Thailand in August
6 of the 12 destinations in Thailand are in season in August: 4 a sweet spot, 1 good, 1 ok.
August is a sweet spot at 4 of these 12 places: Ko Samui, Ko Tao, Phi Phi Islands and Ko Lanta. Best avoided at 6 of them.
Ranked for August
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ko Samui | sweet spot | 31° | 6d | 31C max, 6 rainy days |
| 2 | Ko Tao | sweet spot | 28° | 9d | 28C max, 9 rainy days |
| 3 | Pattaya | good | 31° | 10d | 31C max, 10 rainy days |
| 4 | Phi Phi Islands | sweet spot | 29° | 12d | 29C max, 12 rainy days |
| 5 | Hua Hin | ok | 32° | 7d | 32C max, 7 rainy days |
| 6 | Ko Lanta | sweet spot | 29° | 13d | 29C max, 13 rainy days |
Not this August
- Bangkok 31C max, 14 rainy days
- Chiang Mai monsoon: 25 rainy days, 449mm
- Chiang Rai monsoon: 21 rainy days, 383mm
- Kanchanaburi 32C max, 11 rainy days
- Khao Lak monsoon: 19 rainy days, 368mm
- Phuket monsoon: 17 rainy days, 248mm
Other months for Thailand
- January 7 sweet
- February 5 sweet
- March 8 sweet
- April 1 sweet
- May 1 sweet
- June 5 sweet
- July 4 sweet
- August
- September 2 sweet
- October 0 sweet
- November 5 sweet
- December 6 sweet
- Every month, side by side
August elsewhere
Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Thailand as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.