The climate

The climate of Phuket is tropical and therefore warm throughout the whole year.
At the same time is dominated by the monsoon winds that bring about seasonal changes from dry to wet.
The monsoon winds change prevailing direction according to the season.

There are two very hot periods of weather on Phuket. The first between April and May when the average temperatures range from 30 to 36 degrees Celsius and only the occasional tropical thunderstorms bring relief from the heat. The second between September and October, but the frequent rainfall has a wonderful cooling effect.

The Southwest monsoon, from March to September, occurs when the sun is directly over the Equator, the Asian continental mass heats up more than the surrounding Indian Ocean, Moist, hot air is drawn from the sea to the land causing a south westerly wind to blow over Phuket bringing rain and inclement weather to the western coast of Southern Thailand.