SeasonMapKo Lipe (Koh Lipe) weather by month
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The best time to visit Ko Lipe (Koh Lipe) is January to March — 90/100 in February, 30°C and 6 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, December to April (84/100 on average).
The worst month is November at 58/100 — hot, soaked, clean air. See November →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Thailand →
Ko Lipe, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Ko Lipe is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
| Month | Score | Tier | High | Rain | Sun | Crowds | On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 87 | A | 29°C | 10 d | 10 h | Peak | 2 |
| FebFebruary | 90 | S | 30°C | 6 d | 11 h | Peak | 2 |
| MarMarch | 88 | A | 30°C | 12 d | 11 h | Busy | 1 |
| AprApril | 79 | B | 30°C | 23 d | 10 h | Peak | 2 |
| MayMay | 69 | C | 29°C | 25 d | 10 h | Peak | 3 |
| JunJune | 78 | B | 29°C | 19 d | 10 h | Shoulder | 2 |
| JulJuly | 81 | A | 29°C | 17 d | 10 h | Quiet | 2 |
| AugAugust | 72 | B | 29°C | 21 d | 10 h | Shoulder | 2 |
| SepSeptember | 67 | C | 28°C | 22 d | 9 h | Quiet | 2 |
| OctOctober | 64 | C | 28°C | 26 d | 9 h | Busy | 3 |
| NovNovember | 58 | D | 28°C | 27 d | 8 h | Busy | 2 |
| DecDecember | 76 | B | 29°C | 15 d | 9 h | Busy | 1 |
What's on in Ko Lipe through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- January
- Chinese New Year20 Jan – 25 Feb (usually)Holiday
- April
- Songkran13–15 AprFestival
- May
- Southwest monsoon15 May – 15 Oct (usually)Season
- Tarutao marine park closed16 May – 15 OctClosure
- October
- The island reopens15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Opening
- November
- High season, flat Andaman1 Nov – 15 May (usually)Season
Crowds in Ko Lipe in February
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsChinese New Year, High season, flat Andaman, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet