Weekly note

Thailand in September

5 of the 12 destinations in Thailand are in season in September: 2 a sweet spot, 1 good, 2 ok.

September is a sweet spot at 2 of these 12 places: Ko Samui and Phi Phi Islands. Best avoided at 7 of them.

Ranked for September

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Ko Samui sweet spot 30° 9d 30C max, 9 rainy days
2 Ko Tao good 28° 13d 28C max, 13 rainy days
3 Phi Phi Islands sweet spot 29° 14d 29C max, 14 rainy days
4 Pattaya ok 30° 14d 30C max, 14 rainy days
5 Hua Hin ok 32° 13d 32C max, 13 rainy days

Not this September

Other months for Thailand

September 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.