When should you go to Thailand, and does the answer change depending on which coast you land on? Yes: Thailand runs three weather calendars under one flag, not one season for the whole map. January through March is dry almost everywhere, from Bangkok and Chiang Mai to the beaches of Phuket and Ko Samui. From April, the Andaman coast's monsoon builds for months. The Gulf of Thailand across the peninsula stays less wet until its own rains arrive later, peaking in October and November. Guests staying in Thailand's accommodation barely swing across the year nationwide, so demand tracks the calendar far less than the weather does.
High and sea, °C: lowest 27.2 °C (81 °F), Bangkok sea in January; highest 36.2 °C (97 °F), Chiang Mai in April. Wet days: lowest 1, Chiang Mai wet days in February; highest 27, Phuket wet days in October. Guests staying in accommodation: lowest Low (0.92), Guests staying in accommodation in September; highest Peak (1.13), Guests staying in accommodation in December. Best months: January, February, March.
- January through March is calm on every coast at once: Bangkok logs 2 to 5 wet days and Chiang Mai 1 to 2, Phuket 6 to 8 and Ko Samui 5 to 8, before the Andaman coast's monsoon returns in April.
- Book Songkran and Loy Krathong ahead: Songkran's water festival runs nationwide from April 13 to 15, 2027, and Loy Krathong falls on the November full moon, November 13, 2027, with Chiang Mai's Yi Peng lanterns the same night.
- Pick your coast by month, not by season: Phuket and the Andaman coast run wetter than Ko Samui from April through September, then both coasts peak together in October before Ko Samui's rains linger into December.
How different is the weather across Thailand's coasts?
Bangkok and Chiang Mai share one inland monsoon: dry from November to March, hot through April and May, then wet from June to October. Of the two, Chiang Mai swings harder, from a December high of 29.5 °C (85 °F) to an April high of 36.2 °C (97 °F), Thailand's hottest reading among the four cities measured here.
The two southern coasts tell a different story from each other. Phuket, on the Andaman side, logs more wet days than Ko Samui every single month from April through September, 20 to 26 against 11 to 21. The southwest monsoon carries that rain in off the Indian Ocean. Measured here, it reaches the Andaman coast first.
Both coasts converge in October, each logging 27 wet days, the wettest reading either one posts all year. By December, Phuket has already dried to 12 while Ko Samui, still catching the tail of its own northeast monsoon, holds at 15.
Thailand's Meteorological Department names three national seasons: summer from mid-February to mid-May, rainy from mid-May to mid-October, and winter from mid-October to mid-February. The rainy-season window covers most of the country, but not the Gulf coast. Its own wettest stretch runs later, through October and November, with rain lingering into December.
Hot season: March to May
Highs climb everywhere this season, and Chiang Mai in the north runs hotter than Bangkok by April. The sea stays warm on both southern coasts throughout.
March
Best for a dry start on every coast, before the heat climbs further
- Weather: Bangkok highs 33.8 °C (93 °F), 5 wet days; Chiang Mai highs 35.5 °C (96 °F), 1 wet day; Phuket highs 34.6 °C (94 °F), sea 29.4 °C (85 °F)
- Season: shoulder, 1.00 times an average month nationally in guests staying in accommodation
- Plan it: Thailand guide, 10-day Thailand itinerary
March keeps the dry run going on every coast measured here: Bangkok logs just 5 wet days, Chiang Mai 1, Phuket 8 and Ko Samui 5. March sits inside Chiang Mai's burning season, so expect hazy mountain views from February through April.
Days run hot almost everywhere, Chiang Mai's 35.5 °C (96 °F) the warmest of the four, so plan outdoor temple visits for the morning. The sea off Phuket and Ko Samui holds at 29.4 °C (85 °F) and 28.8 °C (84 °F), warm enough for a swim at any hour.
April
Best for Songkran, worst for Chiang Mai's smoke
- Weather: Chiang Mai highs 36.2 °C (97 °F), the hottest of the four; Bangkok highs 34.5 °C (94 °F); Phuket highs 34.4 °C (94 °F), 20 wet days
- Dates: Songkran, April 13 to 15, 2027
- Season: shoulder, 1.03 times an average month nationally
- Plan it: Chiang Mai 4-day itinerary, where to go in April
Songkran, Thailand's water-throwing New Year, runs nationwide from April 13 to 15, 2027. In Chiang Mai, the water fights fill the streets along the old city's moat, a ritual cleansing that keeps its temple side too, with food carried to the monks on the second day.
Of the four cities measured here, Chiang Mai also runs hottest this month, 36.2 °C (97 °F). Its burning season runs through April too, so keep temple visits to the early morning and expect hazy mountain views. The Andaman coast's monsoon is already building as well: Phuket jumps from March's 8 wet days to 20, a full month before the Gulf coast follows.
May
Best for the Gulf coast's lighter rain, worst for Andaman sunshine
- Weather: Bangkok highs 35.2 °C (95 °F), the hottest reading of the year; Phuket highs 33.2 °C (92 °F), 26 wet days; Ko Samui highs 33.2 °C (92 °F), 21 wet days
- Season: shoulder, 0.98 times an average month nationally
- Plan it: Thailand guide, Thailand things-to-do guide
Bangkok reaches its hottest reading of the year in May, 35.2 °C (95 °F), with the humidity building ahead of the rains. The Andaman coast is already deep into its monsoon, 26 wet days for Phuket, one short of its October peak, while Ko Samui across the peninsula stays less wet at 21.
Pack for rain on a Phuket or Krabi trip this month, or pick Ko Samui instead, where rain stays lighter until the Gulf coast's own peak arrives in October and November. Both seas stay warm regardless, Phuket's at 30.6 °C (87 °F) and Ko Samui's at 30.9 °C (88 °F).
Kazuhiro Nakamura (CC BY 2.0)Water fights along a Chiang Mai street during Songkran
Rainy season: June to October
Rain falls somewhere in Thailand every month of the rainy season, but less in the Gulf of Thailand than on the Andaman coast until the two converge in October.
June
Best for low demand nationally, worst for Andaman sunshine
- Weather: Bangkok highs 34.3 °C (94 °F), 18 wet days; Phuket highs 32.4 °C (90 °F), 24 wet days; Ko Samui highs 32.3 °C (90 °F), 17 wet days
- Season: low, 0.93 times an average month nationally, one of the year's two quietest readings
- Plan it: Thailand guide, Bangkok 5-day itinerary
Nationally, guests staying in accommodation drop to 0.93 times an average month in June, one of the year's two quietest readings. Bangkok's wet season is in full swing, 18 wet days. Chiang Mai, at 14, still trails a few weeks behind its own July-August peak.
Rain hits hardest on the Andaman coast this month: Phuket logs 24 wet days against Ko Samui's 17, so a beach trip suits the Gulf coast better. Both seas hold close to 30 °C (86 °F) regardless of the clouds.
July
Best for a quieter Gulf coast beach trip
- Weather: Chiang Mai highs 31.9 °C (89 °F), 20 wet days, two short of its August peak; Phuket highs 32.2 °C (90 °F), 23 wet days; Ko Samui highs 32.3 °C (90 °F), 17 wet days
- Plan it: Thailand guide, Thailand things-to-do guide
July brings Chiang Mai to 20 wet days, level with Bangkok, ahead of its own August peak. The same Andaman-versus-Gulf gap from June holds on the southern coasts: Phuket at 23 wet days against Ko Samui's 17.
Ko Samui makes the steadier island pick this month, while a Phuket or Krabi trip is still workable between showers rather than guaranteed clear.
August
Best for Chiang Mai's green season, worst for Andaman sunshine
- Weather: Bangkok highs 33.3 °C (92 °F), 20 wet days; Chiang Mai highs 31.5 °C (89 °F), 22 wet days, its wettest of the year; Phuket highs 31.8 °C (89 °F), 23 wet days; Ko Samui highs 32.1 °C (90 °F), 19 wet days
- Season: shoulder, 0.97 times an average month nationally
- Plan it: Thailand guide, Thailand islands 7-day itinerary
August sits in the middle of the rainy season almost everywhere: Bangkok logs 20 wet days, and Chiang Mai hits its own yearly high, 22. Between the two southern coasts, Phuket stays the wetter, 23 wet days against Ko Samui's 19.
Nationally, guests staying in accommodation hold close to an average month, 0.97 times, so demand doesn't spike the way it does around the cool-season holidays. Chiang Mai's hills turn lush and green in these wettest weeks of its own monsoon.
September
Best for low demand nationally, worst for Bangkok's wettest month
- Weather: Bangkok highs 33.0 °C (91 °F), 22 wet days, its wettest month; Phuket highs 31.5 °C (89 °F), 23 wet days; Ko Samui highs 31.8 °C (89 °F), 21 wet days
- Season: low, 0.92 times an average month nationally, the year's quietest reading
- Plan it: Thailand guide, Bangkok 5-day itinerary
Bangkok logs its wettest reading of the year in September, 22 wet days. Nationally, September also sees the fewest guests: accommodation stays drop to 0.92 times an average month, the year's lowest reading. Phuket and Ko Samui sit closest together now, 23 wet days against 21, their narrowest gap since the monsoon set in in April.
A Bangkok trip this month trades clear skies for the year's thinnest crowds nationwide; plan around afternoon downpours rather than ruling the city out.
October
Worst month for rain on both southern coasts
- Weather: Phuket highs 31.7 °C (89 °F), 27 wet days, its wettest month; Ko Samui highs 30.8 °C (87 °F), 27 wet days, also its wettest; Bangkok highs 33.0 °C (91 °F), 18 wet days
- Season: shoulder, 0.97 times an average month nationally
- Plan it: Thailand guide, Thailand things-to-do guide
October is the one month the Andaman and Gulf coasts share their worst weather together: Phuket and Ko Samui both log 27 wet days, each its wettest month of the year. The Similan Islands, off the Andaman coast, stay closed through mid-October for the same monsoon.
The north is past its own peak by now too, Bangkok at 18 wet days and Chiang Mai at 14, so a trip there beats either southern coast this month.
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echiner1 (CC BY-SA 2.0)Green rice paddies in rural Thailand during the rainy season
Cool season: November to February
November brings Loy Krathong and Yi Peng, December and January are the year's busiest months nationwide, and February is the driest month across the four cities.
November
Best for Loy Krathong and Yi Peng, worst for a beach trip on either southern coast
- Weather: Chiang Mai highs 31.8 °C (89 °F), 5 wet days; Bangkok highs 33.4 °C (92 °F), 8 wet days; Phuket highs 31.8 °C (89 °F), 23 wet days; Ko Samui highs 30.0 °C (86 °F), 24 wet days
- Dates: Loy Krathong and Yi Peng, November 13, 2027
- Season: shoulder, 1.00 times an average month nationally
- Plan it: Chiang Mai 4-day itinerary, where to go in November
Loy Krathong falls on the full moon of the 12th lunar month, November 13, 2027. In Chiang Mai, the night doubles as Yi Peng, the city's own sky-lantern release: thousands of paper lanterns rise over Chiang Mai while candlelit krathongs float on the river below.
The north dries out fast this month, Chiang Mai down to 5 wet days from October's 14. The southern coasts lag behind: Phuket logs 23 wet days and Ko Samui 24, its second-wettest after October, so November suits a Bangkok-and-Chiang-Mai trip better than a beach one.
December
Best for Phuket's dry season opening, worst for crowds
- Weather: Phuket highs 32.2 °C (90 °F), 12 wet days, sea 29.0 °C (84 °F); Bangkok highs 32.1 °C (90 °F), 2 wet days; Ko Samui highs 29.5 °C (85 °F), 15 wet days
- Season: peak, 1.13 times an average month nationally, the year's busiest reading
- Plan it: Thailand islands 7-day itinerary, where to go in December
Phuket's dry season opens in December, down to 12 wet days from November's 23. Ko Samui across the peninsula is still working through its own rains, 15 wet days. Bangkok and Chiang Mai are both near their driest, 2 and 1 wet days.
Guests staying in Thailand's accommodation peak at 1.13 times an average month, the year's busiest reading, so book Phuket, Bangkok or Chiang Mai well ahead of the holidays. Phuket's sea holds at 29.0 °C (84 °F), warm enough for a swim straight through the season.
January
Best for dry weather on every coast, worst for crowds
- Weather: Bangkok highs 32.1 °C (90 °F), 3 wet days; Chiang Mai highs 29.7 °C (85 °F), 2 wet days; Phuket highs 33.3 °C (92 °F), 7 wet days, sea 28.5 °C (83 °F); Ko Samui highs 29.9 °C (86 °F), 8 wet days
- Season: peak, 1.09 times an average month nationally
- Plan it: Thailand islands 7-day itinerary, where to go in January
January is dry almost everywhere measured here: Bangkok logs 3 wet days, Chiang Mai 2, Phuket 7 and Ko Samui 8. January is also one of Thailand's two busiest months nationally, 1.09 times an average month in guests staying in accommodation. Phuket and Chiang Mai hotels fill fast in the dry-season peak.
Krabi, on the same Andaman coast as Phuket, runs similarly dry with a sea of 28.6 °C (83 °F), calm enough for the longtail boats that run out to Railay's limestone cliffs.
February
Best for the driest month almost everywhere, worst for a last swim before the heat
- Weather: Chiang Mai highs 32.6 °C (91 °F), 1 wet day, the driest of the four; Phuket highs 34.2 °C (94 °F), 6 wet days, sea 28.7 °C (84 °F); Ko Samui highs 30.3 °C (87 °F), 5 wet days
- Season: shoulder, 1.01 times an average month nationally
- Plan it: Thailand guide, where to go in February
February is one of Chiang Mai's three driest months, just 1 wet day, though the burning season is already building in the hills around it. Both southern coasts stay close to their own driest readings too, Phuket at 6 wet days and Ko Samui at 5.
February is the last comfortable month before the heat climbs hard in March and April. Pair a Chiang Mai temple trip with a few days on the Andaman or Gulf coast while both stay dry.
Photo by Oleg Prachuk on PexelsCandlelit krathongs floating at Loy Krathong in Bangkok
Which month suits your trip?
| If you want | Go in | Because |
|---|---|---|
| A first trip across Bangkok, the north and one coast | January to March | Bangkok 2-5 wet days, Chiang Mai 1-2, Phuket 6-8, Ko Samui 5-8 |
| Songkran | April 13 to 15, 2027 | Chiang Mai's old city moat fills with water fights |
| Loy Krathong and Yi Peng | November 13, 2027 | Chiang Mai floats krathongs and releases sky lanterns the same night |
| The Andaman coast (Phuket, Krabi) | December to March | Phuket drops to 6-12 wet days, against 20-27 from April to November |
| The Gulf of Thailand (Ko Samui) | January to March | Ko Samui's driest window, 5-8 wet days, before its own rains peak in October and November |
| Low demand nationally | June, September | Guests staying in accommodation fall to 0.93 and 0.92 times an average month |
| Avoid | October on either southern coast; Chiang Mai's air from February to April | Phuket and Ko Samui both log 27 wet days in October; the burning season thickens the air |
A typical traveler spends about $95 a person a day in Thailand, in traveler-reported averages, with Bangkok a little above at about $99 and Phuket running highest at about $131. Chiang Mai, at about $57, is the cheapest of the four.
Thailand's twelve months compared
| Month | Bangkok | Chiang Mai | Phuket | Ko Samui | Phuket wet days | What's on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.1 °C (90 °F), sea 27.2 °C (81 °F) | 29.7 °C (85 °F) | 33.3 °C (92 °F), sea 28.5 °C (83 °F) | 29.9 °C (86 °F), sea 27.9 °C (82 °F) | 7 | n/a |
| February | 32.8 °C (91 °F), sea 27.8 °C (82 °F) | 32.6 °C (91 °F) | 34.2 °C (94 °F), sea 28.7 °C (84 °F) | 30.3 °C (87 °F), sea 28.1 °C (83 °F) | 6 | Burning season builds |
| March | 33.8 °C (93 °F), sea 28.9 °C (84 °F) | 35.5 °C (96 °F) | 34.6 °C (94 °F), sea 29.4 °C (85 °F) | 31.7 °C (89 °F), sea 28.8 °C (84 °F) | 8 | n/a |
| April | 34.5 °C (94 °F), sea 30.2 °C (86 °F) | 36.2 °C (97 °F) | 34.4 °C (94 °F), sea 30.2 °C (86 °F) | 32.9 °C (91 °F), sea 30.1 °C (86 °F) | 20 | Songkran Apr 13-15 |
| May | 35.2 °C (95 °F), sea 31.1 °C (88 °F) | 35.6 °C (96 °F) | 33.2 °C (92 °F), sea 30.6 °C (87 °F) | 33.2 °C (92 °F), sea 30.9 °C (88 °F) | 26 | n/a |
| June | 34.3 °C (94 °F), sea 30.7 °C (87 °F) | 33.5 °C (92 °F) | 32.4 °C (90 °F), sea 30.0 °C (86 °F) | 32.3 °C (90 °F), sea 30.6 °C (87 °F) | 24 | n/a |
| July | 33.4 °C (92 °F), sea 30.1 °C (86 °F) | 31.9 °C (89 °F) | 32.2 °C (90 °F), sea 29.7 °C (85 °F) | 32.3 °C (90 °F), sea 29.9 °C (86 °F) | 23 | n/a |
| August | 33.3 °C (92 °F), sea 29.9 °C (86 °F) | 31.5 °C (89 °F) | 31.8 °C (89 °F), sea 29.4 °C (85 °F) | 32.1 °C (90 °F), sea 29.5 °C (85 °F) | 23 | n/a |
| September | 33.0 °C (91 °F), sea 29.7 °C (85 °F) | 32.3 °C (90 °F) | 31.5 °C (89 °F), sea 29.3 °C (85 °F) | 31.8 °C (89 °F), sea 29.6 °C (85 °F) | 23 | n/a |
| October | 33.0 °C (91 °F), sea 29.7 °C (85 °F) | 31.8 °C (89 °F) | 31.7 °C (89 °F), sea 29.1 °C (84 °F) | 30.8 °C (87 °F), sea 29.4 °C (85 °F) | 27 | Similan Islands reopen mid-month |
| November | 33.4 °C (92 °F), sea 29.3 °C (85 °F) | 31.8 °C (89 °F) | 31.8 °C (89 °F), sea 29.2 °C (85 °F) | 30.0 °C (86 °F), sea 29.1 °C (84 °F) | 23 | Loy Krathong & Yi Peng, Nov 13 |
| December | 32.1 °C (90 °F), sea 28.3 °C (83 °F) | 29.5 °C (85 °F) | 32.2 °C (90 °F), sea 29.0 °C (84 °F) | 29.5 °C (85 °F), sea 28.5 °C (83 °F) | 12 | n/a |
Highs and sea temperatures are monthly averages for 2013 to 2022, measured for the city named. Guests staying in Thailand's accommodation are the Ministry of Tourism and Sports' own monthly national total divided by 2025's average month. The figure used here is the national total, not specific to Phuket, Ko Samui or any other region.
Plan the trip
The 10-day Thailand itinerary spends 4 days in Bangkok, 3 in Chiang Mai and 3 in Krabi, covering the capital, the north and an Andaman beach in one trip. The Bangkok 5-day itinerary and Chiang Mai 4-day itinerary suit a single-city trip, and the Thailand islands 7-day itinerary covers Phuket, Koh Phi Phi and Krabi together.
The Thailand things-to-do guide covers where to go in each region, the Thai food guide covers what to eat, and the Thailand guide has the full rundown of what to see in each region.
Every MonkeyEatingMango trip plan shows the measured weather for each city in your travel month, so a trip spanning Bangkok and Phuket shows the north's dry season beside the Andaman coast's still-wet one.
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Last updated November 2026.
Common questions
What is the best month to visit Thailand?
January through March gives the calmest weather on every coast at once: Bangkok logs 2 to 5 wet days and Chiang Mai 1 to 2, Phuket 6 to 8 and Ko Samui 5 to 8, by 2013-2022 averages. Guests staying in Thailand's accommodation also sit close to an average month in February and March, so neither runs at much of a premium nationally.
Does the best time to visit Thailand depend on the coast?
Yes. Thailand runs three weather calendars, not one: Bangkok and the north dry out from November to March, the Andaman coast (Phuket, Krabi) is wettest from April through November, and the Gulf of Thailand (Ko Samui) stays less wet than the Andaman coast through much of that stretch before its own rains peak in October and November.
What is the best time to visit Phuket and the Andaman coast?
December through March is Phuket's driest stretch, 6 to 12 wet days a month against 20 to 27 from April through November, by 2013-2022 averages. The Similan Islands, a national park off the same coast, are open only from mid-October to mid-May and closed the rest of the year for the monsoon.
What is the best time to visit Koh Samui and the Gulf of Thailand?
January through March is Ko Samui's driest window, 5 to 8 wet days a month. Its own rains build through the year and peak in October and November, 27 and 24 wet days, months after the Andaman coast's monsoon sets in in April, and still running into December, when Phuket has already dried out.
What is the temperature in Thailand by month?
Bangkok ranges from a December and January high of 32.1 °C (90 °F) to a May high of 35.2 °C (95 °F). Chiang Mai swings the widest of the four cities measured here, from 29.5 °C (85 °F) in December to 36.2 °C (97 °F) in April, while Phuket and Ko Samui stay closer to 29.5-34.6 °C (85-94 °F) year-round.
What is the cheapest time to visit Thailand?
September and June are Thailand's quietest months nationally, with guests staying in accommodation at 0.92 and 0.93 times an average month. January and December run opposite, at 1.09 and 1.13, the year's two busiest.
What is the worst time to visit Thailand?
October is the hardest month for rain on both southern coasts: Phuket and Ko Samui both log 27 wet days, their worst of the year, while Bangkok, at 18, and Chiang Mai, at 14, are past their own peaks but not yet at their driest. Guests staying in Thailand's accommodation stay close to an average month, 0.97 times, so October's problem is weather, not price.
When is Songkran in 2027?
Songkran, Thailand's water-throwing New Year, falls on April 13, 2027, with the national holiday running through April 15. In Chiang Mai, the water fights fill the streets along the old city's moat.
When is Loy Krathong in 2027?
Loy Krathong falls on the full moon of the 12th lunar month, November 13, 2027. Chiang Mai celebrates it alongside Yi Peng, its own sky-lantern release, on the same night.
What is Thailand's burning season?
The burning season, February through April, brings crop and forest-clearing smoke to northern Thailand, with Chiang Mai among the five Thai cities with the highest PM2.5 levels in 2016 monitoring. Songkran falls in the same window, so a Chiang Mai trip in March or April trades clear mountain views for haze.
Is 10 days enough for Thailand?
Yes, for one route: the 10-day Thailand itinerary spends 4 days in Bangkok, 3 in Chiang Mai and 3 in Krabi, covering the capital, the north and an Andaman beach. Adding Ko Samui or more islands suits a longer or more island-focused trip instead.
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