Rainy and dry seasons: when to go to Thailand

Before a tourist, first going to rest in this fabulously beautiful tropical country, usually there is a very urgent question: when is it better to go to Thailand? The answer depends on which part of the country you are going to, what budget you have and what type of vacation you prefer. Because Thailand is a very stretched from north to south country, and the climate in the mainland and on the islands can be at the same time completely different. In addition, every season in Thailand bears its joys for a certain category of holidaymakers: surfers, divers, lovers of land excursions, who want to get acquainted with the culture and festivities of Thailand, just lovers of beach holidays.

Tourists have a special demand for tropical islands. So, when is it better to go to Thailand on the islands of the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand? First of all, it must be said that in this country, lying only 10 degrees north latitude, there is never winter. There are three summers, and we will tell more about them. For us, the northerners, the "cold summer", or, in the understanding of the local population, "the cold season" is much more comfortable. Cold should be written in quotes, because the temperature of both air and water does not fall below the mark of +25. The sky is cloudless, but the sea is calm and transparent. It's time for beach people and divers, because there are no strong currents and good visibility under water. This period, turning Thailand into a kind of paradise, falls on our winter - from late November to mid-February. There is only one "but": most tourists are saved from the harsh northern winter here and prefer to celebrate Christmas and New Year under the rustle of palm trees on the beach, so the prices for hotels, air travel and food take off. A trip to Thailand in winter will not be at all budgetary.

Since the end of February, the country begins to heat, increasing until the end of June. The sky continues to be cloudless, the sea is calm, but diving is no longer enjoyable due to the large number of plankton. This is not the time when it is better to go to Thailand to people who do not suffer from heat, and especially not to go to the continental part of the country, because in the daytime the temperature can reach +40 ... +45.

But the islands are quite comfortable, because they are in the cool sea breeze. Particularly famous in this respect is the group of islands of the Gulf of Thailand. This is the real resort of Thailand - Koh Samui ... Reviews resting claim that here the "hot summer" is transferred very easily: +28 ... + 30 - air temperature and +27 - water. In addition, there comes a time of holidays: in April , the Thai New Year is celebrated with cheerful ceremonies and dousing with water, and on the full moon of May - the birthday of the Buddha with magnificent religious processions. But in May, may already begin a short rain, which, however, only bring a joyful coolness.

It is said that European summer and autumn are not at all the time when it is better to go to Thailand. The heat decreases due to cloudiness and rain. At first the rains are short-lived, they go from half an hour's power - an hour a day (and then at night), and the sun shines the rest of the time. Since August, winds start, and this can not but rejoice the surfers. But on Samui August is a velvet season, it's time for beach lovers.

In the autumn rains become more prolonged, and monsoon currents dominate the sea, which cause storms. But prices fall to a critical level: hotel reviews in Thailand say that the difference in the cost of a hotel room between high and low season can reach 50%. It's time for budget trips to the country. Moreover, there are places in Thailand where "wet summer" is not felt at all: Pattaya, Phuket and Chang islands, the city of Bangkok, the northern provinces. In addition, together with the rainy season, the season of sales starts. If you want to spend a budget holiday in Thailand, and even come back with suitcases of cheap clothes, then October is the most suitable time. Air temperature still does not fall below +24, and the water temperature stubbornly holds at around +25.