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Best time to visit Thailand

6 destinations · monthly climate normals, judged against the Tropical preset (mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoon) — pick another below

The best time to visit Thailand for tropical weather is December to April, when 4 of the 6 of its destinations on Sun Season fit. All of them have a true monsoon season, falling between May and December depending on the destination.

Verdicts come from WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000; see the method.

Thailand month by month

Pick the weather you like and every destination's months are judged against it.

Weather you like

mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoon

For Tropical weather, the best time is December to April, when 4 of the 6 of its destinations fit.

Open Thailand on the interactive map ↗ the same verdict for every place on Earth, any month

DestinationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
BangkokGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOMSNMSNGOGO
Chiang MaiCLDCLDGOGOGOGOGOMSNMSNGOCLDCLD
PhuketGOGOGOGOMSNMSNMSNMSNMSNMSNMSNGO
KrabiGOGOGOGOMSNMSNMSNMSNMSNMSNMSNGO
Koh SamuiGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOMSNMSNMSN
Koh ChangGOGOGOGOMSNMSNMSNMSNMSNMSNGOGO

GO fits · CLD too cold · HOT too hot · DRY too dry · RN too rainy · MSN monsoon

When to go to Thailand, by the weather you like

Looking forRuleBest monthsDestinations that fit
Warmmean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showersNovember to February1 of 6
Tropicalmean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoonDecember to April4 of 6
Beachmean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, dry or showersDecember to April4 of 6
Coolmean 0–14 °C32–57 °F, anything but the monsoonno month0 of 6
Snowmean below 0 °C32 °F, any rainno month0 of 6

Destinations in Thailand