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Weather for Scuba Diving in Phuket?

Weather for Scuba Diving in Phuket?

Phuket Weather for Scuba Diving

A blog to help understand the weather conditions in Phuket for scuba diving.

Conditions for Diving in Phuket

Understanding Phuket’s weather is an important part of planning you scuba diving adventure. As the bulk of the scuba diving in and around Phuket is done off the large specifically built scuba diving boats.

A typical scuba diving day such as a certified day trip or PADI Discover Scuba Diving you could spend between 4 – 6 hours boat travelling. For the PADI Open Water Course or Advanced Open Water course you will do two days travelling.

The liveboard boats you will spend anywhere between two and eight days on board a vessel. This is one of the reasons why the liveaboard boats have a dive season of mid October to the end of April.

The weather in Phuket is warm all year round. Temperatures range between 25 – 34 degree Celsius or 77 – 93 degrees Fahrenheit. Humidity will range between 60% – 95% through out the year adding to the feeling of warmth.

The seasons are broken into two distinct seasons “Wet Season” (summer) and “Dry Season” (winter).

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The driest months are between December and March (best time to scuba dive in Phuket) and the wet season from June to October.

The wet season along with the rain come high winds. With the high winds comes bigger waves which at times make the boat travel uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous.

A very good website in assisting in the prediction of wind, waves and rain is windguru.com

Understanding WindGuru Blog

The best scuba diving will be between end of November and the end of April when the weather is dry and stable. The winds are soft and the waves smaller. May and November are transitional months and the weather can go both ways.

Month By Month Analysis

January – Peak High Season

The busiest time of the year in Phuket. Tourist numbers are their highest (some say overcrowded), hotel rooms their most expensive. Some diving tours and liveaboards will book out weeks/months in advance (especially the first two weeks).

The best weather conditions with mostly cloudless days and low humidity. Very pleasant nights and great time to be here.

The best conditions for scuba diving – All Liveaboards will be running. Seas will be at their flattest and the most hours of sunshine for the year. Day trips need to be booked in advance especially the first week which books out weeks in advanced. Most day trips will be booked days in advance.

Temperatures Humidity Rainfall Daily Sunshine
23° C – 31° C 58% – 90% 35.6mm 9.0 hours

February – Peak High Season

A busy period in Phuket. Tourist numbers are still high and the prices of rooms are still at a premium. A great time to dive here. Be careful of Chinese New as day trips and especially the liveabaord will book out a long way in advance. Some liveaboard adventures book more than 12 months in advance.

Great conditions for scuba diving – All Liveaboards will be running. Seas will be at their flattest and the most hours of sunshine for the year.

Probably one of the best months to scuba dive in Phuket.

Temperatures Humidity Rainfall Daily Sunshine
23° C – 32° C 56% – 90% 30.5mm 9.0 hours

March – High Season

Normally still a dry month in Phuket. The temperature starts to increase and the humidity a little higher. Less tourists about and hotel prices will fall slightly.

Still a very good time to scuba dive in the area.– All Liveaboards and day trips will run without hindrance. Seas are still flat and the weather has very little impact on the diving.

Temperatures Humidity Rainfall Daily Sunshine
24° C – 33° C 58% – 92% 38.1mm 9.0 hours
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April -Last High Season Month

One of Phuket’s hottest months. Still dry for the most part. Less tourists and any easier time to get on the boats. Hotels are cheaper. This month includes the SongKran Festival that has increased numbers (visitor come in – expats get out). Some dive boats do not run on the 13th – 14th April.

Still very good dive conditions particually early in the month conditions for scuba diving – All Liveaboards will be running although most will finish late in the month. Some liveaboards will start to run last minute discounts as numbers start to dwindle. Seas will normally be good with wind and waves starting to pick up late in the month. Day trip boats are relatively easy to get on.

Temperatures Humidity Rainfall Daily Sunshine
25° C – 33° C 65% – 94% 162.6mm 8.0 hours

May – Low Season

A transition month hot with high humidity. There will be some good days and some not so good days. Hotels are discounted. A good month to travel with lower prices, less travellers and the chance of some good weather

The scube diving will have a mixture of days. There will be some days that are are effected by the weather. Number on the boats will be less and dive sites not so crowded. Some liveaboard will run for the first week. Most will have finished. Not a good time to book a liveaboard. Trips may be cancelled due to lack of numbers and poor weather.

Temperatures Humidity Rainfall Daily Sunshine
25° C – 31° C 73% – 93% 149.9mm 6.0 hours
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Fish View Aussie Divers Phuket

June – Low Season

The start of the really wet season. Not the wettest month buy still plenty of rain around. Cheap rooms and less tourists

Scuba diving will be affected at times. Seas will be rougher and some dive sites will be difficult to get to. Less numbers on the boats and easy to get bookings. No liveaboards operating.

Temperatures Humidity Rainfall Daily Sunshine
26° C – 31° C 74% – 88% 363.2mm 5.0 hours

July – Low Season

Very similar to June, not the wettest month buy still plenty of rain around. Cheap rooms and less tourists and discount air fares.

Scuba diving will be affected at times. Seas will be rougher and some dive sites will be difficult to get to. Less numbers on the boats and easy to get bookings. No liveaboards operating.

Temperatures Humidity Rainfall Daily Sunshine
25° C – 31° C 75% – 89% 548.6mm 6.0 hours

August – Low Season

Very Similar in rainfall as July. A low period for visitors and good discounts and if you don’t mind the rain then a good time to visit. Not a lot of difference between day time temperatures and night time temperatures.

Dive days will be interrupted by the weather however there will be some good days. Scuba diving numbers will be at their lowest. No liveaboards are operating.

Temperatures Humidity Rainfall Daily Sunshine
26° C – 30° C 74% – 86% 624.8mm 5.0 hours
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September – Low Season

Phuket’s wettest month. Hot and wet. The lowest period for visitors. You will be treated like a king whilst you are here.

Diificult month for scuba diving. Boat travel is difficult with rain, wind and high waves. Dive days will be effected and some days will be cancelled.

Good months for private tution and dive sites will not have many divers around. No liveaboards running.

Temperatures Humidity Rainfall Daily Sunshine
24° C – 29° C 78% – 91% 683.3mm 5.0 hours

October – Last low Season month

Still a very wet and hot month. Still a low season for visitor numbers and some good deals to be had.

The weather starts to improve late in the month and can be a good time to dive.

Day trips are not too crowded and easy to get on a boat. A few liveaboards start to run late month.

Temperatures Humidity Rainfall Daily Sunshine
24° C – 30° C 76% – 94% 472.4mm 6.0 hours

November – High Season Begins

The weather starts to improve. There is still high rainfall around, howeveer the end of the months . Hotel prices will increase. Visitor numbers are still low and is a good time to visit.

Scuba diving day trips are still easy to get on.

Temperatures Humidity Rainfall Daily Sunshine
24° C – 30° C 72% – 93% 416.6mm 7.0 hours
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December – High Season

The weather has started to improve and there will be less rain about. If it does rain it will be light showers and will not effect a stay here. Numbers will
start to increase significantly as will hotel prices.

The Christmas – New Year period is one of the busiest weeks of the year and scuba diving day trips will be fully booked weeks in advance. Don’t leave scuba diving booking to the last minute as you will miss out.

Liveaboard boats will fill months in advance for the Christmas period. There can be some good liveaboard specials early month so keep an eye out for those.

Most professional dive centres and boats close for New Years day. For everyones health and safety please avoid diving that day.

Temperatures Humidity Rainfall Daily Sunshine
23° C – 31° C 63% – 89% 132.1mm 8.0 hours

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By Darren Gaspari

Proud owner and active PADI Gold Course Director of Aussie Divers Phuket, a professional and awarded PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Scuba Diving Centre. Member of the PADI Advisory Board for the eLearning modules 2019 and 2020.

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