The weather in Ko-Samui is slightly different to the weather in Phuket as Phuket is situated in the Andaman Sea and Koh-Samui lies in the Gulf of Thailand. The three months of British winter are the best three months to spend a holiday in Ko-Samui. THE DRY SEASON: December to March The Koh-Samui dry season is from December through to early March and during December, an average of 98mm of rain falls. In January the average rainfall is only a maximum of 38mm and in February, the average rainfall in Ko-Samui is 8mm. There is often a cooling breeze although the maximum average temperature is only about 31 Celsius. At night, the average minimum temperature is a balmy 23 Celsius. The amount of sunlight during December, January and February is the maximum for Ko-Samui, and the temperature of the sea is a fantastic 27 Celsius. THE HOT SEASON: April to August The hot season for Ko-Samui is not very much hotter than the dry season. The hot season starts in mid March and continues on until August. The maximum average temperature during the hot season is 33 Celsius and the average minimum temperature is 25 Celsius. In April the average rainfall is ...

The weather in Phuket has two different seasons, the dry season and the rainy season with transitional periods in between. These wet and dry seasons are created by the tropical monsoon. For the whole year the average temperature is between 24 and 34 degrees. The water temperatures range from 26 until 28 degrees. THE DRY SEASON: December to March The dry season starts in December and ends in March. In this period there is a cool breezes from the northeast. This is the high season for tourism in Phuket. The dry season is when the climate in Phuket is at its best. TRANSITIONAL PERIODS: April & November The transitional periods takes about a month and in this period the weather is very variable and hard to predict. These transitional months are April and November. April is the hottest month of the year. November is cooler and quite wet. THE RAINY SEASON: June to October The rainy season starts in June and ends in October. This season is the southwest monsoon period. The strong winds brings Phuket warm air from the Indian Ocean and a lot of rain. This is the low season for tourism in Phuket. The average rainfall in Phuket is ...