Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 6th December, 2011

Today's weather;

Koh Samui is clouded but dry at the moment. Current temp is 24C at 7am.

Yesterday saw almost all day long a drizzle. Max temp reached 25.8C

The forecast shows rain to start around Friday and all over the weekend.

View over the street in Khao Lak where I stay

Khao Lak looks nice this morning, with a partly blue sky and some clouds in it. Current temp is 22.3C at 7am.

Yesterday saw a cloudy day and some drizzle around noon. Max temp reached 29.7C

Camille

HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej's birthday

HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej's birthday

Today is the 84th birthday of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's longest-serving current head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history

Happy Birthday to HM the King of Thailand

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 5th December, 2011

Today's weather;

Koh Samui has a grey sky and it looks like rain is going to be around. Current temp at 7am is 24.2C

Yesterday saw a bit of rain around the island during various parts of the day. Max temp reached 28.8C

The forecast predicts more rain fir today and no rain until Friday again.

Sun rise in Khao Lak this morning

Arrived save and well in Khao Lak yesterday, where it was nice and dry until late in the evening when there was some rain. Yesterday max temp reached 29.8C.

Today the sky looks nice with plenty of blue spots and a current temp of 23C at 7am.

It's HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej or Rama IX birthday.

Later today I will start a PADI IDC in Khao Lak with 6 persons, stay tuned for updates on my dive blog.

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 4th December, 2011

Today's weather;

The sky over Samui is a mixed bag, as the picture below shows. There are some blue spots with the sun peeking out but it's surrounded by plenty of grey clouds. Current temp at 7am is 24.7C

In an hour or so I'll be on my way to Khao Lak, stay tuned though, the daily updates will keep coming in every day.

The sky over our house this morning

Yesterday saw a cloud covered but dry day until around 10.30pm when rain started to come down. Max temp reached 31C

The forecast shows rain today and tomorrow and again from Thursday onward on a regular base with stronger wind again.

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 3rd December, 2011

Today's weather;

The sky over Koh Samui is cloudy with just a few tiny blue holes in it. Current temp at 7am is 24.9C

Yesterday saw also a slightly cloudy sky over the island but it remained dry all day long. Max temp reached 32C

The forecast has changed slightly and more rain is to be expected during the next 7 days, especially from Wednesday onward.

Main street in Chaweng, shortly before landing at Samui airport

Here today, gone tomorrow! The ferry is already booked and a PADI IDC in Khao Lak is scheduled to start 5th December.

It won't be until mid February that I leave the country, for Gili Air again but a few IDC's inside Thailand are still scheduled.

Camille

Welcome to December 2011

Welcome to December 2011

Although Samui's rainy season runs roughly until mid December, since I started this blog back in 2007, the December months have been good, except for last year when there were some bad floods.

The days can be slightly wet but in general, looking back at 4 years of blogging and 13 years of living on Samui, in general December is a good month, especially after the mid month mark. There have been exceptions to the contrary but this years December looks promising.

Looking forward seeing you on our island!

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 2nd December, 2011

Today's weather;

Koh Samui once more up under a beautiful and sunny sky. There are just a few clouds but the sun prevails. Current temp at 7am is 26C

Yesterday saw a sunny and warm day around Koh Samui, once more! Max temp reached 30.7C

The forecast is looking good, only Wednesday sees hard rain and wind predicted, all other days look sunny and good.

Typical architecture in Kuta, Bali, the island of the checkered flag

Kuta saw some hard rain this morning but the sun already popped though and it looks like the clouds have moved on. In a few hours I will be on a plane to Phuket and another one from Phuket to Samui, back home!

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 1st December, 2011

Today's weather;

Koh Samui keeps seeing blue skies each morning and today is no exception. Another warm day is in the making. Current temp at 7am is 25.8C

Yesterday also saw a sunny sky and warm day around Koh Samui. Max temp reached 30.6C

The forecast is still looking good, enjoy the sun whilst it lasts, it looks like the 7th December might bring some rain.

View of the pool at the Dewi Sri hotel in Bali where I'm staying for two nights

Yesterday evening I arrived in Kuta, Bali after to fantastic dives on the Liberty wreck in Tulamben. It was nice and sunny yesterday, all day long, except the evening saw a short outburst of rain. This morning looks splendid again with a nice blue sky.

Tomorrow I'll be leaving and flying home again to Thailand, looking forward to it.

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 30th November, 2011

Today's weather;

Koh Samui is looking good again, a blue sky is shaping up. Current temp at 7am is 28C

Yesterday saw a sunny and warm day with a max temp of around 30C

The forecast is looking good although early next week some rain may go Samui's way.

Sun set at Candi Dasa, at the eastern side of Bali

Today I find my self back at Candi Dasa on Bali. I'll be diving near here at Tulamben on 'the Liberty' wreck and the late afternoon early evening will see me transfer over to Kuta.

The weather here is looking fantastic, sunny with some clouds.

The PADI IDC on Gili Air is now completed and I managed to get a few more excellent dives in.

Camille

Goodbye to November 2011

Goodbye to November 2011

It sure was an interesting month, this November version of 2011!

First let's focus on what this blog is about, the weather on Koh Samui. That was actually very nice and very much unlike the way November can be during the rainy or monsoon season. We had many very sunny and warm days this month and although there was sometimes some rain, it was almost not even worth mentioning! This in sharp contrast to last year. November 2009 was similar, maybe even slightly better.

The weather on our island was also in sharp contrast to the flood in and around Bangkok. Over 600 people lost their lives and although the flood is receding, the damage is enormous. Emotionally for people who lost their houses and/or jobs or loved ones and financially for the all the industrial estates that got flooded.

There will be a lot of finger pointer and accusations going around for how the whole flood situation has been handled by the government. We can only hope for the areas that were flooded that lessons are learned and better protective plans and measures will be put in place to prevent an event on this scale to happen again.

I found myself back on the road once more this year, and I just finished a PADI IDC on Gili Air in Indonesia and did some great diving around the Gili islands. Right now I'm writing this post in Candi Dasa on Bali and in a few hours I should be diving "the Liberty' wreck, a famous wreck dive on Bali.

Earlier this month I also had a brief visit to Pattaya, for some diving there.

All in all a good month and it's about time to roll over for December 2011. The last month of this year will see me travel to Khao Lak to conduct the last IDC program of this year in Khao Lak.

Camille