Pai
Mae Hong Son, Thailand · Population 2,284
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Rain & the Pai River
Staying Safe in the Rains
The monsoon in a river valley on one mountain road — where floods hit fastest, what to do when the river rises or the 1095 slips, and who to call.
Pai ↔ Chiang Mai on the 1095
The minivans in and out — operators, fares, the last van back, and what the mountain road asks of you.
Who to Call in Pai
Emergency lines, the hospital, immigration and the town office — every number checked against an official page.
Renting a Motorbike in Pai
What residents and long-stayers tell newcomers about deposits, the 1095 road, and looking after yourself.
When to Be in Pai
Pai month by month — the smoke, the rains, the crowds — so you can pick the months that suit you.
Pai Air Quality
Live air quality for Pai — the fine-particle haze that fills the valley in burning season, updated through the day.
Ask Pai
Questions the town keeps asking — answered by the people who live here, ranked by votes.
Where Satellites See Heat Near Pai
The heat NASA's satellites spot on the ground near Pai — what a detection is and isn't in burning season, and the official channels for anything you need to act on.
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Changelog
- New toolShipped a satellite heat-detection page
- Town updateAdded a sketch of Pai Canyon
- New toolShipped a monsoon and flood safety guide
- UpdatedAsk Pai: new burning-season question
- New toolShipped Who to Call in Pai
- New toolShipped a Pai ↔ Chiang Mai travel guide for the 1095
- New toolShipped a month-by-month planner: when to be in Pai
- New toolAdded a rain and river-flood outlook for Pai
- New townPai is on Town Tools
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