Phuket Climate

Phuket has a fairly predictable climate and weather pattern. It is generally warm year round with temperatures typically ranging from 77°-93°F. There are two seasoning that are recognized as the dry season and the rainy season. The tropical monsoons common to the area dictate the seasons by the directions winds are blowing. During the dry season the winds blow from the Northeast for half the year, and opposite, the rainy season's winds blow from the Southwest.
The dry season lasts from December to March which causes a slight drop on temperature. This is the height of the tourist season.
Beginning in April and lasting to the end of May, there is a Transition Season which is a short time period of unpredictability as the monsoon winds change and the temperatures rise. Vice versa, there is another Transition Season (October through the end of November) when the unpredictability of rains and temperature is due to the changing winds and change of seasons.
The rainy season lasts from June until October and is the time in which a majority Phuket's 100in of rainfall is accumulated. This time is humid, hot and wet and is less popular as a tourist destination because of this.

Average Rainfall in Phuket:

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
mm	38	24	55	133	324	289	295	272	379	340	181	59	199
inches	1.5	1.0	2.2	5.3	12.8	11.4	11.6	10.7	15.0	13.4	7.1	2.3	7.9

This graph allows one to easily see the dramatic difference of rainfall between the dry season (Dec-March) and rainy season (June-Nov)

Average Temperatures in Phuket

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
°C	26.9	27.6	28.3	28.5	28.1	28.3	27.8	28.0	27.2	27.1	27.0	26.7	27.6
°F	80.4	81.7	82.9	83.3	82.6	82.9	82.0	82.4	81.0	80.8	80.6	80.1	81.7

 This graph shows the consistency of Phuket's temperatures.


This graph is ideal because it shows multiple aspects of Phuket's climate as
it varies through out the year/season.

Images:http://www.phuket.net/visit-phuket/about/info/climate/
http://www.phuket.climatemps.com/

Information: http://www.phuket.com/island/weather.htm
http://www.thailand-weather.com/weather/phuket-thailand-weather-in-november.html