What is the Best Time to Visit Thailand?

Depending on your purpose why you travel to Thailand, the times preferable may differ. There are a number of festivals held there, which can be good for you to be present and participate in, and which can be bad at the same time. It's important to take into consideration the seasonal particularities of Thailand, which is hot, hotter and hottest. To avoid a bad experience, you will need to keep this in mind. Besides, there are other important 'facts' about Thailand to take into consideration, in order to enjoy your trip and make it unforgettable.

If you prefer to visit Thailand in the hot season, the perfect choice to book your vacation will be in October or March. During these months, the weather is quite cool in many cities, even cooler than Bangkok.

Those who are missing the heat and want to warm up the body, late September and March are the perfect time to visit Thailand. Though, the heat is followed by heavy rain, so that if you like heat you will need to cope with rain, as well.

If you like rain, it's recommended to head to Thailand from April to September. Even if it is raining like cats and dogs, and you haven't seen rain falling down so heavily, just keep in mind that it's going to last less than 30 minutes. After all, the sky is open, and you can enjoy the warm rays of the sun.

Best festivals in Thailand are held at the beginning of April and November, during Christmas and Year time. The Thai New Year, also called Songkran, is celebrated from April 13th to April 15th. In Thailand the New Year is with the festival, which is the same Thai New Year. During these two days you should be ready to soak in water everywhere, starting from streets and ending with shops. Children are ready with their water guns and buckets full of water to chase you until they get you soaked from head to toe. It's quite hot at that time, so that you don't need to avoid getting wet. In case it is the opposite, and you hate crowds of people, it's preferable to skip the festival.

The festival of floating boats called Loy Krathong is held all over Thailand on the full moon of the 12th month. They make small boats out of banana leaves, fill them with coins, food and candles and leave them in the rivers, lakes and oceans of Thailand. Loy Krathong is held only one day. According to belief, the longer the boat floats on the water, the luckier the  owner of the boat person will be for the coming year. So, make it sure that the boat you made out of banana leaves will float as far as possible.

The coolest time in Thailand is from October to March, and accordingly it's the best season for the ones who come from western countries. If you don't like spending Christmas at home, the Thai New Year is an amazing choice for adventures and discovering something new.