Climate

Thailand lies in the zone of hot and humid tropical monsoon climate. Only the Malay Peninsula lies in the humid equatorial climate zone. There is a distinct division between dry (from December to February) and rainy (from May to September) season. Annual average temperatures amount to approx. 24-28ºC in the north and 27-28ºC in the south of the country. The amount of rainfall depends on the region. In the central part of the country it is 800-1,000 millimeters, in the southern part about 4,500-4,800 millimeters, and in the mountains it can even exceed 5,000 millimeters.