Phuket in January
Highs around 32°C, lows 23°C, 35mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three driest months. On this month: Cool dry season, Beach season.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Best time to visit / Phuket
When is it cheapest to visit Phuket?
See how room prices move month by month, and know the cheapest window and the peak season to avoid before you book.
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Cheapest May, Jun, Sep, OctPeak Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec
Read from this city's own twelve months. The table below adds the temperature and rainfall for each one.
Phuket is cheapest to visit in May, June, September, October.
Peak season is January, February, March, December, when rooms cost the most.
The month to pick is June. Rooms sit at this city's yearly low, and at an average high of 31°C and low of 25°C with 242mm of rain it asks the least of you of any of its cheap months.
The wettest month in Phuket is September, at 391mm, and it is also one of the cheapest. That is usually the reason the rooms are cheap.
Phuket month by month: weather and room prices
One row per month. The price column is relative to this city's own year, and the temperature and rainfall are thirty-year normals.
| Month | Rooms | Temp | Rain | What is on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Peak | 32°C / 23°C | 35mm | Cool dry season, Beach season |
| February | Peak | 33°C / 24°C | 31mm | Cool dry season, Beach season |
| March | Peak | 33°C / 25°C | 64mm | Beach season |
| April | Mid | 33°C / 25°C | 143mm | Nothing in particular |
| May | Cheap | 32°C / 25°C | 278mm | Monsoon |
| June | Cheap | 31°C / 25°C | 242mm | Nothing in particular |
| July | Mid | 31°C / 25°C | 269mm | Summer holidays |
| August | Mid | 31°C / 24°C | 285mm | Summer holidays |
| September | Cheap | 31°C / 24°C | 391mm | Monsoon |
| Octobernow | Cheap | 31°C / 24°C | 320mm | Monsoon |
| November | Mid | 31°C / 24°C | 193mm | Nothing in particular |
| December | Peak | 31°C / 23°C | 72mm | New Year holiday, Beach season |
Temperature and rainfall are published 1991-2020 monthly normals from national meteorological agencies. The price level is Tripdify's own per-city read of peak seasons and holidays; what you actually pay varies by property and day of the week.
Phuket month by month
Phuket in February
Highs around 33°C, lows 24°C, 31mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three driest months. On this month: Cool dry season, Beach season.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Phuket in March
Highs around 33°C, lows 25°C, 64mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three driest months. On this month: Beach season.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Phuket in April
Highs around 33°C, lows 25°C, 143mm of rain; rooms mid-priced.
Phuket in May
Highs around 32°C, lows 25°C, 278mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. On this month: Monsoon.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Phuket in June
Highs around 31°C, lows 25°C, 242mm of rain; rooms at the year's low.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Phuket in July
Highs around 31°C, lows 25°C, 269mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. On this month: Summer holidays.
Phuket in August
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 285mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Summer holidays.
Phuket in September
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 391mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Monsoon.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Phuket in October
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 320mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Monsoon.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Phuket in November
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 193mm of rain; rooms mid-priced.
Phuket in December
Highs around 31°C, lows 23°C, 72mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. On this month: New Year holiday, Beach season.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Phuket seasons and room prices
Phuket's high season runs from November to April, with the sharpest peak from Christmas through early January and again over Lunar New Year, when beach resorts sell out months ahead. The southwest monsoon from May to October is the low season: the same resort can drop steeply and often throws in breakfast or a room upgrade. Rain tends to come in bursts rather than all day, but the west coast surf is rough and red flags close some beaches to swimming. Shoulder weeks in early November and late April offer most of the dry weather at a softer price.
Phuket local costs and payment
The currency is the Thai baht. Resorts and larger restaurants accept cards, but beach vendors, local markets, tuk tuks and scooter rentals want cash, and ATMs charge a flat withdrawal fee, so take out larger sums less often. Exchange rates at the airport and in Patong are weaker than in Phuket Town, so change only what you need on arrival. Pay the hotel in baht rather than in your home currency. As elsewhere in Thailand, VAT and a service charge are often left out of the headline rate, so compare on the total.
Take Phuket further into a stay plan
Once you have picked a cheap time to go, work out which base gives you the shortest travel.
When to visit Phuket: common questions
When is it cheapest?
Phuket is cheapest in the low season, May, June, September, October.
When is peak season?
January, February, March, December is peak season, when room prices are highest.
Which months should I avoid?
To spend the least, avoid the peak months of January, February, March, December, when prices climb.
Which month in Phuket is both cheap and pleasant?
The month to pick is June. Rooms sit at this city's yearly low, and at an average high of 31°C and low of 25°C with 242mm of rain it asks the least of you of any of its cheap months.
Which month is wettest in Phuket?
The wettest month in Phuket is September, at 391mm, and it is also one of the cheapest. That is usually the reason the rooms are cheap.