Trip to Phuket in January: reviews about the rest

Christmas and New Year holidays are not just a few days off work. Each of them wants to hold somehow in a special way. It's not for nothing that they say that as you will celebrate the New Year, you will spend it. Of course, on holidays themselves, during the period from Christmas (it is met all around the world on December 25) to the Adoration of the Magi (the sixth of January), prices at all resorts, not only in Thailand, are off scale. But you can prolong your holidays.

After all, in Thailand they do not know that Christmas celebrates in Russia on the 7th of January, and there is an ephemeral notion like the New Year. So for some people the holiday continues. And much more colorful and memorable, he will not be among the snow-covered trees, but languidly lingering over the turquoise water lagoon palms. In this article, we'll look at what it's like to go to Phuket in January. We will talk about the climate on the largest island of Thailand in the first month of the year. We will consider the prices for tours during this period. And finally, we will study the reviews of those tourists who had the good fortune to rest in Thailand at the height of winter.

The climate of Phuket

This island is located in the northern hemisphere, just like our native limits. However, it is so close to the equator that there is simply no concept of winter in our view. And the seasons are very different there. Conventionally, the year in Thailand can be divided into three periods: "dry and comfortable", "dry and very hot" and "wet."

You can endlessly talk about the "rainy season". Many tourists did not spoil their short breaks. But this does not apply to the topic of our article. Since those who came to Phuket in January, do not find the "rainy season", but a comfortable and dry period. It lasts from December to early April.

Then the evil equatorial sun with the northeast monsoon raises the thermometer's column to uncomfortable (especially for the European) mark. And in the summer months the winds change, bringing with them high clouds, rains, storms and bad weather. So it turns out that in winter in Phuket the weather is hotter than in summer (the reviews confirm this). After all, in the dry period, nothing prevents the sun from inflaming the air.

Weather in Phuket in January

It makes no sense to keep the intrigue longer: all winter months in equatorial latitudes are the best time for rest. The amount of precipitation decreases noticeably at the beginning of November, and by the end of the year the sky pleases with bottomless blue. Soothes the sea. There are absolutely no waves. This circumstance can upset the surfers, but will delight the lovers with a snorkel around the coral reefs.

The probability of typhoons is approaching zero. Therefore, such a huge number of Europeans are trying to escape from a slushy or very frosty winter in Thailand. Phuket in January, on the assurances of meteorologists and tourists, is a paradise. The temperature of the air fluctuates within thirty-two degrees of heat in the daytime and twenty-four at night. The eastern monsoon does not produce precipitation. Them for the whole month falls not more than thirty millimeters (that is, one or two days it can happen a little rain).

Like the sky above your head, vacationers enjoy the Andaman Sea. Its temperature is stable throughout January - about twenty-six degrees. There are no waves, and a light breeze blows at a speed of two to six meters per second.

Features of beach holidays in Phuket in January

The weather on the island in the midst of winter can be described as idyllic. Humidity, unlike the "rainy season", is normal. It's also not too hot - do not compare with April-May. The sea in shallow water warms up to thirty degrees ... And this is the catch. Solar activity in winter is very high. And you can get a burn simply by swimming in the sea, the reviews confirm this.

Therefore, those who go to Phuket in January, should stock up sunscreens with a maximum SPF index. For children it is recommended to buy thermal insulation suits. They will protect not only from overheating, but also from injections of burning plankton that lives in the waters of the Andaman Sea.

Cost of tours

Proceeding from the fact that the height of winter in Thailand is the peak of the high season, the prices for vacation in Phuket in January are very high. And this applies to everything: airline tickets, hotels and even products in the markets. In terms of prices, tourists can be pleased with the sales of big and small stores that traditionally take place at the beginning of the year. Find a room in the hotel, hoping for a surprise, almost impossible. Independent travelers are rescued by early booking - both hotel and seats on the plane.

The island, however, is full of so-called package tourists, especially from Russia. The cost of such a tour starts from forty-four thousand rubles for eleven nights - and this is in a hotel with three stars. Holiday in the "five" will cost an average of one hundred and fifty thousand for two weeks.

What to do in Phuket in January?

Comfortable for European temperatures provide an opportunity to enjoy not only beach rest. It is quite humanly possible to tear off your body from the sunbed and go on fascinating excursions. Tourists say that the main attractions of the island are its beaches: Karon, Kata. But it would be a crime, first of all against yourself, not to visit Patong.

This city enjoys special glory. Walk in the evening along Bangla Road, and you will find out what. Warm sea promotes the development of various types of water entertainment: snorkeling, diving, kayaking. Unparalleled coral reefs come very close to the shore. Traveling to Phuket in January will be incomplete if you do not see the charming gulf of Phang Nga, the James Bond rock, the island of Tapu and Khao Ping Kang. And besides, you are waited by trips on elephants, visiting of crocodile farms, show of monkeys and other exotic entertainments.

Phuket in January: Feedback

Of course, at the height of the season, holiday prices in Thailand can not be called democratic. There are a lot of tourists on beaches and places of entertainment. Hotels are crowded. But this is the only spoonful of tar in the huge barrel of honey that Phuket is in the midst of winter. After all, to escape from the frosty frosts into a paradise idyll - is it worth the money? Reviews say that the climate in Thailand is such that you can be sure: no one day of your vacation will be spoiled by weather conditions. And if luck falls, and the Lunar New Year's meeting will be at the end of January, you will receive a colorful festival as a free bonus.