Weekly note

Thailand in February

4 of the 4 destinations in Thailand are in season in February: 1 a sweet spot, 2 good, 1 ok.

February is a sweet spot at 1 of these 4 places: Chiang Mai.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Phuket goodbusy 31° 2d £600 busier than usual
2 Chiang Mai sweet spotbusy 30° 1d — busier than usual
3 Ko Samui goodbusy 29° 3d — busier than usual
4 Bangkok okbusy 33° 2d £446 busier than usual

Fares are the typical return from London for February departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for February departures.

Other months for Thailand

February 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.