Weekly note

Thailand in July

7 of the 12 destinations in Thailand are in season in July: 4 a sweet spot, 1 good, 2 ok.

July is a sweet spot at 4 of these 12 places: Ko Samui, Ko Tao, Phi Phi Islands and Ko Lanta. Best avoided at 5 of them.

Ranked for July

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Ko Samui sweet spot 31° 6d 31C max, 6 rainy days
2 Ko Tao sweet spot 28° 10d 28C max, 10 rainy days
3 Pattaya good 31° 11d 31C max, 11 rainy days
4 Phi Phi Islands sweet spot 29° 11d 29C max, 11 rainy days
5 Ko Lanta sweet spot 30° 12d 30C max, 12 rainy days
6 Hua Hin ok 32° 8d 32C max, 8 rainy days
7 Kanchanaburi ok 33° 9d 33C max, 9 rainy days

Not this July

Other months for Thailand

July 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.