# Mae Rai Subdistrict, Mae Chan, Chiang Rai Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/mae-chan/mae-rai/

Subdistrict · Mae Chan 

# Mae Rai

Mae Rai is a subdistrict (tambon) of Thailand in Mae Chan, Chiang Rai Province. It covers **12.4 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 20 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 12.4km²
- 20mapped services
- 406 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mae Rai?

Mae Rai lies in [Mae Chan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/mae-chan/), [Chiang Rai Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 3 other subdistricts: [Huai Khrai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/mae-sai/huai-khrai/), [Mae Fa Luang](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/mae-fa-luang/mae-fa-luang/) and [Mae Kham](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/mae-chan/mae-kham/). By area it is the 6518th largest of 7,425 subdistricts in Thailand. It covers 1.7% of [Mae Chan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/mae-chan/). The centre of Mae Rai is about 726 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 12 km from Mae Chan, the main town of Mae Chan. The centre point is at 20.2549° N, 99.8606° E. Local names: แม่ไร่ .

Source: [Royal Thai Survey Department via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tha).

## Villages and localities in Mae Rai

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Mae Rai. Settlements here lie between about 392 m and 421 m above sea level (median 406 m).

- Ban Don Chai
- Ban Dong Matuen
- Ban Huai Rai
- Ban Pa Kwao
- Ban Pa Sak Khwang
- Ban Rai
- Ban San Kong

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Mae Rai and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mae Chan, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). About 1,327 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (284 mm) and the driest Feb (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 19 19 

Feb 22 5 

Mar 25 26 

Apr 28 72 

May 27 178 

Jun 27 141 

Jul 26 245 

Aug 25 284 

Sep 25 210 

Oct 24 99 

Nov 22 34 

Dec 19 15 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mae Rai

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลแม่ไร่ · Mae Rai 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.26442&mlon=99.85590#map=17/20.26442/99.85590) 

Bank เงินติดล้อ สาขาห้วยไคร้ · Huai Khrai 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.26856&mlon=99.85962#map=17/20.26856/99.85962) 

ATM ATM ธนาคาร กรุงไทย · Mae Chan 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.14794&mlon=99.85576#map=17/20.14794/99.85576) 

Petrol pump PT · Mae Rai 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.25145&mlon=99.85562#map=17/20.25145/99.85562) 

Hotel Nangfa · Mae Rai 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.25558&mlon=99.85568#map=17/20.25558/99.85568) 

Mall เซเว่นธนาคารออมสินแม่จัน · Mae Chan 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.14549&mlon=99.85294#map=17/20.14549/99.85294) 

School Ban San Kong School · Mae Rai 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.25881&mlon=99.85489#map=17/20.25881/99.85489) 

College คุมองแม่จัน ใกล้โรงเรียนอนุบาลอำพร · Mae Chan 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.14269&mlon=99.85353#map=17/20.14269/99.85353) 

Police station Huaikrai police box service · Huai Khrai 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.27065&mlon=99.86115#map=17/20.27065/99.86115) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mae Rai

Places mapped inside Mae Rai in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals3
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels3
- Schools3
- Cinemas1
- Restaurants8
- Dental clinics1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other subdistricts in Mae Chan

- Chan Chawa
- Chan Chawa Tai
- Chom Sawan
- Mae Chan
- Mae Kham
- Pa Sang
- Pa Tueng
- San Sai
- Si Kham
- Tha Khao Plueak

## Quick answers

- Where is Mae Rai?In Mae Chan, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
- What borders Mae Rai?Huai Khrai, Mae Fa Luang and Mae Kham
- How many villages are in Mae Rai?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mae Rai?Settlements lie between 392 m and 421 m
- What is the best time to visit Mae Rai?October to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mae Rai?โรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลแม่ไร่, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mae Rai?เงินติดล้อ สาขาห้วยไคร้, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mae Rai?ATM ธนาคาร กรุงไทย, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mae Rai?PT, about 0.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mae Rai?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Mae Rai?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mae Rai?TH570710 (OCHA common operational dataset)