Best time to go to Thailand

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chattynatty

02-Oct-2007 21:58
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Best time to go to Thailand

I am wondering when the best time to go to Thailand is? I have a flight planned at the travel agent and can change it up until this Friday. I am unsure on the dates. I have booked it from the beginning of march to the beginning of may as I plan to go for 2 months. I have read in the Lonely planet book that March and April are not so busy with tourists and therefore are a bit cheaper but the weather is very hot and humid. I am wondering if it is tooo hot and that Feb and March may be a better choice. I don't mind the heat but I have never been to Thailand so I don't know what kind of heat they are talking about. I plan to do the north and south and don't want to have to plan my travel around weather as the book mentions that as well. My schedule is flexible at this time. Any feed back would be much appreciated.
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goo_stewart

02-Oct-2007 22:12
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Where do you come from and how hot is 'tooo hot'? I have lived, traveled, cycled in April for 4 years in Thailand. I come from UK. Your question is a bit unanswerable as we don't know what your parameters are. Personally I don't mind the April heat and can be seen cycling 100 Km a day in it, others have trouble. If high humidity with heat isn't your bag then come in Nov - Feb. I would suggest that you may be more comfortable in the cooler months in Thailand because you are already a little concerned about the hot season. Temps regularly top 35C but the humidity is the killer for many.

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louvan

02-Oct-2007 22:45
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Feb-March is better. April-May can be very hot. Last April was was not that hot though.

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judyksp

02-Oct-2007 23:37
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Typically April is the hottest season in Thailand. April is the time of the year where the Water Festival (Songkran) is celebrated. But the weather can change any time these days.

The peak and high season is Thailand differs in different areas. In Koh Samui, the low seasons are right now but peak seasons are from end Dec to March.

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Chanchao

02-Oct-2007 23:41
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Yeah, try to avoid March-April. It's not just VERY hot, but also VERY dry (not lush and green) and large parts of the North and North East suffer from bad hazy air.

May-June are really good months, as are January-February (and a bit of March, no problem, especially if you end your travels in the South which suffers less from the drought and air quality issues.)

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tezza

03-Oct-2007 05:01
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I often travel in March - early April - I like it because dry season is still around but there are fewer travellers - walk in eveywhere.
I don't find it too hot, but I come from a place with hotter summers. And I stick to the south. However I notice lots of people complain about April's heat, so if you are heat sensitive, maybe take heed.

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losing_touch

03-Oct-2007 07:45
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I like May - August myself! I like the rain! Things are a bit greener, and the rain cools things off. Thailand isn't so crowded. Things are cheaper. It is a nice time.

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irish_tom

03-Oct-2007 10:43
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I was there last March/April...and am going back this March/April...both these months have been the hottest i have every experienced in Thailand ( bearable ), but the humidity is hard to stick...Definitely a lot less tourist's, as most have been during the high season ( December ), and the prices of hotels fall from March onwards.

cellumum

03-Oct-2007 11:13
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