The weather now in Thailand: scorching hot!
Certainly, the pleasant climate of Thailand is one of the reasons to live here. In general I am not so concerned with the weather, I couldn't tell you what the weather was like last week.
However, this period is not really ideal in Thailand, especially for us foreigners, tourists or residents. It is high summer, really high summer because the temperatures are rising relentlessly.
I took a look at NOS Teletext and saw that the temperature in the Netherlands now fluctuates around 17/18 degrees during the day. Nice weather for a terrace or a nice bike ride.
In Thailand you don't think about that at the moment. I am writing this at 29:36 am on a Saturday morning and the temperature is a little more XNUMXº Celsius. It doesn't stop there because the coming hours it will go to XNUMXº Celsius. The fat escapes you spontaneously, my mother used to say.
The coming week will also remain hot with the top on Wednesday when a maximum temperature of 39º (in parts of Thailand) is on the program. After next week the temperature will drop slightly and the real rainy season will start in the third week of May. Nice, every day a refreshing shower of sometimes ten minutes and sometimes several hours.
For up-to-date information about the weather in Thailand, visit: www.tmd.go.th/en/province.php?id=37
Exactly the reason why I keep fleeing Thailand at the end of March. On the other hand, it is not easy in April in the Netherlands in terms of temperature if you are used to Thailand! It is true that you can dress on it.
What strikes me is that during those few months in the Netherlands I am really much more active than in Thailand. Could the often lamented “indolence of the native” have to do with the high temperatures?
I love the weather. Just take it easy don't pull any frills to dig your garden, for example.
If you go for a walk, you should not let the hot sun shine on your head, so use an umbrella.
I cycle to the beach and back early in the morning, so I do have help from my electric motor
I can reach 30 km/h without using the pedals, so a breeze.
Terrace with awning and fan. Airco only in the bedroom for 26/27C
When the rainy season starts in pattaya and the temp has dropped to around 22, then i am cold and the sweater or a jacket comes into play
And so then laugh in Holland, when they hear this..
I don't sweat very often. My body has adapted nicely to the Thai weather conditions.
My hernia has almost completely disappeared during this heat period and comes back in a mild form when it is cold.
In the Netherlands I couldn't even walk.
So you see, every person is different.
When I read your comment it is exactly like mine. Only 1 thing for me; the hotter the better. I hate that cold rainy season
I heard from acquaintances in Isaan that 46 degrees were reached here and there.
That's really not fun anymore. Here on Samui (by the sea) something like 32 degrees.
Nice, if you don't have to work 🙂
I live here in Hangdong /Chiang Mai….,I had someone visit me last week who lives in Phuket…he even thought it was “cold” here at night…so you see :)
I live here by the sea with a swimming pool. There is always a breeze and I use the AC sporadically.
Best to hold out here.
It is warm around this time of year every year. You know that if you live here and so you react accordingly. Indeed, no 'fools', stay in the shade, etc. A serious tourist is also prepared and all those others who think they can handle it… have fun with your sunstroke, dehydration and burns. If you live in Thailand all year round you know there are seasons here just like in Europe (slightly different but the residents know what I mean) and prepare yourself, simple as that
That is also the reason that from mid-March I can't / don't want to be in Thailand anymore. Up to 30 degrees no problems, but higher than my body calls out that all ventilation channels must be open. After 5 minutes on the street I'm already soaked. The funny thing is that I don't really have a problem with the temperature. As I get older, the moisture discharge becomes more intense and that is very annoying. When it gets too hot I often stay indoors with the air conditioning at 27 degrees or go to the beach, where it is nice because of the wind.
Anyway, then you go back to the Netherlands. And yes that feels shiveringly cold. So dress thickly and acclimatize.
It's all so badly distributed in the world, we could use some heat here, I think it's only cold with 12 oC, don't walk in my shorts yet, Give me THAILAND, greetings
Totally agree! We've had an endlessly long winter and now it's May and, I feel, still cold! I go with 17gr. don't sit on a terrace shivering. Terrace weather is 25-30 degrees. Then you are sitting under a parasol, but then it is pleasant. Unfortunately, we can only stay in Thailand for a few weeks a year. That is not a problem, because NL is preferable in many respects, but I miss the Thai climate very much. You can dress against the cold, but you can also protect yourself against too much heat. Not to mention the many (guest) workers who have to do their work in the blazing sun. We are luxury horses.
Complain about the weather. That is understandable about real Dutch (water cold) weather. It is also understandable that nowhere in the world can the weather be ideal all year round. If the average temperature is practically ideal, then it will be slightly less than ideal for a period (be it 'too' high or 'too' low). You do well to adapt in not quite ideal circumstances. In not ideal circumstances, this is not possible. Those 'not ideal circumstances' do not occur in Thailand -using my adaptability. In the Netherlands, yes. That's one of the reasons why I'm here, all year round.
During the day it is actually always too hot between eleven and four to be nice and active. The 'problem' in the rainy season, roughly from April to October, is that the temperatures in the evening and at night hardly fall below 25 to 26 degrees.
As an example:
This year's highest minimum in Pattaya was on March 21, 27.3 degrees.
This year's lowest minimum in Pattaya was on January 16, 15.4 degrees.
For more details:
http://www.pattayaweather.net/Pattaya-Year.html
In Pattaya, the rainy season is usually in September and/or October. You make it a period of 7 months; the thiase farmers would dream of that.
Yes, seven months not dry. I dare say. http://thailandforvisitors.com/east/pattaya/practical-information/weather.php
And always better than here
http://www.take-a-trip.eu/nl/weer/stad/pattaya/
where the rainy season is believed to last from December to May.
Bring on your 'I read it myself on the internet'….
Uncertainty about rainy season : rainy season runs from May to October. But….. we Dutch expats do not see the occasional showers or showers as rainy season. Then we must have a lot of rain for a few days in a row. sometimes many days.
That was common in pattaya in the month of sept/oct. In the last 2 years that has shifted somewhat and it is more Oct/Nov. to become
All that internet information on those kind of mentioned pages is very much too short in terms of clarity. Experience of an expat of more than 10 years living in a place then says more.
In the isaan indeed daily temperatures of 40 + but as many have said take it easy no effort walking with a hat on and air conditioning in the bedroom all will be fine
Indeed.
See the day workers on the rice fields in Isaan. Get up at the crack of dawn at 5:30am, work until 11am. Heavily dressed, veiled and wearing a large straw hat. Then they have a rest under a wooden shelter somewhere in the yard, which protects against the sun and provides shade. At 14 pm they work back until nightfall, 30 pm. And at 18 pm they are in dreamland. Hard labor!
im going to thailand next weekend for 2 weeks and also to play golf!!! Do that very early in the morning around 06.30:07.00 - XNUMX:XNUMX and near the sea. From previous reactions it seems to be a bit more bearable after next week, so good planning, even if I say so myself.
I live in the south of Thailand and like everywhere it is hot here now. Don't have any problem with that. Good sea breeze, lots of greenery around me: palm trees, coconut trees, rubber trees…. quite enjoyable, especially if you don't have to work….. but why are we here? To work or enjoy our own income, relax, take a tour with the motorcycle and the day has been good. I only use the air conditioner to sleep and then it is at 28 ° C …. don't crawl under a blanket because it's too cold like so many....
lung addie
The nicest temperatures are in the morning between 5 am and 11 am. Enjoy these hours and get a good night's sleep in the afternoon with the air conditioning at 25…..wonderful those mornings
I have been in Jomtien (South Pattaya) since mid March. The last few days it has been so cloudy that I only go to the swimming pool in the morning. The sun shines until about 12:00, then it becomes cloudy for the rest of the day and absolutely not too hot. So: Don't believe all that nonsense you read. With the weather nowadays it's just waiting everywhere, maybe it's because of the "climate change"?
It is also very hot in Lamphun.
In the house, the meter is around 38 degrees every day.
You can't do anything outside, and riding a motorcycle isn't too hot either.
So sitting inside all day, just like in the Netherlands during the winter period.
I like to be active outside during the day , and not seek refuge in reading or computer at home .
I hear that the hot period is getting longer every year.
That is why I now intend to go somewhere else for two months next year.
And rent a summer house or camper or similar in Holland or the States.
A new form of, say, the Dutch wintering, but then the Thai summering.
Away from Thailand during this period from March to May.
Jan Beute.
Just nice these temperatures.
Don't whine, you know in advance that if you go to Thailand the temperatures are just a lot higher than in the Netherlands.
In addition, temperatures around 40 ° in Thailand feel much more pleasant than, for example: 25 ° in the Netherlands.
Do you think this is hot, 2 weeks ago in Sahkon Nahkon it was more than 40 degrees nothing special, don't complain like a Dutchman good luck.
It can be very hot indeed at times, although I think it was warmer last year.
But if I have to choose between too hot and too cold, make me too hot.
I prefer to walk in a T-shirt and shorts in the heat, than with 3 layers of clothing in the cold.
I haven't forgotten it yet.
If I come home overheated here, this will be over after a quick shower.
When I came home hypothermic in the Netherlands, a hot shower had difficulty warming me up again.
After that shower it took another hour before I started to feel comfortable again.
Why is it that I (almost) never hear a Thai complain about the weather, or am I wrong? Greetings
it is strange that solar energy is not widely represented, while this is really on the rise in Belgium and the Netherlands.
In rural areas, not enough electricity is consumed to make such an investment profitable.
The people cannot afford such an investment at all.
In the big city, rooms are often rented in residential barracks, so no one invests in solar energy there either.
Solar energy will have to rely on large companies and the government.
I sometimes see a flashing light at an intersection working on solar energy.
Thailand would do well to build large fields of solar panels for energy production.
This is very favorable for Thailand, because most of the electricity is consumed by air conditioners during the day, just when the sun is also shining.
Thailand imports much of its energy from Laos.
From 2 hydroelectric power stations with a capacity of 1070 MW. Later this year when the 1800 MW is ready, they will receive clean energy from this hydroelectric power station. You can't have it any cleaner.
that is why Thailand is not interested in solar energy at all. Way too expensive.
Next year another 2 hydropower plants will be added.
Clean energy perhaps, but what about the ecological and social consequences?
Investments have been made there because it is a profitable activity.
The Laotian electricity is sold to Thailand, Laos only gets a sweetener.
Fish stock Mekong?
Population movements?
http://www.mo.be/fr/node/32197
Beginning, and further end of article: … Robert Mather, director of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Thailand, can say what his colleagues in neighboring Laos have to keep quiet…
You can buy solar panels at Home Pro, among others. A whole installation. Not really cheap. But maybe there are smaller, cheaper alternatives. I recently heard that a Finnish neighbor of mine provides small-scale sentences with energy in the surrounding countries, such as Myanmar and Laos. I have also seen the same thing in Eritrea. On top of a small hut were solar cells that were connected to a battery, which probably provided electricity at night. After my holiday I want to talk to him about the possibilities in Thailand. A solar air conditioner would be ideal.
Well Sjaak you can save yourself that effort, an air conditioner draws so much power that a home installation
can't handle that.
And to install a panel for a (LED) lamp is also just rewarding.
That example in Myanmar or Eritrea will probably have to do with the fact that they do not have a fixed electricity network.
Compare it with a car, for example, if you leave the lights on, the battery will be empty in the morning.
You got a point there!
Maybe a gap in the market.
Both for the small consumer, done with the voltage differences on the grid and hassle with generators.
Large consumers can install installations at a certain height, for example on rice fields, so that rice cultivation does not suffer. No more damming rivers, flooding and importing electricity from Laos. The dams there around the Mekong, which are 'sponsored' by the Chinese as a profitable activity.
But it will be too dreamy. Perhaps you should study whether it is feasible on your own site. And input/output is okay and profitable… Take a positive view, given climate data.
We are now in the Netherlands since April 29 and wish to be back in hot Thailand soon. Hold on for another week. Not only the weather is unpleasant here, we have to wear too many clothes, but we miss our Thai food…
Of course you didn't know that before. What a disaster this must be. And you wanted to show your girlfriend the Netherlands. Now nothing comes home. Because it's a disappointment that you haven't been able to eat Thai food for 4 days. And that in the Netherlands. Quickly back to Thailand I would say because soon you will starve. You can leave clothes there. (sigh)
Yes, cry, cry, sigh, sigh…..we look at everything, but unfortunately we have to be here…it's not a disaster, but it's not that great. I will appreciate the heat in Thailand more. Where we live it has not been very hot so far (36 degrees).
No, we don't starve, but what passes for Asian here… don't make me laugh. Rice that falls off your fork… Lassie Magic Rice everywhere….
I knew very well what was coming at me, my girlfriend didn't. She feels suffocated in all those clothes she has to wear to warm up a bit. shower? Terrible… after a nice shower, shivering and drying off. Not a problem in the hot weather in Thailand, on the contrary, we shower there four times a day ... just for the good.
Indeed, we are inside all day today. Bad weather here…drizzling rain all day. Rather a heavy shower in Thailand and after an hour it will be dry again..
I'm not going to chat... but I think it's a missed opportunity on your part.
Moreover, I have the feeling that you especially want to ensure that your girlfriend does not ask to come to the Netherlands again.
I often see different reactions from Thai women about their visit to the Netherlands/Belgium.
Vb Wondering if Khun Peter's girlfriend also felt that way during her stay here?
I really like your reaction, cry cry, sigh sigh, and how you then introduce your girlfriend to (in this case) the Netherlands.
By the way, in a good Thai restaurant, the Lassie Magic Rice you mentioned is far away.
You can of course deliberately look for it to prove yourself right to your Thai partner.
Sjaak at every Toko they have rice from Thailand in all shapes and sizes. My Thai girlfriend would like to be in the Netherlands now. Nature is in full bloom and everything is beautifully green. Just enjoy, even in the rain because after a rain shower it smells wonderful outside.
Thanks for the tip…., but sorry to say it, RonnyLatPhrao, we had a hearty laugh about you – your comments…no, after a sunny Saturday at Keukenhof, we had a rainy Sunday “home”. After it was dry, we found a shop during a short walk, which Khun Peter was talking about. Indonesian cuisine, adapted to Dutch taste. Nothing that really stimulated now. I would like to write another story about our trip to the Netherlands from the point of view of my dear friend. It will be more positive than RonnyLatPhrao thinks… Nevertheless, we enjoy everything as much as possible and miss our hot Thailand….
To close.
You can laugh about it, but you write that now.
Your previous comments made it appear otherwise, at least that's how it came across to me.
Lucky for your girlfriend I'd say.
I just got back from a few weeks in Belgium.
The penultimate week in particular was very nice there, with temperatures even reaching 20 degrees. Was beautiful for the time of year.
But I also like the Thai temperatures, but I didn't miss them especially.
By the way, I didn't miss the Thai food either.
I enjoy what the moment gives me, be it Belgium or Thailand.
Each does have its advantages and disadvantages.
Enjoy the benefits so you don't have to miss anything so easily
As for the general use of solar panels, I think most people here should first take a look at how solar panels work. These do not really need the sun, but they do need daylight. Also take a look at what happens to the efficiency of solar panels once the temperature rises above 30°C. You will then understand why solar panels are not so popular in the tropics.
The financial aspect is another matter, but for large companies this does not play such a major role, it is the return that applies after installation.
If the solar panels in Belgium and the Netherlands had not been over-subsidized by the various governments, they would not have been so popular in Europe. Now people are sitting there with the fried pears when the final bill was made and it was established that the subsidies are simply not affordable…. soon we will see taxes on solar panels appear there instead of subsidies… many private ones will then be dismantled again.
Lung baddie
It is precisely this time that it is nice during the day against 40 degrees and at night 27 degrees and a rain shower every few days
I am always in Thailand from the end of April to mid-July because of these temperatures and then go back to the frog country where it is just a matter of waiting
From the north in Thailand to the south must be something like 1500 Km.
From the Netherlands / Belgium to Italy is roughly something like 1300 Km.
Is the weather the same in the Netherlands/Belgium as in Italy?
Thai sometimes say something about the fact that it is warm / hot, but that's it.
Yet not a single Thai for whom this is a problem.