Southeast Asia · Beach travel

Best time to visit Phuket

Late Dec is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 32.2°C, with 2.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Phuket
Photo: Bennypc (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Phuket season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Great (season score 80.0)Mid Jan: Great (season score 84.7)Late Jan: Great (season score 80.6)Early Feb: Great (season score 84.4)Mid Feb: Great (season score 75.4)Late Feb: Good (season score 65.0)Early Mar: Good (season score 61.7)Mid Mar: Good (season score 58.0)Late Mar: Fair (season score 35.1)Early Apr: Fair (season score 32.3)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 28.0)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 11.6)Early May: Off-season (season score 19.7)Mid May: Off-season (season score 20.9)Late May: Off-season (season score 26.1)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 23.4)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 35.4)Late Jun: Fair (season score 42.3)Early Jul: Fair (season score 37.8)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 38.1)Late Jul: Okay (season score 48.0)Early Aug: Fair (season score 42.7)Mid Aug: Okay (season score 43.3)Late Aug: Fair (season score 40.7)Early Sep: Fair (season score 36.9)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 37.4)Late Sep: Fair (season score 36.8)Early Oct: Fair (season score 32.5)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 32.5)Late Oct: Fair (season score 38.0)Early Nov: Fair (season score 41.4)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 41.2)Late Nov: Okay (season score 46.0)Early Dec: Good (season score 60.0)Mid Dec: Good (season score 70.2)Late Dec: Best (season score 88.4)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGreat33.0°C2.057.6%
FebruaryGreat34.1°C1.449.5%
MarchOkay34.6°C2.456.2%
AprilOff-season34.3°C4.574.5%
MayOff-season33.4°C5.686.7%
JuneFair32.7°C5.986.1%
JulyFair32.5°C6.086.1%
AugustFair32.4°C6.086.0%
SeptemberFair32.0°C6.789.1%
OctoberFair32.0°C6.788.0%
NovemberOkay32.1°C5.883.2%
DecemberGreat32.2°C3.572.5%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: PHUKET(1 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.