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Best time to visit Phi Phi Islands
Thailand · Southeast Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Phi Phi Islands
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- JanJPhi Phi Islands in January: sweet spot, busy
- FebFPhi Phi Islands in February: sweet spot, busy
- MarMPhi Phi Islands in March: sweet spot
- AprAPhi Phi Islands in April: ok
- MayMPhi Phi Islands in May: avoid
- JunJPhi Phi Islands in June: sweet spot
- JulJPhi Phi Islands in July: sweet spot
- AugAPhi Phi Islands in August: sweet spot
- SepSPhi Phi Islands in September: sweet spot
- OctOPhi Phi Islands in October: avoid
- NovNPhi Phi Islands in November: ok
- DecDPhi Phi Islands in December: ok, busy
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Dry season: Jan–Mar, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.
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Month by month
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| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° | 2d | 78% | 10.3h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 30° | 1d | 76% | 10.9h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 30° | 4d | 76% | 10.9h | sweet spot | 30C max, 4 rainy days |
| Apr | 30° | 10d | 78% | 10.5h | ok | 30C max, 10 rainy days |
| May | 30° | 17d | 79% | 9.4h | avoid | monsoon: 17 rainy days, 241mm |
| Jun | 30° | 13d | 79% | 9.3h | sweet spot | 30C max, 13 rainy days |
| Jul | 29° | 11d | 78% | 9.3h | sweet spot | 29C max, 11 rainy days |
| Aug | 29° | 12d | 78% | 9.4h | sweet spot | 29C max, 12 rainy days |
| Sep | 29° | 14d | 80% | 8.7h | sweet spot | 29C max, 14 rainy days |
| Oct | 29° | 19d | 81% | 8.5h | avoid | monsoon: 19 rainy days, 271mm |
| Nov | 29° | 15d | 82% | 8.2h | ok | 29C max, 15 rainy days |
| Dec | 29° | 6d | 80% | 9.6h | 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 Ton Sai village, Ko Phi Phi Don: 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
Phi Phi Islands's May days now average 30.0°C, 1.3°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 11 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 28.5° | 28.6° | 28.9° | 29.0° | 28.7° | 28.7° | 28.2° | 28.2° | 27.8° | 27.6° | 27.8° | 28.1° |
| 2017–26 | 29.1° | 29.7° | 30.1° | 30.2° | 30.0° | 29.6° | 29.5° | 29.3° | 28.9° | 28.7° | 28.5° | 28.8° |
| Change | +0.5° | +1.1° | +1.2° | +1.3° | +1.3° | +0.9° | +1.3° | +1.1° | +1.1° | +1.1° | +0.7° | +0.7° |
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 Krabi (KBV), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Krabi.
| Krabi (KBV) | the drive is not measured yet |
|---|---|
| Phuket (HKT) | 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 Phi Phi Islands is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Kuala Lumpur
- from Bangkok
- from Singapore
- from Ho Chi Minh City
- from Jakarta
- from Kolkata
- from Chennai
- from Hong Kong
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Phi Phi Islands, 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 Phi Phi Islands
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, Grab. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: LINE, WhatsApp.
Phi Phi is supposed to have no motorised transport, though there are a few motorcycles with sidecars, usually used for goods and construction material transport. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Ko Phi Phi, 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.
- Hospitals near Phi Phi Islandsa search on Google Maps
- Pharmacies near Phi Phi Islandsa search on Google Maps
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
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- nipl.com/uploads/NPCI_International_Press_Release_LIQUID_GROUP_TO_POWER_UPI_QR_ACCEPTANCE_IN_10_ASIAN_MARKETS_bcb05ffeee.pdf
Phi Phi Islands in pictures
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Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Phi Phi Islands is like
Ko Phi Phi (หมู่เกาะพีพี) is a small archipelago in Krabi Province, Southern Thailand. It makes up much of the Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- This island is the largest of the Phi Phi islands and consists of two main sections. It is on Ton Sai where the original inhabitants settled and is now the site of most accommodations. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Bird Watching. The best time of the year for bird watching is from Jan-Apr. Many rare birds are to be seen there: gurneys, finfoots, big-winged brown kingfishers, egrets, bitterns, and herons. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Krabi International Airport (KBV IATA). Thai Airways operates daily direct flights from Bangkok, likewise Air Asia from Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying healthy
- Ko Phi Phi has a couple of pharmacies and a hospital. For serious illnesses, go back to Krabi or even better, Phuket. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Ko Phi Phi, 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 Phi Phi Islands
Also in Thailand
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- Chiang Mai best Jan, Feb, Dec
- Chiang Rai best Feb, Mar, Nov
- Hua Hin best Mar, Nov, Dec
- Kanchanaburi best Jan, Nov, Dec
- Khao Lak best Jan, Feb, Mar
- Ko Lanta best Jan, Feb, Jun
- Ko Samui best Jun, Jul, Aug
- Ko Tao best Mar, Jun, Dec
- Pattaya best Mar, Jun, Nov
- Phuket best Jan, Feb, Mar
Nearby
- Langkawi Malaysia · 192 km
- Penang Malaysia · 310 km
- Ipoh Malaysia · 432 km
- Cameron Highlands Malaysia · 464 km
Kind of place
Phi Phi Islands is in Thailand, Southeast Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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