Phuket

griffo69 · #1 24-08-2006, 20:45

you guy's have been much help in all my question's but i wanna ask one more. wat is the best time of the year to go to phuket? because my mate wants to had there around april/may next year and i said to him that ill ask so yeah could someone assist me please?

Talbotman · #2 24-08-2006, 21:12

AROUND the middle of april is the thai new year holiday SONGKRAN when phuket and pattaya are busy thus the hotel prices can be higher
but if you wait until the end of the month beginning of may hotel prices and flight prices come down .
The weather at that time of year is good also should still be quite a few BMS around at that time of year.
i personally am going late march early april and getting away before songkran.
i have made 25 visits to thailand and 18 of them have been in the months march through may so it must be my fav period of the year !

Geoffphuket · #3 24-08-2006, 21:45

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Originally Posted by griffo69

you guy's have been much help in all my question's but i wanna ask one more. wat is the best time of the year to go to phuket? because my mate wants to had there around april/may next year and i said to him that ill ask so yeah could someone assist me please?

The arrival of the monsoon season in Phuket is marked by the Songkran water festival - around the 13th April. From that date onwards the weather can be un-reliable to say the least - And, in the 9 years I've lived here, it never fails to amaze me how accurate this date is! The best time to arrive is towards the end of November through until the end March.

Hope this helps

Geoffphuket

mars · #4 24-08-2006, 22:06

The best time to go to Phuket is RIGHT NOW but on a serious note I'd agree with November - March.

Talbotman · #5 24-08-2006, 22:12

I WAS IN PATONG FROM november 6th till november 14 last year 2005 and i did not have 1 single dry day during my stay it rained heavily all day and night and i have been told by friends it was like that right into the middle of december then this year i was there from july 3 till july 10 and only had 1 morning of rain was not to sunny but dry ! you cant rely on weather patterns anywhere anymore !

Geoffphuket · #6 24-08-2006, 22:20

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Originally Posted by Talbotman

I WAS IN PATONG FROM november 6th till november 14 last year 2005 and i did not have 1 single dry day during my stay it rained heavily all day and night and i have been told by friends it was like that right into the middle of december then this year i was there from july 3 till july 10 and only had 1 morning of rain was not to sunny but dry ! you cant rely on weather patterns anywhere anymore !

The monsoon season in Phuket is notouriously un-reliable - it always starts and ends at the same time each year, but the breaks between downpours can last from a few hours to several days! If you're lucky you could see no rain at all during a two week holiday...there again it could be a complete wash out

naughty boy · #7 24-08-2006, 23:59

I had the statics in my hand a few months ago, and November and December were exceptionaly wet last year.

Lot of complaints in our hotels, but that is crap, as we cannot make the weather.....

griffo69 · #8 25-08-2006, 09:15

well i just went there about 1 week ago and it was raining everyday, because its so humid, but i think ill tell him to go at the end of april and start of may, thanks for that

Mangwapp · #9 26-08-2006, 05:57

I've only been to Thailand twice and both times were to Chiang Mai for a cricket tournament, which is basically just an excuse to get right into all that the place has to offer.
Any idea when the Phuket Sixes is? I think it's around March time.

Geoffphuket · #10 26-08-2006, 10:41

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Originally Posted by Mangwapp

I've only been to Thailand twice and both times were to Chiang Mai for a cricket tournament, which is basically just an excuse to get right into all that the place has to offer.
Any idea when the Phuket Sixes is? I think it's around March time.

Hi Mangwapp,

Think you’d find Phuket rather different than Chiang Mai. For a start Phuket is situated in the wet tropics of the Andaman Sea and has two distinct monsoon seasons. Chiang Mai in the far north has a more Mediterranean feel with the temperature sometimes falling to 0C overnight in January/February – Some years it’s even been known to snow! The exact opposite to Phuket, at this time of the year.
Can’t help with the sixes’ info - but keep an eye on this link to the Phuket gazette events page nearer the time.

Phuket Gazette - online English newspaper for Phuket,upcoming events, event calendar, phuket events, Thailand, with daily news, classified ads, yellow pages, business listings

Hope this helps

Geoffphuket

griffo69 · #11 29-08-2006, 10:24

so you guys dont reckon we should head in april/ may, becouse im going to go with my friend now to phuket and we went to the travel agents today to find out some detals of the trip