Moi et ma copine partons pour la Thaïlande au mois d'août prochain. Nous voulons visiter Bangkok, le nord Chiang Mai et se la couler douce dans les îles comme Ko Samui ou autres. Prmièrement quelles sont vos expériences pour le climat au mois d'août? Je sais que c'est la saison des pluies mais est-ce de la pluie constante 🙁 ou des courtes averses 😏?
Deuxièmement nous voulons nous gâter et se payer du bon temps dans les îles, quelles sont vos suggestions, nous avions pensé à Ko Samui?
SAlut, je suis partit en aout il y a 4 ans, les saisons varies bcp du nord au sud a cette periode, c'es vrai que si tu avais le choix entre debut juillet et aout, j'ai constaté la difference d'une annee a l'autre.
de mon coté : a bangkok, ciel couvert, par moment de tres belle eclaircie, temps chaud 32 degres et asser lourd, de temps en temps une averse qui dure maximum une a 2 heures, des fois pas du tout. surtout ne pas se dire, le ciel es degagé, on part en excursion ou le contraire car le temps change tres tres vite, mais de toute maniere, une petite averse fait du bien et les routes sechent tres vite dans la capital.
pour chiang mai, il peus faire un peu plus frais, prevoir un lainage et un k-way mais ce n'es pas l'europe du nord, donc les journees sons chaudes egalement et une bruine arrive souvent, temperature avoisinent les 28 degres, agreable dans les campagnes
au sud, j'ai connu trois jours de pluie sans arret du coté de phuket, et deux jours de soleil, temperature souvent pres des 30 degrés, mais la mer du coté golfe d'adaman( a phuket) est tres agitée et les baignades deconseillees, le mieux est du coté kho samui et le golfe de thailande ou l'eau est plus belle et plus calme a cette periode
alors nous on a quasi pas eu de pluie, juste un peu dans le nord, par contre sur Bangkok, il y faisait super chaud, quand au iles, pour samui ou phan ngan il faisait encore plus chaud, c'était quasi insupportable.
J'ai passé 2 semaines en Thailand au mois d'août 2002, à Bangkok et à Chiang Mai. Il y avait de la pluie ici et là, mais elle nous a jamais dérangé. La chaleur était supportable, surtout au nord. Pour vous gâter, je peux pas recommander mieux que le Sukhothai à Bangkok (http://www.sukhothai.com/). Magnifique, et pas trop cher si on reserve par l'internet.
petites info sur le climat en Thailande, j'y ai été 2 fois 1 mois en juillet aout. Premiére année en 2001, on a eu une super chance, pas une goute de pluie dans le mois, il faisait aussi chaud dans le nord que dans le sud avec une humidité impressionnante.. ai fais kho tao, pan ghan et pee pee super temps no problem...
par contre y suis retournée l'an passé avec petit détour au Cambodge.. mais cette année, le temps, rien à voir..orages trés fréquents avec carrément gros flippe à Kho Lanta.. annonce d'un cyclone sur le viet nam temps couvert, pluie intense à plusieurs reprises.. on est retournés sur le continent avec nuit à suratani (ville glauque, sous la pluie encore pire...) on s'est meme demandé si on allait pas laisser tomber les iles et aller au nord... finalement nous sommes allées heureusement coté golfe de siam à kho phang gan et kho tao et le temps était beaucoup mieu un peu couvert par moment, 1 petite averse mais rien de grave....
conclusion..la mousson varie beaucoup d'une année à l'autre et surtout d'un endroit à l'autre. Concernant les iles on a entendu et verifié que les iles coté est sont souvent moins perturbées par la mousson.. dans tout les cas bien se renseigner auprés des autres touristes et ne pas hésiter à bouger s'il fait moche...
te souhaite dons bonne route et bonne chance avec le temps...
Je suis allé l'année dernière à Bangkok, Ko Samui, Ko Pha-Ngan, Ko Tao, puis retour à Bangkok sur un mois de temps et c'était au mois de juillet.
Mais j'ai vu une nette évolution du temps entre début juillet et fin juillet à Bangkok. Au début, il pleuvait une heure le soir. C'était une très grosse pluie d'orage qui commançait à heure fixe (à 5 ou 10 mn près, donc pas contraignant, on s'organisait). Par contre, à la fin du mois de juillet, c'était une petite pluie fine qui était omniprésente toute la journée.
Sur les iles, par contre, le temps était au beau fixe pendant toute cette période. A l'exception, peut être du dernier jour, lorsque nous avons repris le bateau pour rejoindre le continent où là nous avons eu une mer très agitée (même le barman du bateau a fait son petit tour aux toilettes, comme tout le monde)
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hello, avant hier j'etais encore a bkk, j'ai passé 1 mois en thai, notament a kho samui....
Juste pour vous dire que j'ai "échapé" a la mousson mais il parait que les 3 mois a venir, les conditions climatiques ne seront pas génial........surtout dans le sud.
Bon sejour veinards..........
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Nous sommes partis il y a 5 ans au mois d'Aout en Thailande et avons fait un circuit similaire à celui que vous envisagez : atterissage à Bangkok, visite de la capitale puis remontée vers le nord jusqu'au Triangle d'or via notamment Chang Mai et Chang Rai. Puis resdescente vers Bangkok et envol vers Koh Samui pour un petite semaine de détente. Nous en gardons un super souvenir : bungalow au bord de la mer, motocyclette pour faire le tour de l'île... Nous avons eu très très rarement la pluie, peut être deux jours sur une vingtaine et encore c'était une pluie très fine vite chassée par le soleil.
Ca se traduit plutôt par de de grosses averses en fin d'après-midi.
Pour le Sud en août :
sur la côte d'Andaman c'est la mousson et outre les averses, la mer peut être agitée => pas l'idéal
dans le Golfe de Thaïlande par contre c'est la bonne saison
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