When is the holiday season in Thailand. Seasons in thailand. Read more about the rainy season in different parts of Thailand

For months we will tell you about the seasons for holidays in Thailand. When to fly to Thailand to avoid the rainy season? How not to spend your entire vacation at the hotel?

The holiday season in Thailand lasts almost all year round except, perhaps, rainy August, when the whole country is flooded with tropical downpours. In the rest of the months, you can safely go to this South-Eastern state - there will definitely be a resort where you can sunbathe and swim in warm as fresh milk sea water.

Since Thailand is stretched from north to south, and is washed by the seas on both sides, suitable conditions for rest in different parts countries vary significantly. While sunny weather reigns in Phuket, Koh Samui may suffer from heavy rains with floods, and when it's hot in Krabi, you have to put on a blouse in Chiang. Therefore, in different months you need to carefully choose a resort so as not to face unwanted surprises.

Comfortable season in Thailand

November

The massive influx of tourists from all over the world falls on the last month of autumn. This is due not so much to weather conditions and the end of the rainy season, but to the increasing tourist demand for winter beach destinations and the launch of charter flights to Thailand.

December

The weather is becoming more pleasant: the air temperature in the area and on southern resorts+30, water +28 degrees, the heat no longer seems so unbearable, the humidity is decreasing.

The Andaman Sea pleases with transparency and perfect tranquility. In the Gulf of Thailand, the situation is still not the most favorable for recreation. Strong winds cause storms, the sea is raging, the waves are high, the water is muddy. Only towards the end the winds subside, and the sky over Samui is gradually clearing of clouds.

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January

August

The most a large number of precipitation in Thailand falls in August. It is especially rainy in the northern regions and in Bangkok, where the water often rises to the knees in the streets. However, you can also relax at this time if you really want to, but you need to take care of reliable protection for video and photographic equipment, durable rubber slippers and a raincoat.

But there is no such unbearable scorching heat as in spring, in August: the rains bring some coolness, which was so lacking, because the air temperature throughout the country is still at around + 31 + 32, and the water in the sea is warmed up to +30 degrees.

It is most comfortable to be in Pattaya and Koh Samui in August, since it rains less often in the Gulf of Thailand. But here, too, the sea is still restless, and there are gusty winds.

September

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The answer to the question "what time of the year is it better to go to Pattaya" depends on two factors. Firstly, on the weather conditions at the resort, and secondly, on the prices for services.

The tourist season in Pattaya lasts all year round. The rainy season (more about it below) does not stop tourists, there is entertainment here at any time of the year and in any weather, in the end, rain will not be an obstacle for those who are going to spend time, for example, on Walking Street.

The rainy season in Pattaya

It sounds very scary, especially for us, the people of Russia, where there is no such thing as a rainy season. In Pattaya, it lasts from May to October, and is accompanied by hot temperatures, which at times exceed + 40 ° C, and high humidity, which is caused by frequent tropical showers. Of course, before traveling to Pattaya this season, it is better to consult a doctor and identify possible contraindications.

But rainfall season doesn't mean you can't lie on the beach and sunbathe. The rains are usually very short and fall rapidly, within an hour, and usually fall at night. They affect, first of all, the condition of streets and lower floors of buildings, although water does not linger on land for a long time, and quickly recedes to the sea.

The rainy season in Pattaya is also characterized by daytime, morning and afternoon low tides, which make swimming very uncomfortable, and jellyfish appear in places. But the indisputable plus at this time is the price. Especially low prices for tour operators, as a rule, in the first half of June, they can go down to $ 400.

Prices for services are also falling due to the weak activity of tourists. There are really fewer of them here at this time, and sometimes it is even boring in the evening. True, this drawback bypasses Walking Street, where life is always in full swing. Also, during the rainy season, you can enjoy the cheapest and ripe fruits. Peak rainfall occurs in May and the first two months of autumn.

Rain season

Dry season in Pattaya

So in Pattaya they call the time from November to March. There is indeed less precipitation in the dry season, the climate becomes drier and more comfortable. This time is considered the most favorable time for traveling to Pattaya. The air temperature in the dry season is lower than in the rainy season, but this does not mean that it gets cold here. The daily temperature is about +30 ° C, and at night it does not drop below +21 ° C.

The influx of tourists, of course, stimulates the rise in prices for entertainment; it reaches its peak during the New Year holidays. The cost of an average tour package at this time hovers around $ 900. There are always crowds of people on the streets of Pattaya in the dry season, you don't get bored. It is worth taking care in advance about booking rooms in hotels and tours for this time, since often everything is scheduled 2 months in advance.

Beach season in Pattaya

The height of swimming in Pattaya is in December, January and February. Not that no one swims here the rest of the year. Just the opposite, geographical position Pattaya disposes to year-round swimming, there are no strong storms and hurricanes, the water is always warm. It's just that during these three months the ratio of water and air temperature is the most comfortable (+27 o C and +31 o C, respectively).

Beach season

Excursion season in Pattaya

The determining factor in choosing the time of year for sightseeing rest in Pattaya are weather... It is best to look at the local beauty without languishing from the unbearable heat and stuffiness, so, again, the most favorable period will be from December to February.

Festivals and Holidays in Pattaya

Songkran or Thai New Year

Tradition to celebrate New Year established in Thailand for several holidays... These days fall for the period from 13th to 15th April... A holiday in Pattaya and Thailand itself is considered a family celebration, but the sacrament has long developed into a kind of show for tourists. Thais decorate houses and temples with jasmine flowers these days. It is customary to bring alms to churches - sweets made with one's own hands.

After the solemn part, all residents go out into the courtyard of the temple to build stupas from white sand - one of the symbols of Buddhism. Traditionally brought up Thais these days go out into the streets, painting their faces with a mixture of dry white clay and talcum powder. Ends Songkran the Wang Lai Festival.

Thais on Songkran holiday

Wang Lai Festival

Wang Barking, or the water dousing festival, is held in Pattaya April 16-19 slightly earlier than the rest of Thailand. The traditions of this holiday go back to antiquity, when the Thais, with the onset of the new year, performed ritual ablution of the older members of the family - pouring fragrant water on their hands.

Now the holiday has long ceased to be a part of the ancient sacrament. Thais of all ages celebrate Wang Lai on the streets, pouring water pistols and even hoses connected to the water supply at all passers-by. Already by modern tradition, it is impossible to turn away from the water, which is actively used "against" tourists - their Thais are doused with special zeal.

Wang Lai Festival

Pattaya Marathon

As in most cities, Marathon in Pattaya is an urban-scale event, applications for participation in which are accepted several months before the event. A marathon is held in july, no fixed date due to extremely unstable weather this month.

Unlike similar events in Europe and the USA, the Pattaya Marathon has a competitive basis. On the first day, the quarterfinals are held, on the second - the semifinals, and on the third - the Big Marathon, also known as the Final, where the winners of the previous stages are already competing for the palm.

The Marathon ends on the 4th day with a race of wheelchair athletes. All days of the competition start at 4 am, but despite early time, viewers come here from all the surrounding settlements.

Chonburi Buffalo Race in Pattaya

Became an international brand of Pattaya Buffalo racing are held in the city of Chonburi, the capital of the province, where the Thai tourist Mecca is located. The festival starts in the second half of October when the heaviest showers of the rainy season recede and outdoor activities can be held.

The buffalo race begins with a demonstration passage of animals around several districts of the city. An expert jury selects the most beautiful and healthy buffaloes, which, by the way, are adorned in expensive silk outfits. After that, one buffalo is selected from each farm, which takes part in the race the next day.

The race itself is a spectacle unparalleled in the world. Buffaloes with minimum amount riders saddle the harness and go to the prepared training grounds, where such colorful "races" are arranged.

Buffalo racing

Pattaya Incredible Music Festival

Festival that has become a national event « Amazing Music Pattaya » held here in march, in one of last months before the rainy season. During the three stages of the festival days, dozens of performers from all over Thailand have time to perform at the concert venues of the city.

The festival has no genre restrictions - both rock music and classic Asian pop are equally welcomed here.

The streets of Pattaya turn into one big music market during the festival days. Where you can buy member CDs, as well as a variety of related merchandise. According to official data, more than 100 thousand people come to the city every year to visit the festival.

By the way, there are no tickets to the festival - entrance to all performances absolutely free for both Thais and tourists.

Often the choice of holiday destination is influenced by the seasons and seasons in resort places. for example, no one will fly to Egypt in the summer, and no one rushes to Turkey in the winter. In this article, we will try to consider such an issue as the seasons in Thailand.

To begin with, consider the table of dependence of the amount of precipitation and sunny days from month and latitude. The table shows two cities that are distant from each other. Chiang Mai in the North and Phuket Island in the South of Thailand. This table shows well the temperature drops and precipitation. depending on the season in Thailand.

Month:			Jan	Feb	March	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Saint	Oct	But I	Dec
Chiang Mai	Average maximum t С °		29	32	34	36	34	32	31	31	31	31	30	28
	Average minimum t С °		13	14	17	22	23	23	23	23	23	21	19	15
		hours a day	9	10	9	9	8	6	5	4	6	7	8	9
		mm per month	7	11	15	50	140	155	190	220	290	125	40	10
		days a month	1	1	2	5	12	16	18	21	18	10	4	1
Phuket	Average maximum t С °		31	32	33	33	31	31	31	31	30	31	31	31
	Average minimum t С °		23	23	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	14	14
		hours a day	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	6	7	8
		mm per month	35	40	75	125	295	265	215	246	325	315	195	80
		days a month	4	3	6	15	19	19	17	17	19	19	14	8

Weather in Thailand

What do you think is a holiday with tears in your eyes? This is a vacation in Thailand at an incredible price that coincides with the rainy season. Just imagine the feeling when you are offered to travel to Thailand at an insanely attractive price, to a premium hotel.

Add excursions here, well, almost for nothing. And shopping at ridiculous prices. It is here that the intuition wakes up, dozing to itself an unremitting sleep, and begins to obsessively give signals.

Street in Pattaya during the rainy season

Yes, indeed, there is one small nuance - it is just that during this period it will rain every day in Thailand. As for the rest, a beautiful marquise ... And now your imagination draws a picture of rest, where you stand in ankle-deep water in slates. The situation around you more and more resembles an illustration to the biblical parable of the Flood. Water is below, around, above.

Now you are already knee-deep in water, waist-deep - a Thai boat is rafting past. You pleadingly stretch out your hands to him, but he, sternly raising his palm, tells you the price of your salvation: "1000 baht, mister!"

In powerlessness, you give up and look doomed after the sailing boat, while your wallet, carried away by the stormy stream, rushes to the Gulf of Thailand. Your fantasy has coped with its task.

But, there are also facts that you cannot argue with. So is it true that the rainy season in Thailand is so merciless that even thinking about a vacation during this period is unsafe? Or is it all slander of insidious tour operators?

Note: the average cost of a ticket for two with flight, accommodation, transfer in November 2019 is $ 2000-2500.

What the rainy season really is - five naive questions about the rains in Thailand

Temperature and rainfall chart for the rainy season in Pattaya

What is the rainy season in Thailand

The rainy season is the period with the most rainfall. It is characterized by high humidity. For Thailand, this is quite normal, as the seasons change.

When the rainy season begins and ends

The boundaries here are rather arbitrary. Typically, the first rain showers begin in May. The average rainfall this month is 177 mm (for comparison: in the hottest period, the average rainfall is 12-13 mm).

The peak of the season falls on September, October - these months correspond to a record amount of precipitation of 205 mm and 250 mm. By the end of November, there is a decline in storm activity.

The southwest monsoon brings rains to the kingdom. On average, the rainy season in Thailand lasts about 5-6 months.

Is it true that during the rainy season it pours non-stop for whole days

No that's not true. Seasonal rains are usually quite rapid.

They start suddenly and just as suddenly stop. The duration of such rain ranges from 15 minutes to an hour. They fall in the afternoon or at night. The largest number precipitation falls in the central and northeastern regions of Taya, it can rain there for several hours or even days. But all the popular resorts are concentrated on the coast in the southern part.

Is it true that there are floods in Thailand during the rainy season?

Yes, it happens.

The most frequent floods are in the central part and in the areas adjacent to the Chao Phaya River. From the coastal resort area, water quickly goes into the sea.

Floods are most common during peak seasons, when the soil and drainage systems are already saturated with a colossal amount of water, and city sewers simply do not have time to cope with such volumes.

Is it true that it rains all over Thailand at the same time?

No it is not true. The distance between the extreme southern and northern points of the kingdom is just under 2,000 km. Thus, when the southwest monsoon brings rains to some resorts, to others you can enjoy the hot sun.

For example, in Phuket the rainy season corresponds to the period from July to October, on Koh Samui - from August to November. It should be noted that Thailand is located mainly in the tropical and subtropical zones, which are characterized by heavy rains during the off-season. Average temperatures in the kingdom are from +33 degrees in the hot period and from + 28 degrees in the winter.

The rainy season in Thailand has no strict restrictions, and the different resorts start at different time... Rains will not be able to significantly affect your rest, since all the moisture that has fallen out will evaporate very quickly. The rainiest are September and October. The rest of the time, you can safely plan your vacation.

Natural anomalies

Thailand is famous for being suitable for holidays almost all year round. The weather, of course, is a capricious lady, and periodically makes her own adjustments. In 2018, she never ceased to amaze and presented surprise after surprise. In July (and it refers to the rainy months with high humidity), the amount of precipitation was very insignificant, while the temperature did not drop below +30 C.

The situation is close to critical. In especially arid regions, a standardized supply of water was introduced (!) - this was the decision of the local authorities.

Cheap vending machine drinking water in thailand

Simple peasants, resorting to ancient rituals, and pilots of a specially created air squadron who used modern methods- sprayed in the sky reagents capable of causing precipitation.

The requests reached the addressee, and within two months Thailand was at the mercy of a cyclone. September 2015 surprised with flooding in Pattaya - this is the resort that suffers least from heavy rainfall. There it is usually advised to wait out the rainy period. And yet, these are the exceptions rather than the rule.

Pros and cons of rainy season holidays

But even at a time when streams of water periodically pour from the sky, you can find many pleasant moments. With the arrival of rains, surfers are taking over Thailand's resorts. During this period, the sea is stormy, high waves are frequent. Phuket is the most attractive for surfers - there you can find training schools, equipment rental points, and suitable waves. Areas such as Samui and Chaweng are also good for surfing.

Thailand map showing major highways and cities

The main benefits of relaxation

Significant price reductions. Everything is getting cheaper: plane tickets, price of accommodation, services, excursions, shopping. All this is thanks to the rains in Thailand.
Due to the outflow of tourists during this period, the beaches are freer.
Excursion groups are few in number, you can enjoy the cultural heritage of Thailand without hustle and bustle.
The unbearable heat subsides.
Rains dissipate smog - an indispensable companion of big cities. The air is literally filled with freshness.
Many fruits ripen at this time.

Cons of rest

Otherwise, you can become an easy prey for Praia Tana - this deity is responsible for the rains here, who will gladly pour a couple of lakes of water on you and throw 5-6 lightning bolts after you. Or Thai taxi drivers will get you, and they will gladly announce you a price that is clearly higher than usual. Not only surfers are happy with the rain in Thailand, but also local mosquitoes. Make sure you have a remedy for these nasty insects on hand.

Thailand has managed to fall in love with our compatriots. No cyclone with monsoons can stop a Russian tourist. While other vacationers prefer to wait out the rainy season, ours tend to visit this particular period. Unfortunately, the crisis that led to the collapse of the ruble could not but affect tourist activity. According to the Tourism Administration of Thailand, in the first half of 2019, the flow of tourists from Russia decreased by more than 50%.

Pattaya - what kind of fruit is it and what it is eaten with

Pattaya is one of the resorts in Thailand, located on the shores of the Gulf of Thailand. Some three decades ago, it was a small fishing village. Today it is quite famous resort... If you were planning a trip to Thailand and your vacation happened to coincide with the rainy season, Pattaya is worth considering. Why? The location on the coast of the bay gives Pattaya some advantages over other resorts. There are no hurricanes and gusty winds here, regardless of the season.

The rainy season - a characteristic phenomenon for the subequatorial climate - passes almost unnoticed here. Average annual temperatures keep at around +30 C. Water temperature +28 C.

Water after showers practically does not linger and quickly goes into the sea. The remaining puddles evaporate quickly.

The rainy season in Pattaya, features

The rainy season in Pattaya begins in May and is considered closed by the end of October.

Precipitation schedule for Pattaya

The boundaries of the season are very blurred. Again, the season does not fall within the season. It can be two weeks of showers in May for an hour a day, and fine drizzling rains in June, and rains with lightning in October.
It often happens that it rains in one area of Pattaya, and the sun shines in another.

But in any case, these are not heavy showers from morning to evening for a month or two. At average temperature at 30 degrees, the rains do not bring coolness, but the humidity rises significantly. Seasonal rains in Pattaya are characterized by swiftness - at one moment a stream of water fell from the sky and just as suddenly suddenly stopped. After the rain the clouds dissipate, the sun shines again. By the way, a significant part of the rain falls in the evening or at night.

Note: even if there are clouds in the sky, you can get burned! The sun in Thailand is tricky. Don't neglect sunscreen. Floods due to rainfall are rare in Pattaya.

The latest events in September-October 2015, when Pattaya was practically flooded with water twice, give rise to doubts about the above. But the reason for the high water was the cyclone, and not at all harmless rains. The rainy season in Pattaya is not such an extreme period to give up rest. More precisely, not extreme at all.

Hi friends! The closer the rainy season in Pattaya, the more often we are asked what the weather is in Pattaya, is it really pouring like a bucket every day and whether it is worth going at all. "Maybe we were in a hurry to buy a tour?" - tourists doubt. Let me tell you what the rainy season in Pattaya is and what it is eaten with. And you decide for yourself whether it is worth visiting Pattaya at this time.

When does the rainy season start and end in Pattaya?

According to statistics, most of the rainfall in Pattaya occurs in September and October. There is still a lot of rain in May, but in our experience, May showers in Pattaya cannot be compared with September ones at all. It's like comparing a cat to a tiger. Just kidding, not everything is so bad in Pattaya in September.

We are not afraid of the rainy season in Pattaya: we come from the snow season! In the photo - the Czech village of Spindleruv Mlyn, where only mountains are higher than the pine trees, and in winter it is more beautiful than in summer.

How is the rainy season in Pattaya

Once, during the rain, we stood for forty minutes in a parking lot not far from where we rented an apartment for the first month after moving to Pattaya. It was raining in such a wall that we could not even run 30 meters to the house.

Negative sides of the rainy season in Pattaya:

The situation on the roads is getting worse. Transport travels very slowly during rain, plus whole lakes are formed on some streets. All this leads to long traffic jams.
Taxis raise prices. If you need to go somewhere, but get to far, be prepared for the fact that all taxi drivers will complain to you about a broken meter and overcharge.
You should always carry your umbrella (s) and raincoat (s). Raincoats are sold in 7 Eleven stores, which are found in Pattaya literally at every turn, and are inexpensive.
The rain makes adjustments to your plans. Usually it's raining from 1 to 2 hours.

The rainy season in Pattaya is still in bloom. It's a different matter - that's where the real showers are!

Is it possible to swim in the sea during the rainy season in Pattaya?

When we made it up, some beaches still had to take prizes. But most people go swimming on the beaches of Koh Lana, and we also recommend doing that.