October/November

Hi all,

I am thinking of visiting Ko Samui in late October or early November. What are the chances that it could rain quite heavily during this period?

Cheers,

Chris

October/November

We have visited samui twice - both times the first half of november. Its the monsoon season in november but i can assure you it wont ruin your holiday especially if you come from the uk like us and just want hot weather. On our first trip in 2005 it rained only a couple of times each shower only lasting about 20mins the rest of the time it was beautiful sunshine! The next time we went in 2006 there was some extremely heavy down pours with heavy winds every few days but once again it would nt last long maybe a couple hours tops. It didnt ruin things i just thought it was awesome being in the middle of a monsoon .........and on a boat! It was a great experience seeing things you only see on tv!

October/November

hi chris, thirteen of us went for a wedding to koh samui we arrived 27th dec 05 just after they had bad floods. there was a bit of rain every couple of days or so but it never spoilt anything, it was refreshing as it only lasted an hour or so, then it was gorgeous and sunny and hot, the day of the wedding 3rd jan 06 it bucketed down for hours we thought it was all going to be ruined but at sunset we had the wedding on the dry beach in beautiful sunshine, hot and fresh it was magic, dont be put off if rain is around it will not spoil anything.

tracey

ps we went back this year in march and still had the same weather and again it did not spoil a thing, also we had a boat trip in a tropical rainstorm we laughed til we cryed it was amazing

Hi Chris,

It could bucket down for days on end or it could be as the posters have experienced, one thing is it won`t be cold.You can ask this question many times on many different forums,look at rainfall statistics etc %26amp; be none the wiser coz it will all come down to luck of the draw.

Good luck

Jamie

I think it rains a lot more in the hills so it also depends where your accomodation is, some of the luxurious villas are up in the hills, my neice a Thai girl lives in Samui and tells me it rains most days of the year, but it is always very hot and the rain is refreshing, although it is heavier when you are going, its the luck of the draw really. in december 05 when we went, there was floods everywhere and mud slides had killed people,,the rainy season had started late and lasted one month longer so it rained in the January when we were there and it should have stopped by then. and when we went in march this year they were telling us it have been usually dry,we saw that all the water falls had dried up. so you cant predict what you will get really

i%26#39;m sure you will have a great time whenever you go

Check this site for weather in Thailand by region.....

http://www.travelfish.org/weather_fish.php

Oct and Nov are the 2 wettest months on Samui

PS - It is illegal to build on land in Thailand that is on more than a 19 degree incline....this means that a huge amount of the hill side developments should never have been built! - All part of the rape of Samui.....

Many thanks for the replies, all much appreciated and much food for thought.

Thank you :-)

Samui weather is actually quite predictable - it has a double wet season - one is not so wet and the other is really potentially very wet....they come from both sides of Thailand the Indian Monsoons and the S.E. Asia wet season. the dry lasts about 3 months

the result is that Samui is wettest from September to January but there is also a lot of rain in May (especially) June July and August. How heavy this is will vary from year to year and with your own location on the island - and yes rain usually falls over high ground and runs down into the lowlands causing flooding. landslips are cause often by deforestation and development in the hills. One fortnight on thr island is not enough to get a good impression.

however as has been pointed out tropical rain to a visitor can be very enjoyable or exiting - so long as you house hasn%26#39;t been washed into the sea. And the rain is usually interspersed with periods of good sunshine. I recall going to Samui one Xmas and being told that it had rained every day continuously for 5 days - I stayed for a week and the worst I got was an occasional drenching and a couple of flooded roads - no problem really - umbrellas are cheap anyway - I%26#39;ve left ozens in bars all over thailand.