Weather in Phuket — today
Now in Phuket
⛈️
+26°
Thunderstorm
Feels like +30° · humidity 91%
Today 12.9: +28° / +24°
🕐 13:25
Wind
12 km/h
UV index
9
Air (AQI)
22 · Good
Precipitation
98%
Humidity
91%
Pressure
1012 hPa
Sunrise / sunset
06:17 / 18:28
Sea temperature
🌊 +30°
👕 What to wear today
Warm — a T-shirt and light trousers or shorts.
☂️ Take an umbrella🧴 SPF 50Feels warmer by 4°
Weather for an activity:
Detailed weather information for Phuket
Today, 12 September, Saturday, in Phuket (Thailand): partly cloudy, warm. During the day the air will warm up to +28°, at night around +24°. UV is extreme (index 9) — better stay in the shade at midday. Wind up to 15 km/h. High chance of rain — be sure to take an umbrella or a raincoat. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sea has warmed up to +30° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 06:17 and set at 18:28 — daylight lasts 12 hours.Hourly weather in Phuket
💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Phuket for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Today 12.9
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💧 98%
+24° +28°
Morning
⛈️
+25°
Day
⛈️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Tomorrow 13.9
🌦️
💧 100%
+24° +29°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Mon 14.9
🌦️
💧 100%
+24° +28°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Tue 15.9
🌦️
💧 94%
+24° +29°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Wed 16.9
🌦️
💧 97%
+25° +27°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+25°
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Thu 17.9
🌦️
💧 88%
+25° +26°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+25°
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Fri 18.9
🌦️
💧 92%
+24° +26°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Sat 19.9
🌦️
💧 98%
+25° +26°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+25°
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Sun 20.9
🌦️
💧 91%
+24° +27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Mon 21.9
🌦️
💧 82%
+25° +29°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+25°
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Tue 22.9
🌦️
💧 75%
+25° +28°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+25°
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Wed 23.9
🌦️
💧 69%
+26° +30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+26°
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Thu 24.9
🌦️
💧 69%
+26° +30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+26°
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Fri 25.9
🌦️
💧 61%
+25° +30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+25°
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏖️ Beach
17 / 100
for sea and sun · Bad
🏊 Swimming
0 / 100
water 30° · Bad
🏃 Running
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
81%
extreme · high
☂️ Rain
98%
likely · high
✨ Stars
19 / 100
evening visibility · Bad
🧺 Laundry drying
0 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
0 / 100
better to wait · Bad
🌫️ Air quality
22
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 4PM10: 5O₃: 64NO₂: 2
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
18:28
Golden hour
18:00
Daylight
12 h (+0 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+30°
🌊 slight, waves 0.6 m.
Phuket climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+29°
+25°
Jan
+29°
+26°
Feb
+30°
+26°
Mar
+30°
+27°
Apr
+29°
+26°
May
+29°
+26°
Jun
+29°
+26°
Jul
+28°
+26°
Aug
+28°
+26°
Sep
+28°
+25°
Oct
+28°
+25°
Nov
+28°
+25°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
| Month | Day | Night | Sea | Precipitation | What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +29° | +25° | +29° | 43 mm | A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit. |
| February | +29° | +26° | +29° | 22 mm | Warm and comfortable: +29° by day, +26° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit. |
| March | +30° | +26° | +30° | 78 mm | Gentle warmth — about +30° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (78 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. This is the hottest month of the year in Phuket. |
| April | +30° | +27° | +31° | 123 mm | A comfortable month: +30° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (123 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +31° — like a warm bath. |
| May | +29° | +26° | +31° | 257 mm | Warm and comfortable: +29° by day, +26° at night. It's a rainy month (257 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +31° — like a warm bath. The sea is at its warmest of the year this month. |
| June | +29° | +26° | +30° | 245 mm | Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (245 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything. |
| July | +29° | +26° | +30° | 242 mm | A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (242 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. |
| August | +28° | +26° | +30° | 264 mm | Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +26° at night. It's a rainy month (264 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. |
| September | +28° | +26° | +30° | 297 mm | Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (297 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. |
| October | +28° | +25° | +30° | 298 mm | A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (298 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. This is the coldest month of the year. |
| November | +28° | +25° | +30° | 185 mm | Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +25° at night. It's a rainy month (185 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. |
| December | +28° | +25° | +29° | 87 mm | Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (87 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early. |
When to visit Phuket
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: January, February, December
Daytime air+28…+29°
Sea temperature+29…+29°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +28…+29° by day, little rain, warm sea (+29…29°).
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: March, April, May, June, July, November
Daytime air+28…+30°
Sea temperature+30…+31°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (78–257 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: August, September, October
Daytime air+28…+28°
Sea temperature+30…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (264–298 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Phuket is December – February, and the most comfortable months are January, February, December. The toughest months to visit are August, September, October: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+28°
Normal for September
+28°
Deviation
0° within normal
A year ago on this day
+29°
Record for this date
+31° (2019)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
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Frequently asked questions about the weather in Phuket
What is the weather in Phuket right now?＋
Thunderstorm, +26°, feels like +30°.
Will it rain in Phuket today?＋
Yes: 98% chance, 15 mm.
When is the best time to visit Phuket?＋
Best time to visit — December – February.
Can you swim in Phuket in summer?＋
In winter the water is around +29° — great for swimming. In summer the sea warms up to +30°.
What time are sunrise and sunset in Phuket?＋
Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:28.
Does it snow in Phuket in winter?＋
No, it practically never snows.
What is the climate in Phuket by month?＋
Summers up to +30° in March, winters around +25° in October; the wettest month is October.
Is it cold in Phuket in winter?＋
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.