Southeast Asia · Beach travel

Best time to visit Phi Phi Islands

Late Dec is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 32.1°C, with 2.2 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Phi Phi Islands
Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Phi Phi Islands season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Great (season score 78.8)Mid Jan: Great (season score 84.7)Late Jan: Great (season score 83.0)Early Feb: Great (season score 84.0)Mid Feb: Great (season score 74.9)Late Feb: Good (season score 67.1)Early Mar: Good (season score 63.1)Mid Mar: Good (season score 58.2)Late Mar: Fair (season score 34.1)Early Apr: Fair (season score 32.6)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 26.9)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 10.5)Early May: Off-season (season score 17.1)Mid May: Off-season (season score 15.1)Late May: Off-season (season score 24.9)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 20.8)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 31.0)Late Jun: Fair (season score 39.4)Early Jul: Fair (season score 32.2)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 35.4)Late Jul: Okay (season score 43.6)Early Aug: Fair (season score 33.8)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 39.4)Late Aug: Fair (season score 36.9)Early Sep: Fair (season score 31.3)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 32.9)Late Sep: Fair (season score 36.0)Early Oct: Fair (season score 29.1)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 32.3)Late Oct: Fair (season score 36.5)Early Nov: Fair (season score 41.9)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 42.4)Late Nov: Okay (season score 46.0)Early Dec: Good (season score 60.1)Mid Dec: Good (season score 70.7)Late Dec: Best (season score 89.5)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
JanuaryGreat33.0°C2.057.6%
FebruaryGreat34.1°C1.449.5%
MarchOkay34.5°C2.456.2%
AprilOff-season34.2°C4.474.5%
MayOff-season33.4°C5.786.7%
JuneFair32.7°C5.986.1%
JulyFair32.5°C6.086.1%
AugustFair32.4°C6.186.0%
SeptemberFair32.1°C6.889.1%
OctoberFair32.0°C6.788.0%
NovemberOkay32.1°C5.883.2%
DecemberGreat32.2°C3.672.5%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Phi Phi Islands?
Late Dec. During this period, the average daytime high is 32.1°C, with 2.2 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Phi Phi Islands?
Late Apr is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 34.4°C, with 5.2 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Phi Phi Islands?
August, September, October, with about 6.8 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.

Weather station: PHUKET(44 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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