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Koh Samui is one of Thailand's most widely used tropical island holidaymaker destinations which lies in the Gulf of Thailand, area of the South China Sea. The area is renowned for its endless stretches of white sands, coconut tree covered hillsides and idyllic weather throughout the majority of the year. But when are the most useful times to go to Koh Samui and therefore are there any times that should be avoided to ensure the sun shines throughout your stay?
The weather on Koh Samui is dry, humid and hot throughout every season although it is impacted by both Southeast Monsoon and the Northwest Monsoon systems. The SE monsoon causes storms to sweep in from Indonesia and also the Philippines towards Thailand and Malaysia during the months of October, November and December. The NW monsoon moves in from India during the months of June, July and the oncoming of August though Koh Samui isn't badly affected by this system because the Thai mainland protects the area from much of its effects.
During the months of June, July and the start of August, the NW monsoon lightly affects Samui with heavy showers that generally last about 30 minutes, mostly confined to late afternoon or early evening. The greater powerful SE monsoon system may cause powerful, tropical storms to brush in to the island which could continue for up to 1 week with torrential rainfall and high winds. In this rainy season, Samui could be hit by a number of storms although it is important to note that the weather usually remains dry with hot and sunny spells between storms and it is not a duration of constant rainfall.
When a bad storm does hit Koh Samui and it is surrounding islands, the effects can be frightening. Large torrents water run-down in the island's central, mountainous region causing flash flooding hitting the coastal towns, closing roads and businesses and frequently causing long power cuts. The tourist center of Chaweng is usually the first part of the island to be affected by the rainfall as Chaweng Lake overflows and floods the city with water as much as one meter or even more thorough.The tourist regions of Bophut, Maenam, Lamai and Cheong Mon are also prone to flash floods though they aren't as intense because the flooding in Chaweng. Recent improvements in drainage do mean however that the floods subside reasonably quickly once the rainfall finally stops.
Statistically, November may be the wettest month with 500 mm of rainfall then October and December when about 200mm of rain falls. Throughout the remaining year rainfall measurements are between 50 and 150mm with February to be the driest month.
Koh Samui's average temperatures throughout every season are very constant, between 29 and 32 degrees Celsius, though throughout the hottest months of February, March, April and could highest temperatures can reach up to 38 Celsius. Lowest temperatures throughout the SE monsoon can reach a minimal as 18 Celsius with highest temperatures of about 32 Celsius.
For guaranteed sunshine, certainly, the optimum time to go to Koh Samui is throughout the hot season from February to May once the possibility of rain storms is extremely low and temperatures are at their highest. The months of June to August have higher possibility of heavy showers at the end of afternoon or evening but during the day the weather is sunny and hot, though easier than the sometimes uncomfortable heat of February to May.