Koh Samui Seasons:
Average Temperatures, Rain and Wind on Koh Samui
Koh Samui has three seasons. February to May is
the hot and dry season with peak daytime temperatures exceeding 40 degrees
Celsius and little rain, except for short, but heavy cloudbursts. This
weather is just perfect to spend the day on one of Koh Samui's beautiful
beaches or staying near the hotel swimming pool. Hiking or mountain
biking into the interior will be extremely strenuous, and can be dangerous
for persons with weak health or someone not carrying enough water.
Typical weather from June to September brings
more tropical rain showers, a short and welcome breather from the heat of
the day. Daytime temperatures are still in the high thirties. The beaches
are wide and bright, the sea is generally calm and smooth. Note that Koh
Samui is located off the east coast of Thailand, and therefore shielded from
the south-eastern monsoon hammering Thailand's Andaman coast during this
period.
Koh Samui's monsoon season starts in October
with torrential rain falls, flooding, mud slides, strong wind and waves from
the east. This nasty weather is caused by the north-east monsoon coming
up from the Philippines and Indonesia. Also November can be rather wet.
Temperatures drop to twenty degrees at night - which is quite cold by
local standards. The heavy rain and flooding usually comes to an end in early
December. The wind still blows from the east, driving high surf into the
beaches of Chaweng and Lamai. Fortunately the hotel and resort areas in the
bays of Maenam, Lipa Noi and Taling Ngam are somewhat sheltered from the
strong waves The beaches here offer superior conditions for swimming and
beach safety until windy conditions settle down by the end of January.
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Temperatures |
25.5 |
26.5 |
27.5 |
28.1 |
27.3 |
27.3 |
27.3 |
27.3 |
27.1 |
26.3 |
26.1 |
25.3 |
șC |
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Precipitation |
46 |
11 |
25 |
72 |
170 |
136 |
145 |
149 |
200 |
254 |
269 |
121 |
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