What city in Thailand has the best weather?

[Hummin]

2 hours ago, Unamerican said:

Sure, but this is about Loei, not Issan really, is it? 

 Isaan

[newnative]

As with so many other things, that would be Pattaya.  

[KhunLA]

3 hours ago, black tabby12345 said:

Are you looking for elsewhere that is lot cooler than BKK?

 

If so, how about Loei(unsure about its major towns)?

I have heard it is the  Coolest Region in Thailand(average annual temperature).

 

Loei Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Thailand) - Weather Spark

 

Location on google map:

 

ttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Loei/@17.2821468,101.0679473,8.6z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x3121251a70100449:0x10469cfc8de4a20!8m2!3d17.4220407!4d101.6157773!16zL20vMDFmMjho?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAwNy4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

 

 

If you are after  the lowest temperature in dry season, Sakon Nako

 

Where Is The Coldest Place In Thailand? 2024 (catisoutoftheoffice.com)

 

Hope this helps.

 

That would be the city of Loei, and decent small town as they go.  Lovely countryside short drives away.  Nice river town, Chiang Khan, north of.

Edited October 10 by KhunLA

[black tabby12345]

1 minute ago, KhunLA said:

That would be the city of Loei, and decent small town as they go.  Lovely countryside short drives away.  Nice river town, Chiang Khan, north of.

 

Thanks for the additional info.

 

[GypsyT]

"That would be the city of Loei"

 

"Cold as Russian Hell..."

Car windows were icy in the morning - first ever I saw that in Thailand.

I also found out gf's Isuzu PU didn't have heater! An other "First one".

 

Days were very nice. Not much to see.

 

 

 

[wombat]

Pattaya...hands down.

[crazykopite]

On 6/27/2024 at 12:45 PM, AsiaTraveler1234 said:

I would say Koh Samui since it has a very short rainy season compared to other parts of Thailand, plus you have a good private hospital, airport, great beaches, and many convieniences of the larger cities.

 

Same with Koh Phangan or Koh Tao relatively short rainy seasons but this year we’ve had rain every month normally in the early hours of the morning climate change is world wide !

[Captor]

On 10/8/2024 at 3:06 PM, SupermaNZ said:

I noticed the commentary around the medical care in Prachuap Khiri Khan (where my Thai wife and I moved around 2 months ago) (previously having been in Phitsanulok Province).  I had reason to visit the PKK Public Hospital today, and I have to say that I was quite impressed. Gleamingly clean, snazzy MRI scanner, with new patient-processing technology (obviously installed very recently) which makes the process of registration/ appointment confirmation/ payment/ prescription collection - extremely efficient (bar code readers for everything - automatically streaming/associating your details with each step of your visit).  The original blood pressure & height measurement bar codes do seem to have some issues for non-Thai ID Card users - but other than that - everything worked extremely smoothly. Previously - we had been users of Naresuan University Hospital in Phitsanulok.  Usually - University/Medical School Hospitals are at the cutting edge of new technology, etc.  However - PKK Public Hospital (at least at this point in time) leaves Naresuan University Hospital (process-wise, at least) in the rear vision mirror.  If a first-time visitor to PKK Public Hospital - the trick is to go exceptionally early for registration.  Registration opens at 5am.  If you are there around 6am - you get a queue number that means that you are well ahead of the ever-growing pack as the morning grinds on.  The entire process is lengthy - count on being there from 6am through 2pm.  Why not use Bangkok Hospital, I hear you say?  Well - firstly, you pay a 50 Baht doctor's fee at PKK Public Hospital (as opposed to around 600+ baht for the likes of Bangkok Hospital).  If you are supporting several people in the family - this soon adds up. Then (and much more importantly if (for example) you have a partner or parents-in-law who are suffering from expensive-to-control diseases like diabetes) - prescription charges are a fraction of what Bangkok Hospital charges (depending upon the nature of the medication/s, costs can be around 20% of what you might otherwise pay).  Even with the PKK Public Hospital prescription cost savings - these costs can amount to ten/s of thousands of Baht/patient/year.  Everything is a tradeoff - yes - you will often be out of a Bangkok Hospital/ other International Hospital within 2 hours for a run-of-the-mill medical complaint - versus up to 8 hours for PKK Public Hospital (or any Thai Public Hospital, for that matter) (the sheer number of patients makes the whole process slower/ less responsive).  Take a power bank & an iPad.  Watch a movie.  Without doubt - use of the English language is much better at Bangkok Hospital/ other International Private Hospitals.  But, having said that - PKK Public Hospital has very helpful bilingual signage everywhere (and very friendly/ helpful/ professional staff) - and if you have a Thai partner alongside you - language is not really such a significant issue.  Useful tips:  (1) prescription collection announcements are made using the patient's name (not your Queue Number) - dialect issues (and noise) can make these announcements tricky to pick up; and (2) PKK Public Hospital does not accept PromptPay.  Take cash.  There is a (single) ATM on the street outside the hospital.  If that fails (as it did today) - Kasikorn Bank has (multiple) ATMs about a 5-10 minute walk away on the same street.  For more complex medical matters - you may opt to travel to Hua Hin or Bangkok.  For what its worth - as I mentioned - I was pretty pleasantly surprised today.  No hesitation to return.

That is a very interesting post, thank you very much! Have you ever been at the public hospital in Hua Hin? Maybe you are able to compare those two?

How far is it to HH by the way?

[KhunLA]

6 minutes ago, Captor said:

That is a very interesting post, thank you very much! Have you ever been at the public hospital in Hua Hin? Maybe you are able to compare those two?

How far is it to HH by the way?

Been to both PKK & HH govt hosp. and about the same actually.  HH has a "Special Medical Clinic" that expats recommend on a local forum, but have not sampled.

 

PKK hosp to HH hosp, and I would allow 2 hrs to drive, as it's on the very north side of town. 

 

 

[Patong2021]

Consideration of favourable weather should take into consideration prevailing winds and strength and foliage cover.

Yes, Hua Hin and PKK as a whole, has favourable general weather, but it can often become a negative.

- The lack of precipitation means that the province is always at risk of drought and water shortages in dry season.

- There are parts of Hua Hin, especially the new  gated housing compounds that are very heavily cemented/paved over. The lack of greenspace and trees makes those places very hot. 

- On the days that there is little wind, 50 M in from the beach and it can be stifling hot. Even when walking on the beach when there is no wind can be really hot and the gnat clouds can swarm you. The mosquitoes can descend on you at night without a mild breeze. There are days when the pollution clouds  from north of  Hua Hin drift down combined with the smoke from the jerks who burn leaves and  garbage can be killer. 

All that to say that an island climate is wonderful. A light breeze to keep things cool combined with the  evening showers  keeps the heat in check.

 

 

On 6/26/2024 at 12:32 AM, Sandboxer said:

Patong/Phuket climate is pretty nice/predictable. Too bad it's such a s-hole.

 

It isn't that nice in rainy season. When it pours it really pours.

 

 

On 7/12/2024 at 9:48 PM, BE88 said:

 

 Yes there is one but it is always crowded as it is the only hospital.

Another advantage that should not be underestimated is that in Hua Hin there is a well-equipped bus service with long chairs that goes directly to Savarnabhurni airport and which is very practical for catching international flights.

 

There are 3 general large hospitals in Hua Hin; Bangkok  San Paulo and the public.  There are actually 5 hospitals that make up the public hospital with the largest at soi 10. The small hospitals  are more like clinics which specialize in things like pediatrics or checkups or blood sampling.

 

[GypsyT]

4 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

A light breeze to keep things cool

This is one of the reasons I like Jomtien beach!

 

It's strange how little breeze there is in many beach places like Ban Phe, Bang Sarey, Sattahip, Rayong, Mae Phim etc

[Captor]

7 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Been to both PKK & HH govt hosp. and about the same actually.  HH has a "Special Medical Clinic" that expats recommend on a local forum, but have not sampled.

 

PKK hosp to HH hosp, and I would allow 2 hrs to drive, as it's on the very north side of town. 

 

 

OK, thanks again. I will definitely take a closer look at the city PKK.

[KhunLA]

39 minutes ago, Captor said:

OK, thanks again. I will definitely take a closer look at the city PKK.

You have to self entertain, as there is not a whole lot here.  NO nightlife.  Limited shopping.  Have a Makro, doesn't really stock western foods like Hua Hin' & Pranburi's Makro.  No Villa Market, no Bluport, no Tops, and a very crappy Lotus's.

 

Very few AC'd restaurants, surf is not swimmable, though lovely bays to look at.   Have a decent surfside weekend walking street market, but after 5X ... gets boring, as same ol', same ol'.

 

We love it, but need to be in a different mindset.  We're preoccupied with playing subsistent farmer now 

 

Keeps us busy, as I was clearing one of the land lots she picked up last week.  On that, land is silly priced.  ฿1-2M a rai, and not close to town.  1/4 rai s we bought last week were ฿350k, and not on a paved road.  

 

If you pop down for a visit, make sure it's during the week (mon - thurs) also, to get a feel for the place.   Surfside gets weekenders that tire of Hua Hin, and don't won't to got the extra to Ban Krut.

[SupermaNZ]

9 hours ago, Captor said:

That is a very interesting post, thank you very much! Have you ever been at the public hospital in Hua Hin? Maybe you are able to compare those two?

How far is it to HH by the way?

No - I haven't been to Hua Hin Public Hospital.  Hua Hin is about 1h15m from PKK.  You just reminded me to take a train trip to Hua Hin some day, just for fun.  It's extremely cheap - Train PKK -> Hua Hin: 1.5 hrs, 19 Baht pp (no aircon).   Not that much transit time difference with respect to travel by car.

[SupermaNZ]

29 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

You have to self entertain, as there is not a whole lot here.  NO nightlife.  Limited shopping.  Have a Makro, doesn't really stock western foods like Hua Hin' & Pranburi's Makro.  No Villa Market, no Bluport, no Tops, and a very crappy Lotus's.

 

Very few AC'd restaurants, surf is not swimmable, though lovely bays to look at.   Have a decent surfside weekend walking street market, but after 5X ... gets boring, as same ol', same ol'.

 

We love it, but need to be in a different mindset.  We're preoccupied with playing subsistent farmer now 

 

Keeps us busy, as I was clearing one of the land lots she picked up last week.  On that, land is silly priced.  ฿1-2M a rai, and not close to town.  1/4 rai s we bought last week were ฿350k, and not on a paved road.  

 

If you pop down for a visit, make sure it's during the week (mon - thurs) also, to get a feel for the place.   Surfside gets weekenders that tire of Hua Hin, and don't won't to got the extra to Ban Krut.

Ao Manao is a fabulous bathing beach.  Only a few minutes from PKK Centre.  It's extremely clean - and has beachside seating/food service (f you need that), but also has the quieter Southern end - where the experience can best be described as 'idyllic'.  The (several) toilet blocks along the bay also sport showers (5 Baht) so that you can rinse the salt off if you like before heading home.  While the beach can be shallow at lower tides - I always time visits for tides 1.4m and above.  The 'Tide Charts Near Me' App provides an excellent tide calendar (with the App loadable on to Apple Watch also, if you have one) - meaning that you have a clear indication of the state of the tide (and whether it is in rising or falling mode) simply by glancing at your watch face: 'Tide Charts Near Me'.  While you can very conveniently buy virtually anything you might care for (Western food-wise) online - you also have the option of popping over to Hua Hin every 2-3 months or so to 'stock up' on things that you just can't live without.

Edited October 11 by SupermaNZ
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[KhunLA]

47 minutes ago, SupermaNZ said:

Ao Manao is a fabulous bathing beach.  Only a few minutes from PKK Centre.  It's extremely clean - and has beachside seating/food service (f you need that), but also has the quieter Southern end - where the experience can best be described as 'idyllic'.  The (several) toilet blocks along the bay also sport showers (5 Baht) so that you can rinse the salt off if you like before heading home.  While the beach can be shallow at lower tides - I always time visits for tides 1.4m and above.  The 'Tide Charts Near Me' App provides an excellent tide calendar (with the App loadable on to Apple Watch also, if you have one) - meaning that you have a clear indication of the state of the tide (and whether it is in rising or falling mode) simply by glancing at your watch face: 'Tide Charts Near Me'.  While you can very conveniently buy virtually anything you might care for (Western food-wise) online - you also have the option of popping over to Hua Hin every 2-3 months or so to 'stock up' on things that you just can't live without.

Last 2 X that I was in the surf there, I got ear infections, and I'm not prone to ear infections.   Actually the first times I ever had in Thailand from swimming in the surf.

 

Can't imaging the sewer that Ao Prachuap is, doesn't go over to there.   Not sure if the base has a water treatment plant, and highly doubtful.   Have to ask my buddy, as he works & lives there, but also won't go in the surf.

 

That's aside from being a very shallow and piss warm water.  Not very refreshing at all.

 

.... nuff said

Edited October 11 by KhunLA

[kaneko86]

I have been and stayed longer periods of time in most of the Thai tourist towns.

 

In my opinion Pattaya has the least rain and when it's raining it has a lot of options of things to do while raining.

[GypsyT]

Quite depressing to read you select your dream vacation spot based on HOSPITALS!

Do you rate graveyards too?

 

When I leave for 3rd world country I take risk and only buy one-way ticket.

I'm not afraid to die, only to get so ill or insured I can't take care of myself.

 

If/when I die I want my report read;

"According to witness, a young lady, he left when he came"

 

 

 

[Rhys]

Weather in the south is nice at times

 

[balo]

On 10/10/2024 at 8:53 PM, GypsyT said:

Car windows were icy in the morning - first ever I saw that in Thailand.

I also found out gf's Isuzu PU didn't have heater! An other "First one".

 

Sounds like a paradise!   Sign me up.