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Best Time to Go to Phuket 2015
The best time to visit Phuket is during the cool NE monsoon season, from December through March, when it isn't so humid, and the cool breezes keep things comfortable. The average temperature is around 75F to 89F (24C to 32C). Note that lately, as almost everywhere in the world, weather is unpredictable.Phuket Weather Forecasts
When is the Best Time to Go to Phuket
Phuket has a tropical monsoonal climate. It's warm all year round,
but the two periods of April-May and September-October are
the hottest. The September-October period is also the wettest due
to the southwest monsoon. Phuket is blessed by being in a
temperate zone. Even though typhoons and tropical storms occasionally
batter Hong Kong and the Philippines, Phuket enjoys mild weather and
while the heavier rains in September and October can disrupt things a
little, it's rare that the island has several consecutive days of heavy
rain.
Hottest Time in Phuket
Locals enjoy June, July and August since the weather is usually fine and the island's favourite haunts remain uncrowded. The usual pattern is brief but heavy showers, with plenty of sunshine between downpours. Everything is a little less expensive at this time of year, as well. Temperatures range between 70F and 90F (20C to 33C).
Songkran Festival 2015 in Phuket
April 13th – 15th, 2015
Coming to Phuket during April? Then you’re in for a big surprise if
you’re here from April 13 – 15. This is the time of the Thai celebration
of New Year, Songkran – an event that marks the beginning of the solar
calendar (it translates as ‘the passing of’). For some, it’s a period of
reflection and carrying out of familial shows of respect to elders. But
for others (in fact for most people) it’s a perfect excuse to get
merry, hit the streets and throw tons of water around at anything that
moves out there.
Traditionally speaking, Songkran tradition was
the time of year when the rice harvest was in and farmers had to wait
for the rains to begin in order to plant their rice. This would be the
driest point of each year so it would seem sort of illogical to waste
water by pouring it over elders’ hands but amazingly, gradually over the
years Songkran has developed into an orgy of water throwing using
buckets and water guns.
Songkran starts off innocuously enough but by midday on April 13
streets are lined with pickup trucks with their beds loaded with
ice-cold water and ‘water warriors’ strafing and splashing passersby who
line the side of the road shooting back. As you can imagine it’s a
fairly chaotic scene, all the more so because the very agents of Law and
Order – the police – are the number one targets for many revellers.
Nowadays people have taken to adding talcum powder to their watery
ammunition; icy water is also an added delight although the police take a
dim view of ice cubes.
Small children delight in equipping
themselves with water guns and spraying anyone who comes in their path –
no one is exempt! Remember this date when you are in Patong and leave
your cameras and anything likely to suffer water damage behind in your
hotel room, because of all the water flying around. This is a nationwide
festival but the craziest place to get involved in Phuket is… no prizes
for guessing – Patong’s centre of hedonism, Bangla Road with the Beach
Road coming in a bedraggled and soaking second as the place to splash
and be splashed at.
Normally the police will try to keep a cap on
things by allowing water throwing only on April 13 but it appears that
in Patong anything goes so expect the watery revelry to last longer
there.
Still, as with all wild parties, certain precautions have to be taken and these are:
- Only take waterproof photo equipment out with you
- Do not wear expensive clothing – it will be ruined
- Best not to ride a motorbike for very many obvious reasons and indeed avoid driving any vehicle
- Wear sunscreen and apply it regularly as it will wash off
- If you are in a vehicle don’t expect to get to your destination in a hurry as traffic is snail slow
low season
Low Season Activities in Phuket
Diving, Fishing and Canoeing Activities
Ominous black thunderheads stand piled up high overhead, soft explosions of lightning deep within. Tucked away in among the hills, here on Phuket, newly planted rice paddies glow an improbably vivid green in the darkening calm before the storm. Tall palms sway in anticipation of the downpour to come, its arrival heralded by sudden hard gusts of wind. Enormous stands of bamboo rattle quick tattoos against one another and banana plants flap their fronds in dishevelled alarm just before the skies, with a crack of thunder, finally split open.For an hour and more the rain comes down in torrents, all but erasing the island from view. Then it tapers to a drizzle, the winds easing to a fresh breeze. Finally it stops, and the sun finds its way through a hole in the clouds to flash on irrigation ditches full to overflowing, on temple roofs scaled in bright orange and green, on palm fronds wet from the rain and brilliant against the torn black remnants of the monsoon storm.
Like polished pebbles and seashells along the seashore, Phuket reveals its richest spectrum of tones and colours when washed by the rains. On this island, just as in the rest of Southeast Asia, the coming of the southwest monsoon has traditionally been cause for celebration. This is a time of renewal, when the rains bring forth new life and security for another year, when the land turns so green it is a feast for both eye and soul. And, in times past, the inhabitants of Phuket celebrated the approach of the southwest monsoon not only for its cooling, life-giving rains but also because its first winds arrived bearing the junks and the dhows of traders from India and Arabia.
Nowadays, however, local people often have more cause to celebrate the end of this season, looking forward instead to a northeast monsoon which comes bearing planeloads of tourists. This is because the west coast is scalloped by the island's most popular beaches -- beaches such as Patong, Kata, Karon, and Nai Harn -- and exposure to the southwest monsoon means that small boats are threatened by sudden squalls and heavy seas.
What Water Activities Can I Do?
And the southwest monsoon, especially from June onwards, brings the rainy season. It isn't as though every day sees rain, however. You can still enjoy a fair share of fine skies and moderate seas. Just as the local fishermen do, simply assess conditions carefully before setting out; there's no reason the southwest monsoon should interfere with a good vacation.
Diving daytrips to destinations such as Koh Racha and Koh Phi Phi are still on. There are even live-aboard dive cruises to the Similan Islands and Trang, given favourable weather reports; it's just that they can't be scheduled with confidence much in advance.
Cruising yachts and day tours from Phuket find sheltered waters for sailingin Phang Nga Bay, surely one of the most memorable natural sights anywhere in the world, where the sea is protected from both northeast and southwest monsoon.
Another way to enjoy Phang Nga Bay is to try "sea-canoeing". Hidden worlds of flora and fauna within some of the islands -- the hong, as they are known to locals -- are accessible only through sea caves at low tide. This is an unforgettable adventure; and, according to the operators of Phuket-based Sea Canoe Thailand, the sense of primordial mystery experienced in the hongs is often even enhanced, given the weather at this time of year.
Gamefishermen are in luck during the tourist low season. The sailfish are practically queuing up to take the hook. And that is not much of an exaggeration -- you often find numbers of them jumping while you're trolling, effectively keeping your appetite for action well whetted. True, at this time of year you may occasionally need a good stomach if you're out on a small boat. But the threat of squalls or high seas needn't be a problem, since the boats can fish in the lee of islands such as Koh Racha Yai, which is where the sailfish are generally feeding in any case. Two- and three-day trips, even all the way down to Koh Rok Nok in the south, are still possible in the southwest monsoon.
Another advantage: because of how Phuket's mountains influence local weather patterns, it can be raining buckets on the island while out on the boat everybody's getting a suntan. So, with any luck at all, you may get both fine weather and lots of sailfish right in the middle of the southwest monsoon.
This season is also the only time surfingmakes sense on Phuket. Water-skiing, on the other hand, is possible year-round, now that a cable water-ski operation is up and running in Kathu, between Phuket Town and Patong Beach.
Rainy Season Land Activities
This might also be a good time to explore the interior of the island. Most of the original jungle has gone the way of the tiger. Mining, agriculture and, most recently, tourism have seen to the gradual destruction of the natural habitat. By now, only about seven percent of the land area is covered with natural forest. The greatest part of that is found in Phuket's Khao Phra Thaeo National Park, where picturesque waterfalls, granite outcrops, gibbons and birds in a setting largely unchanged for millennia give the visitor some idea of what Phuket must have been like in times past.
Phuket is also the base for jungle trekking excursions to the neighbouring mainland. Again, at this time of year the forests are greener, the rivers higher for canoeing or rafting, and the waterfalls are more spectacular. (The terrestrial leeches are also out in force, mind you; but this is only a minor nuisance, since they may be removed by applying anything from suntan oil or insect repellent to a lighted cigarette. Try soaking your socks in insect repellent or tobacco water before setting out.)
Tennis and horseback riding are readily available year-round on Phuket. In one instance, riding stables stand right next door to a well equipped shooting range. If those pursuits seem too tame, try go-kart racing or bungy jumping. Taking the big dive has never been so enjoyable as at Jungle Bungy Jump, between Phuket Town and Patong Beach, where you can also have a meal and a drink in scenic surroundings, the restaurant and bar overlooking a pond over which looms the 53 m bungee tower. They also operate a "catapult bungee" in Patong, just outside the Expat Hotel. Of course all the fun isn't to be found out-of-doors. Fine restaurants, bars and discosabound, especially on Patong Beach.
And that's not all. Aside from the gamefishing and surfing and so on, the off season has other advantages. The weather is cooler, for one thing. There are fewer people around, as well, with correspondingly less pressure on accommodation and transportation.
The two monsoons, then, bring different moods to Phuket. In fact, however, in terms of enjoyment at hand there is no such thing as a low season on Phuket.
source: phuket.com
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