The Internet can be considered as the “territory of delusion”. And mainly because the information is rewritten several times by people who are completely out of touch. This fully applies to virtual fabrications about the climate of Thailand in general and Pattaya in particular. It is much more useful to know interesting facts about the Thai climate, what is called first-hand – from those who live in this country permanently and who are called pharangs by the Thais, and by the rest of the world – expats. Always up-to-date forecast of the weather in Thailand you can learn at our site.
Fact 1 – winter air temperature
. What kind of weather do those who seek Pattaya specifically in winter, from December to March, get? The sand is hot as a frying pan in Hell. The humidity – almost like a Russian sauna. The tropical sun, the rays of which fall almost vertically. It is desirable to sunbathe only till 11 o’clock in the afternoon, and even then, in total, no more than half an hour. Lie down for an hour – you’ll become red as a tomato, so it is important to know how not to get burned in the Thai sun. In two, you’ll have heat stroke. By evening, if you survive, your skin will be red and itchy, and in the morning it will be almost all gone. This is because ultraviolet light in the tropics is shorter and harsher. With the right mode of staying under the sun, the tan will be the color of old bronze. You won’t be darker than the Thais themselves. But you will most likely become shabby and blotchy. . Another interesting fact about the climate during the rainy season in Thailand: it doesn’t rain for long days in this country. Their strength is comparable to a good shower, but the storminess of the weather lasts for three hours maximum. Most often, its “ferocity” is enough for no more than half an hour. It is worth taking into account the geographical features of the place you come to. In Pattaya, as well as on Samet Island and Rayong province, rainfall is quite rare even at the peak – May, June, September and November – of the rainy season. And on the Andaman Sea islands, where the average annual rainfall is much higher, refreshing rains prefer to fall at night. Often tourists staying on the islands Phuket, Phi Phi Phi and Lanta from June to November consider it a blessing to be hit by a tropical downpour. After all, at that moment the heat drops to +28 degrees. . If the above fact about Thai weather in the dry season doesn’t convince you too much, then remember how you feel during our, northern, summer if you stay in a metropolis. In Thailand, everything is exactly the same, but a little hotter: the heated walls of houses, hot asphalt, native miasmas. A dozen minutes after leaving the hotel you will become wet, even if the sun is hidden behind the clouds. It is very difficult to get used to and acclimatize to such conditions in a few counted days of vacation. . According to the weather in Pattaya from weather stations, from early December to very February the temperature averages 29°, and from June to November it is 31°. In fact, this is not quite true. In winter, the sun practically does not go behind the thunderclouds, pretty much heats up the infrastructure structures, which in turn also contribute to the average temperature of 33°. And during the summertime in Pattaya, the sun appears only twice a week and lowers the average temperature to 31°. After the rain it drops to 28° at all. In the summertime, the sun appears only twice a week.Fact 2–winter-tan
Fact 3–weather-in-rainy-season
Fact 4–tropical and northern climate
Fact 5–predicted-and-real temperature