Before a tourist who is going to rest for the first time in this fabulously beautiful tropical country, a very urgent question usually arises: 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 country very stretched from north to south, and the climate in the mainland and on the islands can be completely different at the same time. In addition, every season in Thailand brings its joys to a certain category of vacationers: surfers, divers, lovers of land excursions, who want to get acquainted with the culture and festivals of Thailand, just lovers of beach holidays.
Tourists enjoy special demand on the 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 a winter. There are three summers, and we will tell you more about them. For us northerners, the "cold summer", or, in the understanding of the local population, the "cold season" is considered much more comfortable. Cold should be written in quotation marks, because the temperature of both air and water does not fall below +25. The sky is cloudless, and 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, which turns Thailand into a kind of paradise, falls into our winter - from late November to mid-February. There is only one “but”: most tourists flee from the harsh northern winter here and prefer to celebrate Christmas and New Year to the rustle of palm trees on the beach, and therefore prices for hotels, flights and food take off. A trip to Thailand in the winter will be far from budgetary.
From the end of February, heat begins in the country, intensifying until the end of June. The sky continues to be cloudless, the sea is calm, but diving can no longer be enjoyed due to the large amount of plankton. This is not the time when it is better to go to Thailand for people who do not tolerate heat, and even more so do not go to the continental part of the country, since in the afternoon the temperature can reach +40 ... + 45.
But the islands are quite comfortable, as they are surrounded by a cool sea breeze. The group of islands of the Gulf of Thailand is especially famous in this respect. This is the real resort Thailand - Koh Samui ... Vacationers say that the "hot summer" is very easily tolerated here: +28 ... + 30 - air temperature and +27 - water. In addition, the time of the holidays comes : 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 Buddha with lush religious processions. But in May short-term rains can begin, which, however, only bring joyful coolness.
They say that European summer and autumn are not at all the times when it is better to go to Thailand. The heat subsides due to cloud cover and rain. At first, the rains are short-lived, they come from the power for half an hour - an hour a day (and even then at night), and the rest of the time the sun shines. Since August, winds begin, and this can not but rejoice the surfers. But on Samui, August is a velvet season, it's time for lovers of beach holidays.
In autumn, rains become longer, and monsoon currents that cause storms dominate the sea. But prices are falling to a critical point: reviews of hotels 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, in Thailand there are places where the “wet summer” is not felt at all: Pattaya, the islands of Phuket and Chang, the city of Bangkok, the northern provinces. In addition, with the rainy season, the sales season begins. If you want to spend a budget vacation in Thailand, and even come back with suitcases of cheap clothes, then October is the best time. The air temperature still does not fall below +24, and the water temperature stubbornly keeps at +25.