Hi,

My husband and I are thinking of having our 2012 holiday somewhere in Thailand and I have a few questions that I need your help with.

What is the weather like in mid-late May? I understand it is the start of the wet weather season but are there any parts that are less rainy that others? Please can anyone recommend which is the best part to go to?

Thanks.

to the forums! If you're dead set on heading to Thailand in May, then pretty much wherever you go will be HOT HOT HOT - approaching and even exceeding 30 degrees Centigrade. That aside, if you stay in the Gulf of Thailand (Koh Samui etc) then it should be fairly dry.

That said, the weather's a lottery and you could end up having a week of rain in peak dry season, or a dry week in the wet season - but IMHO your chances are better to avoid rain in May if you avoid the Andaman side (Phuket, Phi Phi etc) and stay Gulf Side instead (Samui).

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30ºC is actually the 24/7/365 average mean temperature for Bangkok. Around May, 35ºC is typical during the day.