Thailand in November

Cool season begins; Loy Krathong and Yi Peng fill Chiang Mai; the Gulf is wet, the Andaman dries out.

• Bangkok and centre · Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburifine

  Cool season Nov–Feb is the easy window; April reaches 38 °C; September and October bring street flooding in short bursts.

• North · Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Paibest weather

  Cool nights Dec–Jan; the burning season (Feb–Apr) puts air quality among the worst in Asia — check AQI before booking.

• Andaman coast · Phuket, Krabi, Koh Lanta, Khao Lakfine

  Southwest monsoon May–Oct: rough seas, red-flag beaches, and the Similan and Surin parks closed.

• Gulf islands · Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Taostorm or typhoon risk

  Opposite rhythm: dry and calm Feb–Sep, wettest Oct–Dec when ferries can cancel.

• Bangkok32° / 24°, 6 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Loy Krathong and Yi Peng

  November full moon

  Chiang Mai hotels sell out; sky-lantern releases restricted to permitted events; river crowds in Bangkok.

• Loy Krathong check

  Full moon of the 12th lunar month · Bangkok

  Floating offerings and river fireworks; piers and riverside hotels packed; book riverside dinners early.

• Bangkok Marathon and city runs check

  Autumn weekends (check) · Bangkok

  Early-morning road closures in the old city.

Crowds · Thailand

Medium

Prices · Thailand

Medium

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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Rated best or good this month

• North

  Best weather of the year (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Pai)

• Bangkok

  Cooler and drier; Loy Krathong on the river.

• Chiang Mai

  Best months: Nov–Feb (cooler and dry)

• Phuket

  Best months: Nov–Apr (dry season, calm seas)

• Pattaya

  Best months: Nov–Feb

Better another month

• Gulf islands

  Opposite rhythm: dry and calm Feb–Sep, wettest Oct–Dec when ferries can cancel.