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Weather Overview

The best overall time for visiting most of Thailand climate-wise is between November and February when it is not too wet and not too hot. The south is best visited when the rest of Thailand is miserably hot (March to May), and the north is best from mid-November to early December or when it starts warming up again in February. If you're spending time in Bangkok, be prepared to roast in April and do some wading in October - probably most challenging two months, weather-wise, in the capital.

Regions

All regions

General information

Official name
Kingdom of Thailand

Capital
Bangkok (Krung Thep – city of angels)

Area
514 000 sq km

Population:
64 265 276

Time Zone
GMT/UTC +7 ()

Currency
bath (THB) =100 stangs

Official language
thai

Neighbouring countries
Barma / Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia

Highest mountain
Doi Inthanton - 2595 m n. m

Ebb tide
Gulf of Thailand - 0 m. n. m.

Longest river
Mekong (in the country 900 km)

Biggest city
Bangkok (6.250.000 people)

Landing place
Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Pattani, Phuket, Sattahip, Si Racha, Songkhla

People
75% Thai, 11% Chinese, 3.5% Malay; also Mon, Khmer, Phuan and Karen minorities

Religion
95% Buddhist, 4% Muslim