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Best time to visit Ko Pha-ngan
Thailand · Southeast Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Ko Pha-ngan
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- JanJKo Pha-ngan in January: good, busy
- FebFKo Pha-ngan in February: good, busy
- MarMKo Pha-ngan in March: sweet spot
- AprAKo Pha-ngan in April: good
- MayMKo Pha-ngan in May: ok
- JunJKo Pha-ngan in June: sweet spot
- JulJKo Pha-ngan in July: good
- AugAKo Pha-ngan in August: sweet spot
- SepSKo Pha-ngan in September: sweet spot
- OctOKo Pha-ngan in October: avoid
- NovNKo Pha-ngan in November: avoid
- DecDKo Pha-ngan in December: ok, busy
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Dry season: Jan–Apr, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.
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Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° | 3d | 78% | 10.3h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 29° | 3d | 77% | 10.7h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 30° | 2d | 76% | 11.0h | sweet spot | 30C max, 2 rainy days |
| Apr | 31° | 5d | 77% | 10.9h | good | 31C max, 5 rainy days |
| May | 30° | 10d | 80% | 10.4h | ok | 30C max, 10 rainy days |
| Jun | 30° | 8d | 79% | 10.0h | sweet spot | 30C max, 8 rainy days |
| Jul | 30° | 9d | 80% | 9.1h | good | 30C max, 9 rainy days |
| Aug | 30° | 8d | 79% | 9.5h | sweet spot | 30C max, 8 rainy days |
| Sep | 29° | 11d | 82% | 8.7h | sweet spot | 29C max, 11 rainy days |
| Oct | 29° | 17d | 84% | 8.8h | avoid | monsoon: 17 rainy days, 261mm |
| Nov | 28° | 16d | 83% | 8.6h | avoid | monsoon: 16 rainy days, 310mm |
| Dec | 28° | 7d | 80% | 9.7h | okbusy | busier than usual |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Thong Sala, the pier town: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Ko Pha-ngan's April days now average 30.6°C, 1.8°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 26.6° | 27.1° | 28.0° | 28.9° | 29.0° | 29.0° | 28.5° | 28.5° | 28.0° | 27.6° | 27.4° | 26.8° |
| 2017–26 | 28.0° | 28.6° | 29.8° | 30.6° | 30.4° | 30.2° | 29.8° | 29.7° | 29.1° | 28.6° | 28.3° | 28.0° |
| Change | +1.4° | +1.5° | +1.7° | +1.8° | +1.4° | +1.2° | +1.3° | +1.2° | +1.1° | +1.0° | +1.0° | +1.2° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
Fly into Na Thon (Ko Samui Island) (USM), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Na Thon (Ko Samui Island).
| Na Thon (Ko Samui Island) (USM) | the drive is not measured yet |
|---|---|
| Surat Thani (URT) | the drive is not measured yet |
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Ko Pha-ngan is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Bangkok
- from Ho Chi Minh City
- from Kuala Lumpur
- from Singapore
- from Hanoi
- from Kolkata
- from Jakarta
- from Hong Kong
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Ko Pha-ngan, flying or not.
Before you go
Type A and B and C and F plugs at 220 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Baht. UK Foreign Office: avoid all but essential travel to parts. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. Everything for Thailand: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards work in malls, hotels and tourist restaurants; carry 20 and 100 baht notes for street food, markets and taxis. Many small sellers use PromptPay QR, which mostly needs a Thai bank app.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Not expected; Thais round taxi fares to an easy number and sometimes leave small change in restaurants. Do not tip on top of a service charge.
Getting around Ko Pha-ngan
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, Grab. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: LINE, WhatsApp.
As many beaches and restaurants are located far from each other, a scooter is the way (and almost the only way) to get around the island. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Ko Pha-ngan, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 191 (any emergency) · ambulance 1669 · fire 199 · tourist police 1155.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (14)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand/getting-help
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Thailand
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bangkok
- grab.com/th/en
- bolt.eu/en/cities/bangkok
- metro.bemplc.co.th/EMV-Contactless?lang=en
- nationthailand.com/news/policy/40063062
- huahin.localplus.city/2026/04/07/bts-skytrain-prepares-for-emv-contactless-ticketing-on-green-and-gold-lines
- phuketsmartbus.com/payment
- tagthai.com/explore/p/payment-for-foreign-tourist-in-thailand
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
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- nipl.com/uploads/NPCI_International_Press_Release_LIQUID_GROUP_TO_POWER_UPI_QR_ACCEPTANCE_IN_10_ASIAN_MARKETS_bcb05ffeee.pdf
Ko Pha-ngan in pictures
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Daniel Nikitin, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hagai Agmon-Snir حچاي اچمون-سنير חגי אגמון-שניר, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hagai Agmon-Snir حچاي اچمون-سنير חגי אגמון-שניר, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Daniel Nikitin, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Ko Pha-ngan is like
Ko Pha-ngan (เกาะพะง้น, IPA: kɔ̀ʔ pʰā.ŋān, pronounced KOH pa-NGan with NG as in bringing) is an island off the Central Gulf Coast of Southern Thailand and forms part of the Chumphon Archipelago. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Than Sadet-Ko Pha Ngan National Park The park (100Baht, Baht for Thai) is named after the river Than Sadet (literally, "Royal River"). Don't expect much water during dry season. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Archery (First Bow and Arrow Archery) (close to Chalok Lam on the road to Thong Sala). Four archers can have a go at the same time. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- If travelling to Ko Pha-ngan during or near the time of the Full Moon Party… More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Emergency contacts Fire: dial 199 Police: dial 191 (077 377 114) Tourist Police: dial 1155 (this supersedes the old "1699" number) Pha-ngan Rescue Centre: dial 077 377 118 Yes, the Full Moon Party… More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Ko Pha-ngan, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Ko Pha-ngan
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- Phi Phi Islands best Feb, Mar, Jun
- Phuket best Jan, Feb, Mar
- Sukhothai best Jan, Nov, Dec
Nearby
- Langkawi Malaysia · 381 km
- Sihanoukville Cambodia · 398 km
- Phú Quốc Vietnam · 439 km
- Kampot Cambodia · 470 km
Kind of place
Ko Pha-ngan is in Thailand, Southeast Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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