TH flag
Chon Buri

Thailand

vs
TH flag
Phitsanulok

Thailand

Climate

Chon Buri logs 11 outdoor-dinner months a year to Phitsanulok's 4 — Chon Buri wins by 7. Phitsanulok also leads on sunny days by 19.

Chon BuriPhitsanulok
Sunny days
237256
Hot days
339348
Frost days
00
Rainy days
189159
Outdoor dinner months
11/124/12
Avg wind
2.7 m/s1.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5152,661
Darkest month sun
133 hrs/mo134 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.88.8

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

Phitsanulok

Feels-like °C

30
32
36
38
37
35
34
34
32
32
33
30

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 Phitsanulok's 31.8 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Chon Buri breathes ~33% cleaner air (10.6 µg/m³ lower).

Chon Buri

Phitsanulok

21.2µg/m³
31.8µg/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 Phitsanulok (188K) are 1.4x in population — Chon Buri is the larger metro, Phitsanulok the smaller; on land area Chon Buri spans roughly 2.9x more ground.

2.0x

Chon Buri is roughly 2.0x the scale of Phitsanulok

Combined population & area comparison

TH flagChon Buri
2.0x
TH flagPhitsanulok
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TH flagChon Buri263K1.4x
2.TH flagPhitsanulok188K1x
Area
1.TH flagChon Buri170 km²2.9x
2.TH flagPhitsanulok58 km²1x
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23 km23 km

TH flagChon Buri

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15 km14 km

TH flagPhitsanulok

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
Chon BuriPhitsanulok
Struggles in both
Chon BuriPhitsanulok

Frequently asked about Chon Buri vs Phitsanulok

How does the climate compare between Chon Buri and Phitsanulok?
Sunny days: 237 vs 256 d — Phitsanulok higher Annual sunshine: 2,515 vs 2,661 hrs — Phitsanulok higher Winter sunshine: 133 vs 134 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 339 vs 348 d — Chon Buri lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 189 vs 159 d — Phitsanulok lower
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