Thailand by season
The year turns on the rains.
Thailand plans by season: the cool dry months carry the great festivals, Songkran opens the hot season, and the rains turn the country green. These are the seasons that organise the calendar.
Cool season94 eventsFrom November to February the monsoon retreats and Thailand has its best weather: cooler nights in the north, ...Songkran16 eventsThe Thai New Year, 13 to 15 April, is the world's biggest water fight and a serious homecoming holiday at once...Lanterns and illuminations21 eventsLight is a Thai festival language: Yi Peng lanterns over Chiang Mai, krathongs on every river at Loy Krathong,...Green season44 eventsThe rains from May to October turn the country green: rice terraces at their best, waterfalls at full flow, wh...