Thailand’s wet season - the annual monsoon explained
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ต.ค. 2020
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Unlike much of the rest of the world, with the four reliable seasons of winter, spring, summer and autumn…
Thailand has just three seasons…. hot, not-quite-so-hot, and wet.
The wet season coincides with an annual tropical monsoon,
that forms the overwhelming feature of Thailand’s weather in the late spring, summer and autumn.
The rainy season is caused by the southwest monsoon
that sweeps out of the Indian Ocean with moist air heading in a north-easterly direction across Thailand,
sucked into the void left by rising warm air over the summer Asian continent.
The timing of the season isn’t the same around the country
and isn’t the same every year although it is reasonably reliable.
For example, Chiang Mai doesn’t have the same rainy season as the Gulf of Thailand islands.
And Koh Samui’s wet season is month’s after the islands on the other side of the Malay Peninsula.
The annual celebration of Songkran, the Thai New Year on April 13,
is usually timed to match both the end of the hot season and the start of the annual wet season.
But in most provinces the start of the monsoon is usually a month or so later.
Some places can be much wetter than others.
Ranong, in the south of Thailand, just north of Phuket facing the Andaman Sea,
is the wettest province in the country with a rainy season stretching from April to November.
But the seaside resort of Hua Hin on the Gulf of Thailand only really has two particularly rainy months, September and October.
The strength and intensity of the rains vary greatly.
But, generally, monsoon rains tend to be short, intense bursts of rainfall.
They could last for a few hours in the middle of the day,
but they could just as easily be over within about 15 minutes in the morning or evening.
The monsoons do little to stop the locals who are used to just plugging-on,
despite the deluges and occasional floods.
Help is never too far away with the 20 baht ‘poncho’ available at every 7 Eleven and Food Mart.
Flimsy and available in a variety of unfashionable colours,
they’ll keep at least some of your body dry if you’re caught out in a downpour.
It floods very easily in Thailand, such is the intensity and suddenness of the monsoonal rains.
Bangkokians will just roll up their trousers, or hold onto their skirts,
take their shoes off and wade through the floodwater.
It’s just part of life when living in Thailand.
Every year millions of baht are spent to improve drainage and prevent flooding,
but nothing seems to make the situation any better.
The best thing about Thailand’s wet season is that the rains are never icy cold
and usually provide a pleasant respite from the heat.
Bangkok and Central provinces
The Thai capital generally has a rainy season from late June or early July,
peaking in September and starting to dry out in October.
It won’t necessarily rain every day and very rarely all day.
But sometimes it’s torrential.
Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand
Chiang Mai is the north capital, mostly flat and surrounded by hills,
and attracts plenty of tourists and travellers year-round.
The monsoon season lasts longer in the North, compared to Bangkok.
It usually starts around May and continues until November.
July and August are particularly wet.
North East Thailand
The Northeast provinces are further away from the Indian Ocean,
so the monsoon has lost some of its power by the time it reaches the region.
The wet season would stretch from May to October
but 80% of the rain usually falls in August and September.
The region’s north and eastern borders are the mighty Mekong River
which relies on a decent annual fall of rains.
In recent years the Mekong has recorded lower levels
due to the changes in wet season rains
and damming upstream in Laos and China.
East Thailand
Koh Chang and the other islands off the coast of Trat province,
are beautiful and mostly unspoiled by mass tourism,
but can be very wet during the monsoon there,
which usually runs from late May to the end of October.
But the islands will be much quieter and prices lower during the wet season.
Phuket, Krabi and the Andaman Coast
Glorious beaches, tropical living and beautiful islands.
It will usually start raining from mid April to October and November.
September and October are the wettest.
And when it rains, it pours.
The strong south westerly winds usually make the
west-facing beaches unsafe for swimming for the duration of the monsoon.
Many tourists drown off these coastlines every year.
Koh Samui and the Gulf Islands
Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand
are a triad of popular islands off the coast of Surat Thani,
and have their own annual season weather patterns.
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That is the best information I have ever seen about the Thailand wet season and from personal experience, totally accurate!!!
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Great stuff! Very educational!
Great, informative video. Thanks Tim 👍
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Very accurate forecasting and a great guide for those wishing to visit Thailand, when the borders do reopen to the Land of Smiles.
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Great video and nice education of staff about weather in Thailand. Forecasting weather of tropicl zone is complicated.
Excellent info !
Very informative, well Done 👏
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well done to all. Thanks.
I definitely want to visit during the rainy season. The rainier the better for me
what? are you from a desert or something? lol.
@@jason41a nah lol, I’m not but I love the rain so much. We get a decent amount where I am but I could always use more
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Spent 10 days in Phuket start of September last year, some cloudy days, some sunshine, barely Any Rain. Plesant temp. Perfect but Sea unsuitable for bad swimmers. Hotel absolute bargain. Enjoy your holiday
So Which beaches would you recommend for July, it looks like Krabi is not a good choice to go to in July? Thanks
What was last year in May like? I am thinking of travelling here soon
Very helpful, thank you. Just to add this: There are two kinds of monsoon seasons. There is also around October or later until December a monsoon coming from the north-east directions that can hit especially the southern gulf islands pretty hard. It usually comes with strong winds and sometimes hard rain. But it´s usually the wind that leads all the fishermen and others to keep their boats in a safe storm harbour.
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very informative
how's the rain in early November in Phuket vs Bankok? are they short drizzles or hours of showers?
Thank you
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I want to go in Koh Phangan in the beginning of September I want to be there for two weeks, are you able to swim in the sea, or is the rain and monsoons too often there in September?
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Is it good to visit Phuket and Phi Phi Islands during August?
is it okay to visit bangkok in the mid of July? It will be rainy days?
Hi there , we’re thinking of going to Thailand in the first week of July. We’re thinking of exploring Koh samui and the islands around. Will it be very rainy there during this time ?
Thanks
Very useful video.. ! Thank you just the subtitle are little to fast ..!
Can we still snorkeling during August?
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Bangkok last night till this moment is cold which is 25 degree .🤗
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Is the rain situation really bad in August? we are planning for Phuket Krabi in Aug. Please advise
Its now raining day by day in bangkok, idk about koh samui but yesterday bangkok rained 140mm just 3hours(annual sum of rain in NYC is 1140mm per year)
Do not forget we do have winter in Northern Thailand.
I think that also applies to the mountainous regions of the Issan region- I've been caught unawares, freezing me bol**ocks off, after a sunny mid-February day, more often than not...!!😂😂😂
Lol yes Thai winter but without snow
We are planning on the first two weeks of November in Khao Lak. Is this past the rainy season? Xx
The rainy season is suposed to end by October, but it's very hard to be sure. Just last year, it was raining every now and then on November.
Yeah, even in Winter in ChiangMai temp lowers down to 14 degree some time, maybe 3 times for 2 days, Even as a German I say it is cold - but I still don't wear a winter jacked like the locals here, but still bare foot. - Yeah, OLD climate In formations and as I have seen myself, the most rain was September and October, but since 8 years the seasons change as: The rain, normal stopped hard 1.11. about, now continue with every 10-12 days shower until January, the rain Monsun is coming more early (sure a month) and for years I haven't seen the Ping River full or flooding, as it happened 2006-1011 every year once. - Right 3 seasons: summer hot until 45 degrees, rain until 35 and later less, and winter most near 20, but sometime less - not so cold as it was years before. - So have fun and just prepare right with clothing and destinations.
Hello, we're going the last 2 weeks in Oct. Is it nice enough to go on the beach then?
@@beaute10221 Beach where ? Trat, Pattaya, Huahin, or Samui or even Phuket or more south near Penang ?
For lay on beach could be risky if rain, but just to go for it - not a problem if not thunder and storm.
Example : Hua Hin, October most 14 day rain, but sure less to the end less, and there is a difference from East and West coast during the seasons.
search Internet for Location, weather October - to get some basic data.
I live in the North where the rain stops around 1.11. and the more south the later, but that is NOT this long term Monsun rain already. At Penang near to Malaysia the rain season near never stop.
enjoyed the vid, thanks, if I may make one small correction, every year millions of baht are ALLOCATED to improve.......
June is raining 🌧 or not
I recently moved to Chaing Rai from Bangkok. It's impossible to characterize the weather for all of Thailand. We've had a few days of hard rain and unlike Bangkok floods the total amount of rain (in the North) is still too low to refill all the rivers, lakes and reservoirs. This year's rain was just enough to irrigate rice fields now being harvested. The next season of crops are a gamble.
Hi Is July 2nd week a good option to travel. Actually we are a group of few girls travelling first time, so needed a lil guidance. We are going to bangkok and Phuket. So will it be okay or should be postpone as few vlogs are stating that it will be heavy rainy season but some are suggesting it will be okay for tourism as everything is re-opening now
I have booked to go Patong Beach from end of September to early October what do you think the season will be at that time?
Same here; end September planned for Phuket, Krabi, Phi Phi :(
@@anirbanmukherjee3582 how was it I’m planning to go that time
@@jonathanreyes-pf6qt Oh it was amazing! Hardly got any rain, some minor drizzles - heat was less due to this, you will definitely enjoy!
@@anirbanmukherjee3582 amazing tysm I’m super excited and going to phi phi, koh phangan and Bangkok probably pattaya too
@@jonathanreyes-pf6qt Amazing - have a great trip!
What’s the weather like First week of December Koh samui
Not sure if this just applies to the first week, but in December, Koh Samui is forecasted to get as high as 32°C (89.6°F) and as low as 23.9°C (75°F)
crazy how small this country is but has so many diff depending on the month .
The damming of the Mekong upstream especially in the main Chinese source rivers are affecting the viability of the Mekong for Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. This is a serious ASEAN concern with long term ramifications.
What’s the weather like in Thailand during may and June?
dry and sunny weather
What is it like in october in phuket
Still the rainy season
So, planning to go to Thailand at the end of August - early September and yes, of course I know is not the best time but is what we got... We really wanted to go to Koh Chang but for I can see is better to go to Koh Samui right?
Or can we still enjoy Koh Chang during rainy season? Like, once the rain stops.
That time of the year, probably better in Samui. But you’ll still have a great time which ever you choose
@@TheThaiger thank you!! We will see, we still got time and yes, I agree that we will have great time wherever we go! ^^
@@Like_a_flowing_wind so did you choose Samui? Your trip is soon!
@@helee28 we have chosen Koh Chang even knowing it will rain... Mostly because we only go there our last 2-3 days and is easier and more convenient to get there from were we are (will be). ^^
Why? Do you have any tips? Thank you!
@@Like_a_flowing_wind just asking because I'm also arriving around the same dates and not sure where to go. I think,
Samui. Hope we both get sunny days. Safe journey tc 💞
Is it ok to go in May to June plane to spend a month there this year
May to June should be fine if you're concerned about the monsoon season
@@TheThaiger will it rain in the 1st week of june in Krabi, Phuket! ?
I have noticed that I am more likely to get soaked on my motorcycle in the Northwest of Thailand when the weather report says 20% than when it says 80%, shouldn't we be drug screening meteroligists?
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Best places to go in thailand in septembre? To avoid the rain
seems like we got a LOT of rain this year...great for the dams in Phuket.
Its been a dry few years, this year is great @@
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Should be Bangkok monsoon explained weather we have 4 seasons up north. it gets cold.
You must be well acclimatised ....maybe I’ve worn a jumper 25 times in 18 years in Chiang Mai. The 4 seasons are 1. Perfect 2. hot 3. bloody hot 4. hot but pissing down.
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Gringo Life I saw frost once at Doi Inthanon. Luxury
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is mid july (week 2 until week 3) consider as rain season?
Yes
Ah that short burst of intense, heavy downpour of huge rain drop with intense wind, apocalyptic balck clouds and near death experince multiple lightning strikes....
Not to mention very angry typhoons
We don’t get typhoons in Thailand
I mean here in Philippines....hehheh
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The Mekongs levels are lower because China has many dams and holds back the water which then affects every country back
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The West is ticked & jumping because they're not comfortable and just cannot digest the fact that someone, other than themselves is doing better than them and is about to dethrone their alpha position and usurp there power & authority on the world's stage...!!
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End Oct and Early November, when will be less chance to rain or similar for heavy rain?
Still raining
But the showers are usually brief and serve to cool things down a bit.
Mid November would be an ideal time to visit Bangkok. The city will be crowded so be prepared to pay more for flights and hotel rooms unless you do your search well ahead of time.
@@TheThaiger Is always cloudy in early November?
How's the weather in late July? Does it usually rain during this time in Phuket and Krabi?
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Start with the A & End with the A
Mass tourism? A subjective phrase. There are a lot of people depending on that tourism to feed families, so its not just a one way argument.
WRONG! At best misleading! Depends where you are in Thailand As the South have a different monsoon at a different time to th NE for example!!
Gee you didn’t even get 1 minute into the video when it explains exactly that.
Hi i want to go chiang mai in end september to October will it be okay?