 Phuket
and Phang Nga Area Weather
What is Phuket's weather like?
You'll hear everything from "No
problem, come on over" to "It rained for days!"
This is the place to get the scoop on Phuket's weather - from links to weather
charts, weather histories and more. Even daily weather commentaries from a dive
shop on the island!
The short story is that Phuket
has a fairly typical tropical weather pattern. Two seasons really, a hot
season, which is fairly dry - and a rainy season, which is a little cooler.
Check the chart below for exact totals. The rainy season cools the weather down
a little and will rarely change your daily plans. Typically (if such a thing
exists!), there is a good afternoon thundershower (20-60 minutes) and a good
hard rain in the middle of the night. But, the area does get the occasional 2-3
day storm - that you might not enjoy if it is in the middle of your vacation.
Here's a chart of the weather
from Alex Malcolm:
Sunrise Divers describes the
weather as having three seasons and they also run a daily comment on the weather
- as well as weather histories. Click on their logo to visit their weather
page.
Click on the satellite map below to get the current (right
at this moment!) picture of the weather in the region. Phuket will be at the
bottom middle of the image - the crook in Thailand's elbow. It's a big image
that is updated every hour.
For a more detailed discussion
of the rainy season in particular, check this thread at the Lonely Planet
website:
Thailand Wet Season Information.
Below is the current weather
from the weather station at Phuket International Airport:
There you go - with all that
information - you'll be better informed than anyone about when to visit Phuket
and what the weather is really like.
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