Phuket weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇭 Thailand · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Phuket is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with January close behind. Phuket averages about 2,260 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 27 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,260
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 2,528 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 79k
- Elevation
- 10 m
When is the best time to visit Phuket?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Phuket is February, then January. The dullest month is April (65/100, 145 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Phuket?
Phuket gets a moderate 2,260 hours of sunshine a year. February (87/100) is noticeably better than April (65). It ranks #15 of 24 destinations in Thailand for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,329 hours. The year's 2,528 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 80 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 27 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 71 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 112 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 145 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 265 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 281 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 264 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 310 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 352 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 336 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 219 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 137 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Phuket by month
The sea off Phuket is warmest in May at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 29°C / 84°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Krabi Thailand · 74 km · best in Feb · 2,260 h sun/yr
- Surat Thani Thailand · 145 km · best in Feb · 2,175 h sun/yr
- Trang Thailand · 158 km · best in Feb · 2,251 h sun/yr
- Nakhon Si Thammarat Thailand · 185 km · best in Feb · 2,056 h sun/yr
- Ko Samui Thailand · 249 km · best in Feb · 2,342 h sun/yr
- Langkawi Malaysia · 252 km · best in Feb · 2,350 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ranong Thailand · 187 km · 2,111 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Kawthoung Myanmar (Burma) · 217 km · 2,055 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Phuket compares month by month: Phuket vs Denpasar · Phuket vs Banda Aceh · Phuket vs Surat Thani · Phuket vs Trang · all comparisons
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