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Welcome to Island Hopping in the Andaman Sea of Thailand
The Weather
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The best time for Island Hopping in the Andaman Sea is the "dry" monsoon season from November to April with predominantly light to moderate north eastern winds. November is the coolest month of the year with day temperatures of 28 - 30ºC, the nightly temperature is regularly 5 - 7 degrees lower.
The temperatures are slowly raising from November until May, in January, you can expect temperatures of 30 - 33ºC, in April the temperatures will climb up to 35 - 37ºC and occasionally downpours might occur.
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The "wet" monsoon season lasts from May through to October with temperatures slowly declining to their lowest level in November. During this period, the south western winds are sometimes quite strong and produce a fairly large swell on the open sea, swimming is not recommended during this period. Most of the smaller resorts on the islands will close down due to a lack of customers. Transportation will be available only to some of the bigger islands.
Diving during the Nortwest monsoon will be available on Phuket, Phi Phi and Krabi, while many diving schools at other destinations will close down due to a lack of customers. If you plan a sailing charter In this part of the year, be prepared for squalls which, when cruising in open water, require a skilled crew to cope with them. Large inshore areas, however, allow easy, sheltered sailing. Weather conditions in the “wet” monsoon are generally surprisingly good. Although you have to expect some rain, this usally comes in short squalls. Prolonged periods of rain are rare.
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