Even though its bearable to stay in chiang mai during burning season, and if you are young and otherwise healthy you can make it through without any immediate health issues, if you can leave, just go somewhere else for a few weeks while it clears up. My family plans to be in chiang mai about middec 2018. Burning season in chiang mai when is it, how bad is it. I read that it may start late feb but doesnt usually get bad until march. Many of the expats will leave chiang mai as soon as they start noticing the smog. Pollution and smog in chiang mai and northern thailand. Our experience with chiang mais smoky season we first arrived in chiang mai in march 20 right as the burning season was kicking into high gear. In an attempt to reduce the amount of smoke and smog pollution in chiang mai, the local government have announced a 51 day noburning period where burning in an open air space will be illegal. Wondering what are some of the best activities to do around chiang mai during this time. How to deal with chiang mais smoky season tieland to. Paddy or rice fields burning season chiang mai forum. Unfortunately for chiang mai it is trapped in a valley surrounded by mountains which hold the smoke in more that some.
He discusses the steps on how to convert this deadly smoke to a product of many uses. Im considering riding a motorbike through the mae hong son loop early april, but a fellow expat who recently left chiang mai reminded me that is currently burning season in northern thailand. Rather than dealing with summer, winter, autumnfall, and springlike youre used to, understanding the best time of year to visit chiang mai can be overwhelming. Ive been to chiang mai a few times and it looks like i might be back in midfeb for a month. Burning season from doi suthep in chiang mai 2018 youtube. Being so early in the burning season, would it be safe to say that there will hardly be any hazesmog during that time. Officially burning season in chiang mai is from march 1st april 12th. You can see how bad the smoke really is when you get up to the viewpoints along doi suthep. Today is february 12th and although there there is haze in the. Seasons of chiang mai you should know when planning your visit. Last year, chiang mai governor prawin chamniprasart led a 60day blanket ban on all burning from february 20 to april 20. Starts in january but the worst of it is in march, when you cant even see the gigantic mountain of.
Burning season in chiang mai chiang mai message board. I am planning my itinerary to thailand and right now im planning to be in chiang mai from february 2226. When does it start, how bad is it really, and what the solution to ending it is. You will see a lot of people wearing the masks brought for 10 baht. During the months of march to may, the air quality of northern thailand takes a turn for the worse. If you book your holiday outside of this period, youll avoid most of the pollution. We have considered chiang mai but have heard this is during the burning. Burning season in chiang mai when is it, how bad is it really. As an outdoor enthusiast, life is quite unpleasant during the burning season in chiang mai. Every single day during the burning season, a 55 year old australian man disappears into lampangs forests in search of fire.
He gives a better understanding of how the smoke in the burning season dangers not only the environment but the people as well. Everything you want to know about burning season in chiang mai. For centuries, it was a walled city surrounded by a. But i just wanted to ask you a couple of questions. At the time the sky was hazy and the air smelled like a campfire but we werent overly affected by the dry heat or the smoke at the time. A 29yearold drug addict was arrested in doi inthanon national park last night, april 9 for allegedly starting fires.
Burning season should i be cocnerened for late feb. Northern thailand is manageable during the burning season but it is miserable for those last few weeks before songkran if youre a tourist and you want to do things. If living in chiang mai has such a pollution problem for so many months during the burning season, what makes expats love this place so much. We have considered chiang mai but have heard this is during the burning season. Burning season question i know this topic always come up, so i apologize in advance.
Getting towards the end of february here in chiang, mai, thailand and burning season is getting underway. A survivors guide to chiang mais burning season iglu. Solutions to burning season chiang mai forum thailand. Chiang mais smoky season is at its worst in march each year. On occasion i will simply ignore the pollution and go for a bike ride or a hike and just suffer the consequences after. Also known as the burning season, this is a time when the air quality in northern thailand, especially chiang mai hits an alltime low due to several reasons. Lampang schools were ordered closed yesterday, jan. How to deal with chiang mais smoky season tieland to thailand. The burning crisis in northern thailand, including video. The reality of visiting northern thailand during the. The smoky season otherwise known as chiang mais burning season is an annual phenomenon many expats and travelers concern over. Dont get me wrong, i wish that burning season would just not happen in the first place, but its a shame that people online spread fear and tell people not to go to chiang mai as january was actually a great month and those who skipped it missed out.
Thai waives change fee on flights to japan, south korea, taiwan, singapore. Thai people wear these thin, white masks during the burning season, but they. See more production information about this title on imdbpro. Chiang mai wasnt anywhere near that, so we decided to don face masks and suck it up. Before i moved to thailand friends of mine with their two kids flew out for a jungle trek in chiang mai during the burning season and the smoke was so bad they couldnt see where they were going. Friend and i are going to chiang mai for 5 days at the end of march. Armed only with a leaf blower, some fireproof overalls and a. There is no breeze to blow it away, very little rainfall or.
The smoke from thousands of burning crops across the northern thailand, laos and myanmar region make its way to the city of chiang mai where it becomes trapped amongst the mountain ranges. Seasons of chiang mai you should know when planning your. Fortunately, burning season tends to coincide with the oscars. Chiang mai was the capital of lan na, a kingdom that occupied what is now northern thailand from the 1292 to 1775. Normally i wouldnt recommend going to the cinema in chiang mai, since i dont like shitty superhero or horror movies, and for much of the year that is 90% of whats on offer. Burning season in chiang mai chiang mai burning season. This is the time when air pollution spikes dramatically and the entire city is hazy all the time. I really shouldnt be coming around here so often as i have in the last couple of days only kidding. This is my fourth burning season here in pai, thailand. Sure, sure, the oscars is a bunch of egomaniacs giving each other trophies. Were right in the thick of burning season here in chiang mai. Heres a complete guide that will prepare you to face the worst of the burning season in chiang mai.
Smog in chiang mai often reduces viability to just a few hundred metres. The early effects of burning season in chiang mai, thailand. We are bringing our family to thailand the first 10 days of april. Ken, many tourists dont realise the burning problem until they fly into chiang mai. These mountains create a valley that traps the dense vehicle smog and cropburning smoke over chiang mai. The crop burning happens between late february and early april each year. Chiang mai literally means new city, a reference to its new status after replacing chiang rai as capital. Hot season, cold season, rainy season, high season, low season, burning seasonall the seasons. Heres our tips for planning on staying this time of year.
The chiang mai burning season, should you avoid it. That generally means about 67 weeks of the year where chiang mai is best avoided. Preproduction see complete list of inproduction titles. When the high season rolls around between october and february, the increased traffic adds to the air pollution.
When does the chiang mai burning season start and how long does it last. Every december and january in chiang mai the one topic you cant seem to avoid is the burning season. The burning season gets going at the end of february and will usually last until midapril. Wife wants to stay until the first week of march but i cant remember when the burning starts.
We are also planning to go to bangkok and phuket area. I personally avoid chiang mai during march and april but the burning is not confined to chiang mai or even just to northern thailand it also happens in laos cambodia myanmar in fact anywhere where there is a lot of farming. Next year i think the only way to stop the burning,which causes health problems and effects the tourist industry. This film was presented as a work in progress at chiang mai universitys faculty of agriculture on january 8th, 2016 to create awareness and begin a dialogue about the yearly smoke crisis in. Chiang mai is also surrounded by doi suthep, doi saket, doi inthanon, and doi khun tan. Many travelers arent aware of this and thus have to face multiple problems. Ive heard mixed things about the severity of the conditions during burning season, but it seems the best option is to get out of the city.
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