Winter in Thailand is only a short period of time, but some provinces in Thailand are influenced by the cold weather from China, causing the cold weather to last longer than other provinces. They are also popular tourist destinations during the winter every year.
In the past winter, many provinces experienced cold weather since the end of 2014 and continued into the beginning of 2015. Everyone said in unison that it was the coldest year in many years that they had experienced. At the same time, they were concerned that this year would be hotter and hotter than last year.
Normally, the provinces with the coldest weather in Thailand tend to be in the northern and northeastern regions, or Isan, because both of these regions are influenced by the cold air from China that spreads down to cover Thailand. These two regions tend to have the coldest weather and the longest duration. Today, yologreennews has compiled a list of the 5 provinces with the coldest weather for the longest periods. Let’s see which provinces there are.
1. Chiang Mai
If we talk about the coldest area in Thailand, it must be “Chiang Mai” province, which has many high mountains, such as Doi Inthanon and Doi Suthep. The weather is usually very cold from November to February (about 4 months) in the following year. Some years, the temperature drops to 0 degrees Celsius.
2. Chiang Rai
“Chiang Rai” is known as the northernmost point of Siam. It has high points such as Doi Mae Salong and Doi Tung. Both places have normal cold weather and are famous tourist attractions that tourists visit every time. The weather is cold from November until the beginning of March of the next year (almost 5 months). It is considered to have very long cold weather.
3. Mae Hong Son
If you think of the most winding routes in Thailand, the top three must be “Mae Hong Son”. Because Mae Hong Son is surrounded by high mountains and lush forests, it is often covered in fog all year round, whether it is rainy fog or cold fog. Famous tourist attractions such as Pai and Pang Ung have cold weather at night and in the morning almost all year round. Therefore, Mae Hong Son is another province that many tourists visit during the winter almost every year.
4. Phetchabun
“Phetchabun” is a province with famous tourist attractions such as Khao Kho and Phu Thap Boek, which is the highest point in Phetchabun, making the weather cool from November to February (about 4 months), making it very suitable for traveling in the winter.
5. Loei
“Loei” is the only representative from the Northeast (Isan) that is included in the poll of the 5 provinces with the longest cold weather. This is because the upper Northeastern region of Thailand is directly influenced by the cold wind from China, making it often cold, especially in high areas such as mountains or hills, where the cold weather often lasts for a long time, from the end of October to March (almost 6 months).
If anyone is interested in experiencing the cold weather this year, all 5 provinces mentioned are very good choices for traveling to challenge the cold weather in Thailand.
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