Weather Phuket

beckimooney

Wondering if anyone is in Phuket at the minute? Is weather sunny? Booked for silver wedding and was told it would be nice thereby travel agent. On BBC weather it looks awful. Do I need summer or winter clothes?

thanks in advance

marcia_

 It's monsoon season ie lots of rain https://www.clubmed.com.sg/l/blog/best-time-to-travel-to-phuket-for-your-holiday#

Ayr_Rage

Climate info here, along with hundreds of other sources,

https://www.phuket.net/visit-phuket/about/info/climate/

Don't swim in the sea when red flags are flying, there are many drownings every year.

Keep_pedalling

You won’t need winter clothes, you need to prepare for it being hot and wet.

Doshwaster

You never need winter clothes in Thailand. Even when it's wet, it's warm rain.

Ayr_Rage

Doshwaster said:

You never need winter clothes in Thailand. Even when it's wet, it's warm rain.

Come to Ubon Ratchathani in winter when a cold high pressure descends from China.

They even get frosts on the mountains.

Jackets are certainly required and the locals join the "socks and sandals" brigade on their motorbikes.

Bobble hats are also de rigueur at the morning markets.

TELLIT01

You'll probably get more informed answer on TripAdvisor.

phatbear

or use the BBC website, or google:

Phuket - BBC Weather

Pollycat

phatbear said:

or use the BBC website, or google:

Phuket - BBC Weather

The OP has looked at BBC weather.

beckimooney said:

On BBC weather it looks awful. Do I need summer or winter clothes?

But possibly not at the temperatures as they are in the low-to-mid 30s during the day and 25 during the night.
Winter clothes not requited.
I'd take a waterproof cagoule, brollies, quick drying clothes and shoes/sandals that can cope with water. Maybe trekking sandals or crocs.

The OP hasn't said when they are going but I'm sure it will be very humid.
When we came out of our air-conditioned hotel on our first visit to Bangkok, it was as though someone had thrown a hot, wet, wool blanket over us.

Doshwaster

Just don't take any of your favourite shoes as they will get destroyed by the rain and puddles. Treat footwear as being disposable as there is no shortage of shops and market stalls to buy replacements. 

If you've never been to Thailand before then the humidity will be the real shock.  Fortunately you are never far from a 7 Eleven or other shop where you can do in to cool off with their air conditioning and a cold drink.

jimi_man

Hi. We came back from Phuket about a month ago. Had virtually unbroken sunshine all our time in Thailand (went to Bangkok and Chiang Mai). We go to Thailand most years.

However the locals were all prepared for April being the end of the nice season and the hotel manager was saying that he was looking forward to the quieter time of year where he could relax a bit more.

It's a tropical island in the Northern hemisphere so the best time to go is December to April. From May onwards the wet season starts and lasts typically until October or so. It doesn't get cold (33+) so you won't need your winter woollies, however it can get wet - extremely wet!! The majority of the time is overcast/wet/or thunderstorms though you do get the occasional sunny day. I think there is some local folklore that says that it can rain for 3, 6 or 9 days at a time!

Having said all that the showers are usually brief(ish), it's a lot quieter (and cheaper) as it's low season so you should still have a great time. Where are you staying?