter gear - it's absolutely unusual folks. But than again no drama at all - enjoy

[elgenon]

Last year at this time in CM I slept in a sweatshirt. This year Au naturale.

[Ulic]

Hot and humid here in here in Pattaya. I certainly don't feel any daytime relief.

33.6 in my south facing apartment with the balcony door wide open and fan

blowing. Much better than home in Canada.

[masuk]

Strange - we're in the middle of the city and the air con has been off since the last week of November - hopefully won't be on again until February at the earliest

I've been here 5 months now in Chiang Mai city, and haven't had the air con on once!

Yes, it's hot just now if you're standing in the sun, but indoors 24C, night down to 20C

[naboo]

Fairly normal. Saturday morning was nippy, not yet had a more extended period of chilly mornings, a couple of years ago it was very cold for a few weeks, 11-13 each morning. Probably have a few weeks colder than this shortly.

[aripengu]

This year is warmer because the rainy season was quite dry, last year was very cold though. There has always been warmer and colder winters as far as I remember in 15 years.

[chiang mai]

Last year at this time in CM I slept in a sweatshirt. This year Au naturale.

Far too much information.

[sawadee1947]

yes, almost no rain season. And this short period started late.

[blazes]

Last year at this time in CM I slept in a sweatshirt. This year Au naturale.

I wish people would recognise that the collateral damage of a thread like this is being forced to imagine TV contributors sleeping "au naturel".