THAI HOLIDAY HOUSE

Thai Seasons

In our opinion there is no "best time" to visit Thailand. Each season has its merits, and visiting the same place twice, but at different times of the year, can offer an utterly different holiday experience. Visit the Northeast during the hot season and you will be surrounded by golden rice fields under an azure sky and never wander far from the gurgling waters of your swimming pool; visit again in the green season and the paddies are inundated with water and shout with dazzling green rice shoots as water buffalo wallow in mud holes and fireflies glimmer in the night sky.

"At Christmas I no more desire a rose

Than wish a snow in May's newfangled mirth;

But like of each thing that in seasons grows."

(William Shakespeare)

Thailand is fundamentally a tropical country that enjoys hot and sunny weather most of the year. Most of Thailand will experience three main seasons:

November to January: Dry, sunny days and cool nights.

February to May: Hot and dry. April is considered the hottest month.

June to  November:  The Green Season (when rain is no fun for a beach holiday, but can make rural Thailand spectacular, with shimmering emerald rice fields!)

However, the South of Thailand is an exception to the rule, where it is important that you choose the location of your holiday house carefully if you are worried about rain, as the South  generally gets twice as much rain as the remainder of the country.

Simply remember that the west coast (Phuket, Kao Lak, Krabi) will experience rain and stormy weather from April to October. The East coast on the other hand (Koh Samui) will witness most rainfall between September and December.