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Best time to visit Thailand: where to go in which month?

Twelve months, 20 places. For each month a separate page shows where it stays dry, how warm it gets and which festivals are coming up.

Thailand in January17 of 20 places dryDriest: Kanchanaburi, Ayutthaya, Chiang MaiThailand in February18 of 20 places dryDriest: Pai, Ayutthaya, Chiang MaiThailand in March9 of 20 places dryDriest: Pai, Chiang Mai, AyutthayaThailand in April3 of 20 places dryDriest: Hua Hin, Ayutthaya, Chiang MaiThailand in May0 of 20 places dryLeast rain: Hua Hin, Ayutthaya, KanchanaburiThailand in June0 of 20 places dryLeast rain: Hua Hin, Kanchanaburi, AyutthayaThailand in July0 of 20 places dryLeast rain: Hua Hin, Pattaya, AyutthayaThailand in August0 of 20 places dryLeast rain: Hua Hin, Kanchanaburi, PattayaThailand in September0 of 20 places dryLeast rain: Hua Hin, Koh Phangan, Koh SamuiThailand in October0 of 20 places dryLeast rain: Pai, Chiang Mai, IsanThailand in November7 of 20 places dryDriest: Isan, Ayutthaya, PaiThailand in December12 of 20 places dryDriest: Isan, Bangkok, Kanchanaburi

All places through the year

Each cell is a month. Sand means dry, turquoise changeable, dark blue rainy season. Click a month to go to the month page, click a place to go to the destination page.

dry, under 60 mmchangeable, 60 to 150 mmrainy season, over 150 mm
PlaceJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec
Ayutthaya4 mm, dry7 mm, dry19 mm, dry49 mm, dry114 mm, changeable94 mm, changeable99 mm, changeable118 mm, changeable223 mm, rainy season197 mm, rainy season44 mm, dry7 mm, dry
Bangkok13 mm, dry20 mm, dry42 mm, dry91 mm, changeable248 mm, rainy season157 mm, rainy season175 mm, rainy season219 mm, rainy season334 mm, rainy season292 mm, rainy season50 mm, dry6 mm, dry
Chiang Mai4 mm, dry9 mm, dry18 mm, dry57 mm, dry162 mm, rainy season124 mm, changeable140 mm, changeable217 mm, rainy season211 mm, rainy season118 mm, changeable54 mm, dry16 mm, dry
Chiang Rai8 mm, dry14 mm, dry28 mm, dry98 mm, changeable213 mm, rainy season178 mm, rainy season311 mm, rainy season358 mm, rainy season284 mm, rainy season125 mm, changeable59 mm, dry14 mm, dry
Hua Hin12 mm, dry15 mm, dry54 mm, dry46 mm, dry109 mm, changeable79 mm, changeable93 mm, changeable71 mm, changeable120 mm, changeable246 mm, rainy season101 mm, changeable8 mm, dry
Isan4 mm, dry21 mm, dry42 mm, dry90 mm, changeable169 mm, rainy season162 mm, rainy season173 mm, rainy season216 mm, rainy season232 mm, rainy season118 mm, changeable16 mm, dry4 mm, dry
Kanchanaburi3 mm, dry18 mm, dry29 mm, dry78 mm, changeable145 mm, changeable86 mm, changeable103 mm, changeable98 mm, changeable220 mm, rainy season209 mm, rainy season59 mm, dry6 mm, dry
Khao Lak39 mm, dry41 mm, dry115 mm, changeable210 mm, rainy season438 mm, rainy season424 mm, rainy season430 mm, rainy season545 mm, rainy season596 mm, rainy season518 mm, rainy season241 mm, rainy season62 mm, changeable
Khao Sok39 mm, dry41 mm, dry115 mm, changeable210 mm, rainy season438 mm, rainy season424 mm, rainy season430 mm, rainy season545 mm, rainy season596 mm, rainy season518 mm, rainy season241 mm, rainy season62 mm, changeable
Koh Chang37 mm, dry86 mm, changeable115 mm, changeable185 mm, rainy season427 mm, rainy season830 mm, rainy season972 mm, rainy season1040 mm, rainy season681 mm, rainy season377 mm, rainy season74 mm, changeable21 mm, dry
Koh Kood37 mm, dry86 mm, changeable115 mm, changeable185 mm, rainy season427 mm, rainy season830 mm, rainy season972 mm, rainy season1040 mm, rainy season681 mm, rainy season377 mm, rainy season74 mm, changeable21 mm, dry
Koh Lanta15 mm, dry18 mm, dry60 mm, changeable119 mm, changeable245 mm, rainy season258 mm, rainy season296 mm, rainy season304 mm, rainy season330 mm, rainy season325 mm, rainy season147 mm, changeable56 mm, dry
Koh Lipe21 mm, dry46 mm, dry122 mm, changeable206 mm, rainy season233 mm, rainy season184 mm, rainy season231 mm, rainy season259 mm, rainy season328 mm, rainy season339 mm, rainy season224 mm, rainy season97 mm, changeable
Koh Phangan86 mm, changeable54 mm, dry81 mm, changeable83 mm, changeable156 mm, rainy season124 mm, changeable116 mm, changeable111 mm, changeable122 mm, changeable310 mm, rainy season507 mm, rainy season210 mm, rainy season
Koh Samui86 mm, changeable54 mm, dry81 mm, changeable83 mm, changeable156 mm, rainy season124 mm, changeable116 mm, changeable111 mm, changeable122 mm, changeable310 mm, rainy season507 mm, rainy season210 mm, rainy season
Koh Tao86 mm, changeable54 mm, dry81 mm, changeable83 mm, changeable156 mm, rainy season124 mm, changeable116 mm, changeable111 mm, changeable122 mm, changeable310 mm, rainy season507 mm, rainy season210 mm, rainy season
Krabi & Phi Phi32 mm, dry43 mm, dry98 mm, changeable147 mm, changeable172 mm, rainy season193 mm, rainy season201 mm, rainy season266 mm, rainy season275 mm, rainy season324 mm, rainy season180 mm, rainy season68 mm, changeable
Pai6 mm, dry6 mm, dry17 mm, dry63 mm, changeable174 mm, rainy season190 mm, rainy season227 mm, rainy season239 mm, rainy season199 mm, rainy season114 mm, changeable45 mm, dry10 mm, dry
Pattaya16 mm, dry14 mm, dry53 mm, dry64 mm, changeable148 mm, changeable119 mm, changeable97 mm, changeable98 mm, changeable205 mm, rainy season216 mm, rainy season72 mm, changeable8 mm, dry
Phuket30 mm, dry24 mm, dry74 mm, changeable143 mm, changeable260 mm, rainy season213 mm, rainy season258 mm, rainy season287 mm, rainy season361 mm, rainy season320 mm, rainy season177 mm, rainy season72 mm, changeable

Figures: Thai Meteorological Department (TMD), climate averages 1981 to 2010, rounded. Places without a weather station of their own use the figures of the nearest station. More places and the exact numbers are on the weather page.

Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit

When is the best time to visit Thailand?

For Bangkok and the north it is most pleasant from November to February, on the Andaman Sea with Phuket, Krabi and Khao Lak from December to March, and in the Gulf with Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao from February to September. The table on this page shows which month suits which place.

Which month is driest in Thailand?

February has the most dry places, with 18 of 20, followed by January with 17. A place counts as dry with under 60 millimetres of rain in the month.

In which months does no place in Thailand stay dry?

In May, June, July, August, September and October, none of the 20 places stays under 60 millimetres of rain. Even then there are places where it rains much less than elsewhere, for example in the Gulf or in Hua Hin.

Background on the rainy season, heat and high season is in the guide Best time to visit Thailand. If you already know where you want to go, see the overview of destinations.