★ January33° · ☂ 5 ★ February34° · ☂ 3 March 35° · ☂ 6 April 34° · ☂ 10 May 33° · ☂ 16 June 33° · ☂ 15 July 32° · ☂ 16 August 32° · ☂ 16 September 32° · ☂ 17 October 32° · ☂ 19 November 32° · ☂ 14 ★ December32° · ☂ 8 Phuket in October:seriously hot, rain on every second day Phuket, Thailand · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 32° Hottest day 34.4° (2011)
Mean low 25° Coldest night 23.8° (2007)
Rain days 19 days 11-24 by year
Rainfall 340mm Daylight 12.1 → 11.9 h
Phuket's 12 months i Best: December to February
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Beach Poorfrequent rain Sightseeing on foot Poorhot, frequent rain and muggy
Humidity 83% 31 muggy days
Clear days 0 days 24 overcast days
Mean wind 14 km/h 1 windy day
Sea temperature 29.4° 28.9-29.9° by year (last 6)
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:13 / 18:11 Daylight 12.1 → 11.9 h
Phuket in October The rainiest month. The Vegetarian Festival runs for nine days from the first day of the ninth lunar month, usually starting in late September or early October, and the date changes every year. Processions center on the shrines in Phuket Town, and there are firewalking rites.
Phuket in October ran hot: 32°C by day and 25°C at night. By midday the shade was the best seat in town. The month averaged 19 rain days. Carry an umbrella. Year to year it swung widely, from 11 rain days in 2017 to 24 in 2013.
Highs topped 30°C on 31 days of the month on average. Mixing in indoor stops at midday made sense. Each rainy day brought about 18 mm, closer to downpours than drizzle.
Typhoons i Typhoons: January and November
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October 1 Thursday 1 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 25° October 2 Friday 2 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° October 3 Saturday 3 rain in 17 of 20 yrs 17/20 32° 25° 1-3 rain on 67% of days 32° 25°
October 4 Sunday 4 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 25° October 5 Monday 5 rain in 16 of 20 yrs 16/20 32° 25° October 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 16 of 20 yrs 16/20 32° 25° October 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 25° October 8 Thursday 8 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 25° October 9 Friday 9 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 25° October 10 Saturday 10 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° 4-10 rain on 64% of days 32° 25°
October 11 Sunday 11 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 25° October 12 Monday 12 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 25° October 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° October 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 25° October 15 Thursday 15 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 25° October 16 Friday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 32° 25° October 17 Saturday 17 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° 11-17 rain on 57% of days 32° 25°
October 18 Sunday 18 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 25° October 19 Monday 19 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 25° October 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 16 of 20 yrs 16/20 32° 25° October 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 25° October 22 Thursday 22 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° October 23 Friday 23 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 25° October 24 Saturday 24 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 25° 18-24 rain on 66% of days 32° 25°
October 25 Sunday 25 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 25° October 26 Monday 26 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 25° October 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 25° October 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 25° October 29 Thursday 29 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° October 30 Friday 30 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 25° October 31 Saturday 31 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 25° 25-31 rain on 51% of days 32° 25°
1-3 rain on 67% of days 32° 25° 4-10 rain on 64% of days 32° 25° 11-17 rain on 57% of days 32° 25° 18-24 rain on 66% of days 32° 25° 25-31 rain on 51% of days 32° 25°
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October 1 Friday 1 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 25° October 2 Saturday 2 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° 1-2 rain on 58% of days 32° 25°
October 3 Sunday 3 rain in 17 of 20 yrs 17/20 32° 25° October 4 Monday 4 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 25° October 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 16 of 20 yrs 16/20 32° 25° October 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 16 of 20 yrs 16/20 32° 25° October 7 Thursday 7 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 25° October 8 Friday 8 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 25° October 9 Saturday 9 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 25° 3-9 rain on 68% of days 32° 25°
October 10 Sunday 10 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° October 11 Monday 11 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 25° October 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 25° October 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° October 14 Thursday 14 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 25° October 15 Friday 15 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 25° October 16 Saturday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 32° 25° 10-16 rain on 57% of days 32° 25°
October 17 Sunday 17 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° October 18 Monday 18 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 25° October 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 25° October 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 16 of 20 yrs 16/20 32° 25° October 21 Thursday 21 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 25° October 22 Friday 22 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° October 23 Saturday 23 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 25° 17-23 rain on 64% of days 32° 25°
October 24 Sunday 24 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 25° October 25 Monday 25 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 25° October 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 25° October 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 25° October 28 Thursday 28 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 25° October 29 Friday 29 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° October 30 Saturday 30 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 25° 24-30 rain on 55% of days 32° 25°
October 31 Sunday 31 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 25°
October 31 rain on 45% of days 32° 25°
1-2 rain on 58% of days 32° 25° 3-9 rain on 68% of days 32° 25° 10-16 rain on 57% of days 32° 25° 17-23 rain on 64% of days 32° 25° 24-30 rain on 55% of days 32° 25° October 31 rain on 45% of days 32° 25°
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2006 22mm
2007 16mm
2008 none
2009 10mm
2010 23mm
2011 24mm
2012 3mm
2013 2mm
2014 49mm
2015 1mm
2016 18mm
2017 10mm
2018 none
2019 13mm
2020 54mm
2021 none
2022 15mm
2023 13mm
2024 2mm
2025 4mm
Holidays in October (2026) October 13 King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great Memorial DayOctober 23 to October 25 Chulalongkorn Day long weekendOctober 12 Columbus Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in October (2027) October 13 King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great Memorial DayOctober 23 to October 25 Chulalongkorn Day long weekendOctober 25 Substitute for Chulalongkorn Memorial Day (23 Oct)October 11 Columbus Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) ~ October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 10 Sat Pick October 10
12 11 Sun Pick October 11
11 12 Mon Pick October 12
14 13 Tue Pick October 13
12 14 Wed Pick October 14
10 15 Thu Pick October 15
14 17 Sat Pick October 17
12 18 Sun Pick October 18
14 19 Mon Pick October 19
13 20 Tue Pick October 20
16 21 Wed Pick October 21
13 22 Thu Pick October 22
12 23 Fri Pick October 23
10 24 Sat Pick October 24
14 25 Sun Pick October 25
11 26 Mon Pick October 26
11 27 Tue Pick October 27
11 28 Wed Pick October 28
10 29 Thu Pick October 29
12 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2017 had 11 rain days, 2013 had 24.
Phuket through the year Month High Low Rain days Rainfall Sea January Good 33° 25° 5 days 68mm 29° February Good 34° 26° 3 days 38mm 29° March 35° 26° 6 days 78mm 30° April 34° 26° 10 days 154mm 31° May 33° 26° 16 days 245mm 31° June 33° 26° 15 days 255mm 30° July 32° 26° 16 days 248mm 30° August 32° 26° 16 days 274mm 30° September 32° 25° 17 days 366mm 30° October 32° 25° 19 days 340mm 29° November 32° 25° 14 days 198mm 29° December Good 32° 25° 8 days 89mm 29°
What to pack Loose linen or quick-dry cotton, a wide-brimmed hat and sunscreen were the basics. A water bottle stayed in the bag, and midday plans moved indoors.
Wet pavements were the norm: shoes you do not mind soaking, a jacket with a real hood, and a plastic bag to keep your phone and passport dry.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Phuket in October? Over the past 20 years October averaged 19 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 11 in the driest to 24 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Phuket in October? Days averaged 32°C and nights 25°C. Pack an umbrella, sandals that can get wet, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, a swimsuit, and insect repellent.
Can you swim in Phuket in October? Sea surface temperature averaged 29.4°C in October, warm enough to stay in for a long swim. Year to year it ranged 28.9-29.9°C. Check local flags for waves and jellyfish on the day.
Is October a good time to visit Phuket? On warmth and rain days alone, Phuket's easiest months were December to February. October ranked 8 of 12.
Is Phuket humid in October? Mean relative humidity was 83%, with about 31 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.
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