Phuket weather by month

Phuket is warmest in March (32°C average high) and coolest in September (29°C). For warm, mostly dry weather, go January to March. The sea is warm enough for easy swimming all year.

Warmest month

March

32°C

Coolest month

September

29°C

Wettest month

October

28 rainy days

Flight from London

12h

direct, estimated

Phuket temperature by month

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MonthDayNightSeaRainy days
January30°C25°C29°C11
February32°C25°C30°C7
March32°C26°C30°C11
April32°C26°C31°C18
May31°C26°C31°C27
June30°C26°C31°C23
July30°C25°C30°C22
August29°C25°C30°C24
September29°C25°C30°C25
October29°C25°C30°C28
November29°C25°C30°C25
December29°C24°C29°C17

When to go to Phuket

What is the best month to visit Phuket for sun?

For warm, mostly dry days, go January to March, going by our 10-year averages.

What is the hottest month in Phuket?

March averages 32°C. September is the coolest at 29°C.

When does it rain most in Phuket?

October, with about 28 wet days.

When is the sea warm enough to swim in Phuket?

all year, when the sea averages 21°C or more.

How we measured this

Daily averages from 2016 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis); sea temperatures are 2023 to 2025 averages from the Open-Meteo marine archive. A rainy day has at least 1 mm of rain.

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