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Best Time for the Phuket, Krabi & the Islands

Sweet spot: January, February, March — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

High season on the Andaman: flat seas for longtails and every island hop running on time.
Southwest monsoon: west-facing beaches take the swell, boats cancel some days — and prices halve.
MonthTempRainDaylight
January20.7–30.9°C89 mm11.6 h
February20.9–33.1°C25 mm11.7 h
March21.8–35.2°C107 mm11.9 h
April23.7–35.6°C134 mm12.2 h
May24.4–35.0°C242 mm12.4 h
June24.3–32.3°C260 mm12.5 h
July24.1–30.6°C250 mm12.4 h
August23.8–30.4°C282 mm12.3 h
September23.8–30.8°C327 mm12.0 h
October23.6–30.5°C318 mm11.8 h
November21.7–30.4°C234 mm11.6 h
December21.1–30.1°C143 mm11.5 h

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