hi there
i know its rainy season but im going to be in phuket and phi phi in early july and was hoping to do a bit of snorkelling, fishing, windsurfing, jetskiing, relaxing on the beach getting a massage etc
just wondering - is this practical given it is 'the rainy season'? (obviously dont want to be doing it in the rain so i guess what im asking is how often does it rain, will it spoil my plans by te sounds of it etc)
thanks heaps
andrew
July is OK, sure you will have some rain, but if your plans are flexible, that's no problem. You can find weather reports from the last 2 years on my weather blog:
Oh really? I'm going to Phi Phi Islands / Maya Bay in Southern Thailand on July 2008 too. But I'm a budget traveller... and I'll be alone there.
DOnt worry about the rain. It cant rain 24/7. =)
I was at both locations this August in what was according to the newspapers a much wetter fortnight than normal - got plenty of sun, a couple of PERFECT days, no day was a write-off. Check all the unattributed pictures on my 2 Phi Phi pages and my Phuket page plus the fotos down the side of the Main Index page and the Bach to Index Page. All were taken in that trip.
I have had several other good wet season visits.
There is also a page on Wet Weather on my blog which might be worth reading.
And as Batfish says, July is normally drier than later in the wet season.
thanks tez
whats the link to your blog
so do you think ill be able ot go fishing and everything in july? i heard even big boats dont go out? i really want to do some island hopping and see maya bay etc too :-(
http://tezza-thailandbeachesandislands.blogspot.com/
Quite a few days in wet season are windless with small swell - excellent conditions for smaller boats.
Quite a few others have a bit of sea running, but are still okay.
Check Batfish's weather blogs above - from memory he usually indicates patches of weather too rough for smaller boats.