Season for a holiday in Thailand. When is it better to go to 2019?

We focus on the months most favorable for a trip to Thailand. All on business: weather, prices for tours in 2019, features resorts.

The tourist season in Thailand lasts all year round. However, the question of where and when it is better to go to rest is always relevant. Today we will share information based on personal experience of 3 trips (were on Phuket, Pattaya, Krabi and Bangkok) and of course reviews travelers and bloggers:

• when the beach season in Thailand starts and ends
• where is the sea warmer
• How do the prices for vouchers differ depending on the change of times of the year
• when to fly for cheap fruit
• And is it possible to relax better in low season than in high season?

For more interest, we note that for 2019 a tour to Thailand on two can be found from 70 000 rubles for 10 days. Where to look for such profitable options? We tell two sections below?

Content

1. Holiday season in Thailand
2. Search for cheap tours yourself
3. When is the rainy season in Thailand?
4. Season at popular resorts
5. Phuket | Pattaya | Samui
6. Weather by months
7. Fruit season

Beginning and end of the holiday season in Thailand

Phuket Island (our trip 2018)

In general, in Thailand, the holiday season is an ambiguous concept. AT December you bask in the sun in Phuket and less in Samui lucky on the fingers are considered “dry” days. In April, you are sorry you conclude that you did not have time for the hot season at the Andaman Sea, and in Pattaya – at the Gulf of Siam – is not getting out of the water at this time.

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Climate nuances of the resorts, we will analyze a little lower, but for now summarize:

The best months for a holiday in Thailand

• November
• December
• January
• February
• March
• April

Low season

• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October

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And although the high season in Thailand starts at the end of autumn and is completed in the spring, it is not necessary to categorically treat a trip to summer period.

Search for cheap tours yourself. Top services

Do not wait for a tasty offer over and rely on third parties, it is necessary to take matters into their own hands and look for trips themselves! Is it not difficult and even more interesting?

There are three cool and tested by us (and tens of thousands of others travelers) site:

• Onlinetours
• Level.Travel
• Travelata

Cool, because they compare the prices of tours at once from all tour operators and give the most profitable options. Simply put, it is How does Skyscanner, just by stays? We explore the right direction on each service, we study the schedule of cost of tours months, we adjust the dates and requirements for the hotel and book what liked it, where cheaper.

As our practice shows, Travelata and LavelTravel help out early booking, and Online Tours is generous with last-minute tours. But it happens the other way around, so it’s worth a look at all three (and check what are the promotional codes).

When is it cheaper to go on holiday to Thailand? Should I buy tour in low season?

Please note that all prices indicated in the article are relevant. at the time of its publication and are indicative.

If you are determined to spend holidays in the tourist season in Thailand, then democratic dates fall out at the end of November-beginning of December and March-April.

A “batch” boom on the beaches subsides only when the season rains in thailand are in full swing. However, airplanes continue supply vacationers who either differ slightly more prokonomnostyu, or led by the low cost of the tour?

In the rainy season in Thailand vouchers really cost budget – the price of vouchers fall from 45 000 rubles to people in January to 34,000 rubles in May. Same story with independent rest. Considering how much fly to Thailand, a ticket cannot be superchip, but still on off-season dates prices go down: from 20 000 rubles Moscow-Bangkok-Moscow (we recommend to search on skyscanner and aviasales).

We advise you to save rationally and not to the detriment of relaxation and choose the beginning and end of a bad weather period. Namely – April-May and the second half of October.

Excursion in kayaks in mangrove forests (Krabi) – we are very liked

Should I go in the offseason? Based on our own experience – we Were on Phuket in April and May – we answer that yes, definitely worth it! We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the TOP 10 best places in Thailand.

• We were not flooded with rain (rather, it was refreshed a couple of times 20 each minutes)
• not upset local desire to cash in on the white man (willing to bargain, because what to sell is, and to whom – no?)
• we did not suffer from a lack of fruit (he has ripened since April the most yellow mango) and an oversupply of people (having visited Tae for the first time it was during the low season that we were stunned by the number of tourists in tall!)
• Moreover, last-minute tours were once or twice and for very pleasant amounts (our 2 weeks cost 62,000 rubles for two)

When is the rainy season in Thailand? Features

The weather at different resorts in the rainy season in Thailand varies by precipitation by month, so even at this time is available full beach holiday.

• Phuket: the wet season comes in late May and it rains until mid october. There are big waves at sea, and those few who spend time on the island in the summer are surfers
• Pattaya: rainy months – September and October
• Krabi: tourists run away from showers for the period June-September
• Koh Samui: island watering from October to December

Why does the rainy season vary in the regions? Everything is tied to monsoon winds, which bring a change in climatic periods. Due to their different location (the first two are near the Andaman Sea, the second – in the Gulf of Thailand), winds do not arrive according to the same schedule.

By the way, are you still afraid of a big name – rainy season? Then we come to you with the following fact: in January we were helped more, than in may! Approximately 9 days versus 3 (sample of 2 weeks?). TO Moreover, water from the sky usually flows no more than half an hour during the day or 1-2 hours after sunset. The rest of the time in Thai resorts are definitely comfortable temperature, but increased humidity.

Season at popular resorts in Thailand

Clear presentation (but not guaranteed, because it’s unpredictable tropics) about the weather at different resorts and islands in Thailand for months gives a summary table.

• dry season;
• wet;
• not recommended.

Phuket Season

The most popular tourist destination is the pearl. Thailand – Phuket. Season for relaxing in a truly beach corner of the country It stretches for a long time and is interrupted only for some particularly wet ones. months.

The beginning of the holiday season is November, and the end is for March. The hottest period falls in April and May, but also in these months to spend a vacation is still permissible. In late spring begins rainy season, and like most vacation spots in Thailand, Phuket getting less crowded. High waves and dirty water in June are not beachgoers will delight, but the season for surfers in Thailand is Phuket only inflames. From the second half of October, the island is again acquires the status of the most visited resort.

• On average, prices for Phuket tours in 2019 during the season start at 73,000 rubles for 10 days for two

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Pattaya Season

Koh Lan Island (near Pattaya)

The resort city is located in a bay on the coast of the Gulf of Siam, less prone to monsoons, and therefore the tourist season is not calms down. In Thailand, Pattaya – the center of entertainment and sightseeing routes. Go-go bars, nightclubs, massage parlors and shows for adults – the first thing that attracts tourists here, but also the beach season here is the longest. Due to the geographical location in the city the driest summer, but short showers do not deliver the discomfort.

The season in Thailand in Pattaya lasts from November to mid August The summer is relatively dry and still warm, and so the resort is suitable for traveling to Thailand from June to August.

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It is interesting that in Pattaya there are periods when it is cold for everyone – really cold! A couple of years ago, the temperature in January (seemingly the sun itself) dropped to + 15 ° C! By the way, oh unpredictable weather?

• 10-day trips to Pattaya for two people cost from 70,000 rubles

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Season on Koh Samui

On the islands of the Gulf of Siam, which include Samui (Thailand), the season best suited for recreation begins at January and continues until the end of September. Since October the swimming season can be considered closed due to heavy rains and storms. The amount of precipitation will begin to decline markedly in January, and in February Samui will turn into a heavenly blooming corner. Spring on Samui – not only low prices, but also an abundance of exotic fruits. НаApril is mango season, and in May you can already try durian, mangosteen, rambutan and other exotic ones that are not available in our latitudes.

• The cost of trips to the island starts from 150 000 rubles for 10 nights for two

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Weather in Thailand for months

Having understood the seasons, hot and humid, let’s consider weather in Thailand for months. And although within the same time of year temperature values may fluctuate slightly, the difference in sensations are still there.

Thailand in December, January and February

Thailand in winter is rave reviews of tourists who have been to paradise. In the coldest months in Russia, the height of the bathing season the season on Tae, the weather is stabilizing, the rain is almost not it happens. The sea is calm and clear, the water warms up to + 26 ° C … + 27 ° C.

Average daytime temperatures during the winter months:

• in December – + 29 ° C
• in January – + 30 ° C
• in February – + 32 ° C

Winter is the highest season, and its peak is at the end December and early January. Read more about holiday in Thailand in the winter.

Thailand in March, April and May

Thailand attracts tourists in the spring with more profitable tours and plenty fruits. At this time, the weather contributes both to a beach holiday and excursion programs.

The water temperature on the coast is + 29 ° C … + 30 ° C.

During the daytime t air:

• March – + 33 ° C
• in April – + 35 ° C
• May – + 35 ° C

In March, the swimming season is in full swing, but in April in Thailand it gets hotter and the humidity rises.

Thailand in summer (June, July, August)

If your plan is to go surfing, better go to Thailand in the summer. The low price of summer season trips attracts here are athletes from all over the world, although there are plenty of resorts sunny days and for beachers.

Temperature:

water – + 28 ° C… + 29 ° C

air:

• in June – + 33 ° C
• in July – + 33 ° C
• in August – + 32 ° C

The sea at this time is often restless, the weather is changeable, but tropical rain showers are short-lived, and bright light shines behind them. the sun.

Thailand in September, October and November

Thailand in the autumn, especially in September, can not boast great weather but remains just as attractive for tourists.

The water temperature in the autumn months + 27 ° C … + 28 ° C.

The average temperature in the autumn in the daytime:

• in September – + 31 ° C
• in October – + 32 ° C
• in November – + 31 ° C

Already at the end of autumn the velvet season comes, and a ticket to Thailand will cost much more expensive. If you want to save, the second Half of October and the beginning of November is quite suitable for this.

Fruit Season in Thailand

AT Mango season is 40-50 baht?

• Mango: March to September
• Rambutan: May to August
• Mangosteen: from March to November
• Longan: from June to September
• Papaya: all year
• Durian: May-October
• Dragonfruit: all year
• Passion Fruit: January-April