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Hat Yai

Thailand

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Pattaya

Thailand

Climate

Hat Yai logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Pattaya's 12 — Pattaya wins by 12. Pattaya also leads on sunny days by 39.

Hat YaiPattaya
Sunny days
196235
Hot days
317327
Frost days
00
Rainy days
248192
Outdoor dinner months
0/1212/12
Avg wind
2.3 m/s2.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,2542,495
Darkest month sun
114 hrs/mo129 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.910.1

Hat Yai

Feels-like °C

30
30
33
34
34
33
33
33
32
31
29
29

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hat Yai Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Pattaya

Feels-like °C

32
32
34
35
35
33
32
32
31
30
30
28

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pattaya Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Air Quality

Hat Yai averages 22.9 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Pattaya's 19.8 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Pattaya breathes ~14% cleaner air (3.1 µg/m³ lower).

Hat Yai

Pattaya

22.9µg/m³
19.8µg/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.

Hat Yai (437K) and Pattaya (254K) are 1.7x in population — Hat Yai is the larger metro, Pattaya the smaller.

1.2x

Hat Yai is roughly 1.2x the scale of Pattaya

Combined population & area comparison

TH flagHat Yai
1.2x
TH flagPattaya
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TH flagHat Yai437K1.7x
2.TH flagPattaya254K1x
Area
1.TH flagPattaya95 km²1.2x
2.TH flagHat Yai81 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
11 km14 km

TH flagHat Yai

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
11 km15 km

TH flagPattaya

Who Thrives Here

Pattaya is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
Hat YaiPattaya
Winter Escapist
93%95%
Eternal Summer
80%80%
Thrives only in Pattaya
Hat YaiPattaya
Sunshine Lover
47%54%
Struggles in both
Hat YaiPattaya
Clean Air Seeker
39%37%

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Frequently asked about Hat Yai vs Pattaya

▶How does the climate compare between Hat Yai and Pattaya?
Sunny days: 196 vs 235 d — Pattaya higher Annual sunshine: 2,254 vs 2,495 hrs — Pattaya higher Winter sunshine: 114 vs 129 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 317 vs 327 d — Hat Yai lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 248 vs 192 d — Pattaya lower
▶Should I move to Hat Yai or Pattaya?
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