TH flag
Chon Buri

Thailand

vs
TH flag
Chumphon

Thailand

Climate

Chon Buri logs 339 hot days a year to Chumphon's 59 — Chumphon wins by 280. Chon Buri also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 9.

Chon BuriChumphon
Sunny days
237213
Hot days
33959
Frost days
00
Rainy days
189217
Outdoor dinner months
11/122/12
Avg wind
2.7 m/s4.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5152,326
Darkest month sun
133 hrs/mo114 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.811.1

Chon Buri

Feels-like °C

32
32
34
35
36
33
32
32
32
30
30
28

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Chumphon

Feels-like °C

30
30
33
33
34
31
29
30
28
28
29
27

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Chon Buri averages 21.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Chumphon's 16.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Chumphon breathes ~21% cleaner air (4.5 µg/m³ lower).

Chon Buri

Chumphon

21.2µg/m³
16.7µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Chon Buri (263K) and Chumphon (60K) are 4.4x in population — Chon Buri is the larger metro, Chumphon the smaller; on land area Chon Buri spans roughly 11x more ground.

6.8x

Chon Buri is roughly 6.8x the scale of Chumphon

Combined population & area comparison

TH flagChon Buri
6.8x
TH flagChumphon
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TH flagChon Buri263K4.4x
2.TH flagChumphon60K1x
Area
1.TH flagChon Buri170 km²11x
2.TH flagChumphon16 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
23 km23 km

TH flagChon Buri

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
8.7 km3.6 km

TH flagChumphon

Who Thrives Here

Chon Buri favours the sunshine lover, while Chumphon suits the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
Chon BuriChumphon
Thrives only in Chon Buri
Chon BuriChumphon
Thrives only in Chumphon
Chon BuriChumphon

Frequently asked about Chon Buri vs Chumphon

How does the climate compare between Chon Buri and Chumphon?
Sunny days: 237 vs 213 d — Chon Buri higher Annual sunshine: 2,515 vs 2,326 hrs — Chon Buri higher Winter sunshine: 133 vs 114 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 339 vs 59 d — Chumphon lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 189 vs 217 d — Chon Buri lower
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