Climate

Chon Buri logs 11 outdoor-dinner months a year to Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya's 10 — Chon Buri wins by 1. Chon Buri also leads on hot days by 10.

Chon BuriPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Sunny days
237243
Hot days
339349
Frost days
00
Rainy days
189163
Outdoor dinner months
11/1210/12
Avg wind
2.7 m/s2.4 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5152,573
Darkest month sun
133 hrs/mo142 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.89.0

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

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Feels-like °C

32
33
35
36
36
34
33
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 Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya's 27.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Chon Buri breathes ~24% cleaner air (6.6 µg/m³ lower).

Chon Buri

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

21.2µg/m³
27.7µg/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 Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (206K) are 1.3x in population — Chon Buri is the larger metro, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya the smaller; on land area Chon Buri spans roughly 2.5x more ground.

1.8x

Chon Buri is roughly 1.8x the scale of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Combined population & area comparison

TH flagChon Buri
1.8x
TH flagPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TH flagChon Buri263K1.3x
2.TH flagPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya206K1x
Area
1.TH flagChon Buri170 km²2.5x
2.TH flagPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya68 km²1x
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23 km23 km

TH flagChon Buri

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14 km10 km

TH flagPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
Chon BuriPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Struggles in both
Chon BuriPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Frequently asked about Chon Buri vs Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

▶How does the climate compare between Chon Buri and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya?
Sunny days: 237 vs 243 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 2,515 vs 2,573 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 133 vs 142 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 339 vs 349 d — Chon Buri lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 189 vs 163 d — Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya lower
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