lifesabeach Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Greetings....I've been coming to Thailand for years but mostly in winter time. I will be visiting BKK in early August and am wondering whether to go onto Samui or Phuket? I will only have about 4 days of beachtime... I went to Samui once 20 years or so ago and thought it was ok but not that beautiful...big flat undramatic coconut plantation.... Since then I have been to Phuket many times and quite like Kata beach, the mountains behind it and the nightlife in Patong....If weather were not an issue I would just go to Phuket, but have heard Samui is better in August and Phuket can be rainy...I don't mind a bit of rain, but all day is no good...I'd appreciate the opinions of anyone with firsthand information...Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Samui should have the better weather conditions in August but that doesn't mean that Phuket has rain all day long. Difficult to predict weather but looking at statistics, weather wise, Samui wins hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 I've been in krabi and Phuket in the last 2 years in august and the weather has been beautiful with a few heavy refreshing downpours....currently it sounds very wet....taking a poncho this time!!!.....as limbo says hard to predict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
707 Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 I am in Samui at the moment and been raining afternoons or evenings for an hour or so (maybe 4 or 5 times a week) . Still nice in the daytime. Lamai reasonable quiet at night times with bars pretty empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Greetings....I've been coming to Thailand for years but mostly in winter time. I will be visiting BKK in early August and am wondering whether to go onto Samui or Phuket? I will only have about 4 days of beachtime... I went to Samui once 20 years or so ago and thought it was ok but not that beautiful...big flat undramatic coconut plantation.... Since then I have been to Phuket many times and quite like Kata beach, the mountains behind it and the nightlife in Patong....If weather were not an issue I would just go to Phuket, but have heard Samui is better in August and Phuket can be rainy...I don't mind a bit of rain, but all day is no good...I'd appreciate the opinions of anyone with firsthand information...Thanks! either place is good anytime. i like rain,so not a problem. good to see Limbo posting,he was a great help in arranging things for me a few Years ago and showed me a good time..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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