Know before you go
Thailand at a glance
Best time to visit
November to February
- January: hot, mostly dry
- February: hot, some showers
- March: hot, some showers
- April: hot, some showers
- May: hot, rainy
- June: hot, rainy
- July: hot, very wet
- August: hot, very wet
- September: hot, very wet
- October: hot, very wet
- November: hot, some showers
- December: hot, mostly dry
Mostly dry Some showers Rainy Very wet
- Capital
- Bangkok
- Currency
- Thai baht (THB)
- Language
- Thai
- Time zone
- ICT, UTC+7
- Plugs
- Type A / B / C / O, 230 V
- Driving
- On the left
Emergency191 police, 1155 tourist police
Thailand guides
All 7City, area and place guides: where to stay, what to see and how to get around.
Thailand itineraries
All 2Day-by-day trip plans with routes, timings and overnight stops.
Thailand food & drink
All 1Restaurants, street food and the local dishes worth travelling for.
Thailand budget & costs
All 1Real price breakdowns and ways to make the money go further.
Thailand tips
All 2Visas, safety, transport, holidays and the best time to visit.
More in Asia
All 2
Photo credits
Thank you to Vyacheslav Argenberg, Ddalbiez, Manfred Werner, Subhrajyoti07, Caitriana Nicholson from 北京 ~ Beijing, 中国 ~ China, Christophe95, Mathias Krumbholz, Chainwit. and Basile Morin for sharing these beautiful photographs and helping bring this guide to life.
