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Chon Buri

Thailand

vs

Climate

Chon Buri logs 11 outdoor-dinner months a year to Nakhon Pathom's 10 — Chon Buri wins by 1. Nakhon Pathom also leads on sunny days by 6.

Chon BuriNakhon Pathom
Sunny days
237243
Hot days
339343
Frost days
00
Rainy days
189169
Outdoor dinner months
11/1210/12
Avg wind
2.7 m/s2.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5152,532
Darkest month sun
133 hrs/mo144 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.89.3

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

Nakhon Pathom

Feels-like °C

32
32
35
36
36
33
32
32
32
31
31
29

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 Nakhon Pathom's 28.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Chon Buri breathes ~26% cleaner air (7.4 µg/m³ lower).

Chon Buri

Nakhon Pathom

21.2µg/m³
28.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Unhealthy

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 Nakhon Pathom (186K) are 1.4x in population — Chon Buri is the larger metro, Nakhon Pathom the smaller; on land area Chon Buri spans roughly 2.7x more ground.

2.0x

Chon Buri is roughly 2.0x the scale of Nakhon Pathom

Combined population & area comparison

TH flagChon Buri
2.0x
TH flagNakhon Pathom
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TH flagChon Buri263K1.4x
2.TH flagNakhon Pathom186K1x
Area
1.TH flagChon Buri170 km²2.7x
2.TH flagNakhon Pathom62 km²1x
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23 km23 km

TH flagChon Buri

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13 km8.2 km

TH flagNakhon Pathom

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
Chon BuriNakhon Pathom
Struggles in both
Chon BuriNakhon Pathom

Frequently asked about Chon Buri vs Nakhon Pathom

How does the climate compare between Chon Buri and Nakhon Pathom?
Sunny days: 237 vs 243 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 2,515 vs 2,532 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 133 vs 144 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 339 vs 343 d — Similar Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 189 vs 169 d — Nakhon Pathom lower
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