Thailand
THAILAND
Climate
Northern Thailand has a typical monsoon climate, but since it lies well North of the equator. It does experience marked seasonal temperature variations.
The wet season' monsoon rains start in late May or early June and continue until October. Temperatures in the lowlands are around 32 degrees in the mid-afternoon, falling to a minimum of around 23 degrees at night. It rains on most days but rarely continuously. In August and September, typhoons sometimes occur. With heavy rain, thunderstorms and high winds for three of four days.
In the cool season' from early November to February, humid tropical air from the Indian ocean gives way to cold, dry air originating in Central Asia to the North. The sky is generally cloudless all day, and rain is very unlikely - perhaps one showers a month. From December, many of the trees lose their leaves as a protection against drought, and the lush greens of the countryside give way to sombre browns.
The hot season' is......
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