Southeast Asia · Beach travel

Best time to visit Ko Chang

Mid Dec–Early Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 28.4°C, with 2.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Ko Chang
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Ko Chang season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 99.6)Mid Jan: Best (season score 100.0)Late Jan: Best (season score 91.8)Early Feb: Best (season score 91.6)Mid Feb: Great (season score 81.9)Late Feb: Great (season score 77.4)Early Mar: Good (season score 67.7)Mid Mar: Good (season score 63.2)Late Mar: Okay (season score 43.3)Early Apr: Fair (season score 37.9)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 34.3)Late Apr: Off-season (season score 19.5)Early May: Avoid (season score 13.1)Mid May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late May: Avoid (season score 3.3)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 7.0)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 9.0)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 12.3)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 14.7)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 14.2)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 14.0)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 19.1)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 17.8)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 16.6)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 13.2)Mid Sep: Avoid (season score 13.3)Late Sep: Avoid (season score 11.5)Early Oct: Avoid (season score 12.7)Mid Oct: Off-season (season score 19.8)Late Oct: Fair (season score 32.4)Early Nov: Okay (season score 48.0)Mid Nov: Good (season score 57.6)Late Nov: Good (season score 71.0)Early Dec: Great (season score 84.8)Mid Dec: Best (season score 94.0)Late Dec: Best (season score 100.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest28.3°C2.149.5%
FebruaryGreat29.3°C2.949.9%
MarchGood29.9°C4.860.0%
AprilFair30.2°C6.273.0%
MayAvoid29.7°C8.787.9%
JuneAvoid28.9°C9.591.2%
JulyOff-season28.5°C9.692.2%
AugustOff-season28.4°C9.593.1%
SeptemberAvoid28.3°C9.693.1%
OctoberOff-season28.8°C8.483.5%
NovemberGood28.9°C4.968.1%
DecemberBest28.3°C2.156.6%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Ko Chang?
Mid Dec–Early Feb. During this period, the average daytime high is 28.4°C, with 2.1 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Ko Chang?
Early May–Late Jun, Mid Jul–Late Jul, Early Sep–Early Oct is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 28.8°C, with 9.3 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Ko Chang?
June, July, September, with about 9.6 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.