Weekly note

Thailand in March

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

March is a sweet spot at 1 of these 4 places: Phuket. Best avoided at 1 of them.

Ranked for March

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Phuket sweet spot 32° 6d £442 32C max, 6 rainy days
2 Ko Samui goodbusy 30° 2d — busier than usual
3 Chiang Mai ok 34° 1d — 34C max, 1 rainy day

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

Not this March

Other months for Thailand

March 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.