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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Rainy season in Thailand, September or October?
Dear readers,
We are two friends who want to book a plane ticket to Thailand. Now we read that it is currently rainy season. Of course we go for the sun and beach, so when we hear the word rain, we get stuffy.
We are supposed to go to Koh Samui, but now our question is is it better to wait until October because of the rainy season or is there not that much difference with September?
We can now adjust our travel period and only then book, so please advise.
Greetings,
Bianca
October also rains a lot in Thailand
Rainy season in ThailandBut what does the rainy season in Thailand mean for the tourist. You must have bought tickets! You go to Thailand for the nice weather, right? Fortunately, it's all okay.
The rainy season in Thailand is characterized by heavy, short, afternoon downpours, which are brought in by the southwest monsoon. Although rain is never pleasant during a trip, it does have its advantages, because the landscape is then beautifully green and it smells wonderful, but also because it is less dusty. And the streets of the big cities also get a wash
Such a downpour rarely lasts longer than an hour. You go for a cup of coffee or dive into a shopping email and before you're outside the rain has stopped and the streets are almost bone dry again. So there is no reason not to travel to Thailand during the rainy season.
I can be very short (and clear) about this: There is indeed no reason not to travel to Thailand during the rainy season.
Koh Samui is a special (read : surprising) case in terms of climate anyway : it can rain there when it should not rain, and stay dry when climatic logic dictates that it should rain…
It is true that those rainy season showers are normally strong but short, so not/never really disturbing…
Unless you have rain all day long, and Koh Samui, no matter how beautiful and relaxed, is recommended, dares to be a front runner here is my personal experience.
I've always understood that Koh Samui has a somewhat different rain event than Bangkok, for example. Less rain in the general rainy season that you find about Thailand in the booklets, but in November there is a rain bonus for Koh Samui.
The one-hour downpours look great in holiday brochures. Indeed, it often happens that you have one heavy downpour in a day, but also a whole day of rain occurs in Thailand. Or a very cloudy day with the occasional shower. If you want to make boat trips, keep in mind that the sea is dangerously rough on some days.
The most important thing is what you want to do during your vacation. If you go for the sun and beaches, November to April is dry and sunny. Our winter months are relatively cool in Thailand, while it can get really hot again in April. You then have the pictures of white beaches, blue skies and a beautiful sea.
However, if you go for nature/culture and you are not a sun worshiper, the rainy season can be wonderful. The flora is then a beauty. Beautiful cloudy skies with sometimes bright clearances and sometimes threatening, black skies from which really serious water comes out. And rough splashing water along the stretches of rocky coast.
So first think carefully about what you want and expect from your holiday…
Hi, from experience I say September is the best month, at the end of the rainy season. there may still be a shower, but don't compare that with the Netherlands. October is a transition month which results in more wind on the islands. The mainland is the best period from November to February.
Greetings Peter
For me, the rainy season is the most beautiful time to be in Thailand. Thailand is quite a warm country, a good shower brings some cooling. In addition, nature is at its best during and just after the rainy season. As soon as winter starts in November, you will see everything change from beautiful green to dry and barren. Especially from January to April it is a dry mess outside the rainforests. Have photos for comparison from January to now of the Isaan but unfortunately can't post them here.
As far as I'm concerned just go, you will have some rain now and then but most of the time it's dry!
I myself went to Phuket twice in September and had almost no rain and now in September I am going to Koh Samui, so very different rain than in the Netherlands
Phuket cannot be compared to Koh Samui. Phuket is in the Andaman Sea and Koh Samui is in the Gulf of Thailand. After all, you cannot compare Benidorm with Ostend. Phuket has its most rain in August. Finally, you can hardly call Phuket a real island…. cross the bridge and before you have seen it you are on the "island". You can sail to Koh Samui by ferry for half an hour, at least there you are at sea. After all, the sea has a major influence on the weather.
Don't be put off though, the rainy season also has its charms and... it's never cold, just wet.
Apparently few reactions from Koh Samui residents. The weather is sometimes difficult to predict in the long term, but there is a more or less recurring trend every year, especially with regard to the rainy season. This year has been exceptionally dry and warm in most parts of Thailand. The rainy season started later than usual, but it will come.
I don't live on Koh Samui itself, but not far from it. When it rains on Koh Samui, it is already dripping with us. Be there at least 4 times a year. October and November are the two months with the most rainfall on Koh Samui. December is already much less, but after the rainy season comes the "wind season" and this can be as disturbing as rain for tourists: trips by boat are not recommended and snorkeling around the islands is almost pointless because the turbulent sea makes visibility in the water is greatly reduced… ie, you see practically nothing.
Since Koh Samui is an island, the weather conditions are also somewhat different than on the mainland.
Best months are January and February because of dry, little wind and moderate temperatures.
Check out the following website, very good information which gives a picture of the weather over a whole year:
http://www.klimaatinfo.nl/thailand/kohsamui.htm
Best time for bowl samui I think is January February. But would also read the travel parts. It states how much rain falls per month and how much about that per month.