Climate

Seasons in Thailand

Summer-February to April it is around 40degrees

Rainy-May to October- huge thunderstorm

Winter- November to February coolest time of the year (southern part doesn’t have a winter)

Monsoon occurs in the Southern Thailand between May and October

When to travel to Thailand

 In central Thailand and the east, the hot summer weather starts around mid February and goes on to April where the temperature is 40 degrees centigrade mark. The winter months are from mid November to mid February. There may only be only a few days cold weather during these months, but the period leading up to the New Year are a welcome respite from the heat throughout the rest of the year. The rainy season are around May and goes on until October. If visiting the beach destinations in the east (Pattaya, Rayong, Koh Chang), the best time is from December to May.

Northern Thailand and the Northeast have winters which are significantly cooler. Mountainous regions can get particularly cold, on some occasions down to 0 degrees centigrade. In these parts, winter starts in November and goes on to February. Without doubt these are the best months for a visit to the North and Northeast where the flowers are in bloom, it is dry and cool, and in the mountains' mists and fogs often form making what is already wonderful scenery quite exquisite. April is also a great month during the Songkran Festival people will most likely throw water at you.

Southern Thailand's seasons are less distinct and really there are only two proper seasons - summer and the rainy season. Visiting areas west of the peninsula (Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi) is best done between mid November and April to avoid the monsoons that occur during other months. Areas east of the peninsula (Koh Samui, Hat Yai) are best visited from December to June. If planning to visit both sides of the coast the best time is in December to April.