TH flag
Chon Buri

Thailand

vs
TH flag
Yala

Thailand

Climate

Chon Buri logs 11 outdoor-dinner months a year to Yala's 2 — Chon Buri wins by 9. Chon Buri also leads on sunny days by 64.

Chon BuriYala
Sunny days
237173
Hot days
339315
Frost days
00
Rainy days
189249
Outdoor dinner months
11/122/12
Avg wind
2.7 m/s1.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5152,125
Darkest month sun
133 hrs/mo116 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.811.6

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

Yala

Feels-like °C

29
30
32
33
34
33
33
33
32
31
29
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 Yala's 16.6 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Yala breathes ~22% cleaner air (4.6 µg/m³ lower).

Chon Buri

Yala

21.2µg/m³
16.6µg/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 Yala (107K) are 2.5x in population — Chon Buri is the larger metro, Yala the smaller; on land area Chon Buri spans roughly 7.4x more ground.

4.3x

Chon Buri is roughly 4.3x the scale of Yala

Combined population & area comparison

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4.3x
TH flagYala
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TH flagChon Buri263K2.5x
2.TH flagYala107K1x
Area
1.TH flagChon Buri170 km²7.4x
2.TH flagYala23 km²1x
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23 km23 km

TH flagChon Buri

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
6.0 km7.2 km

TH flagYala

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
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Thrives only in Chon Buri
Chon BuriYala
Thrives only in Yala
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Frequently asked about Chon Buri vs Yala

How does the climate compare between Chon Buri and Yala?
Sunny days: 237 vs 173 d — Chon Buri higher Annual sunshine: 2,515 vs 2,125 hrs — Chon Buri higher Winter sunshine: 133 vs 116 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 339 vs 315 d — Yala lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 189 vs 249 d — Chon Buri lower
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