Best Place For A Week's Holiday This Weather

[lolex]

Any suggestions, current 'intell' appreciated. I arrive in a week and want to get away for a while before getting down to some more serious business.

Is the East or West side of the Gulf of T better for weather, sea cleanliness around now... or no difference?

Ko Kood or Ko Mak better? I don't know the area at all... main reason to visit!!

Thanks!

[GuestHouse]

In terms of avoiding rain during the rainy season your best bet is Kho Samet - it is statistically the driest of the Thai Islands during the wet season - Very often dry when all other places are suffering a downpour.

[youngkiwi]

Cha-am is a great spot with the longest white sand beach in Thailand. It's approximately 2.5-3 hours from Bangkok depending on how you get there, and is not packed with tourists making it an ideal spot to unwind. Plenty of fresh seafood and accommodation options.

[perkie173]

I have just spent 2 weeks in Samui and I think it rained just once. Beautiful sand and clear sea - would definitely recommend going there!

[PoorSucker]

Live on Samui.

Every few days it comes a half an hour shower around 7 pm.

Else partly cloudy or sunny.

Very hot right now.

[kolasaab]

In terms of avoiding rain during the rainy season your best bet is Kho Samet - it is statistically the driest of the Thai Islands during the wet season - Very often dry when all other places are suffering a downpour.

I agree, i have just been to koh samed for seven days and it was hot and sunny all week, it rained once for about 20 minutes

[enyaw]

As others have said Koh Samet on the eastern seaboard would be best otherwise Samui, Phang Na or Tao etc wouldn't be too bad weather-wise.

Koh Kood and Mak will pretty much be shut down in low season, there's no regular boat service, won't be many other tourist (if any) there'll be Flotsam (litter/debris from mainland) piling up on the shores as the bungalow operators won't see a need to clear it up untill early Oct - you shouldn't have a problem finding accomodation though?