Southeast Asia · Beach travel

Best time to visit Koh Samui

Mid Jan–Mid Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 29.6°C, with 2.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Koh Samui
Photo: Manfred Werner (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Koh Samui season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Great (season score 79.1)Mid Jan: Best (season score 90.0)Late Jan: Best (season score 93.1)Early Feb: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Feb: Best (season score 97.4)Late Feb: Best (season score 93.3)Early Mar: Best (season score 95.0)Mid Mar: Best (season score 86.6)Late Mar: Good (season score 63.2)Early Apr: Okay (season score 54.1)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 43.3)Late Apr: Off-season (season score 27.6)Early May: Avoid (season score 6.1)Mid May: Avoid (season score 2.9)Late May: Avoid (season score 6.7)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 15.0)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 20.2)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 14.2)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 17.6)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 24.2)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 18.0)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 21.9)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 23.2)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 23.2)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 21.7)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 25.5)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 28.1)Mid Oct: Off-season (season score 25.6)Late Oct: Off-season (season score 24.7)Early Nov: Fair (season score 30.1)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 36.0)Late Nov: Fair (season score 41.3)Early Dec: Okay (season score 50.3)Mid Dec: Good (season score 60.8)Late Dec: Great (season score 77.0)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
JanuaryBest29.1°C3.263.8%
FebruaryBest29.5°C2.351.3%
MarchGreat30.6°C1.749.4%
AprilFair32.0°C2.763.7%
MayAvoid33.0°C4.784.3%
JuneAvoid33.1°C4.087.2%
JulyOff-season32.6°C4.487.5%
AugustOff-season32.8°C3.886.4%
SeptemberOff-season32.1°C4.488.5%
OctoberOff-season31.0°C5.686.5%
NovemberFair29.9°C6.282.3%
DecemberGood29.5°C4.576.3%

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: KO SAMUI(6 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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