What's on in Krabi (Ao Nang), Thailand through the year

Busy — Dry season, flat Andaman, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Dry season, flat Andaman (1 Nov – 20 Apr (usually)), Climbing season on Railay (1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually))

Busy — Dry season, flat Andaman, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Dry season, flat Andaman (1 Nov – 20 Apr (usually)), Climbing season on Railay (1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually))

Busy — Dry season, flat Andaman, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Dry season, flat Andaman (1 Nov – 20 Apr (usually)), Climbing season on Railay (1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually))

Peak crowds — Songkran, Dry season, flat Andaman

• Festival

  Songkran

  13–15 AprWater-festival New YearCrowdedClosures

  Krabi town's riverfront and the Ao Nang strip both do it properly for three days. Offices close, boats run holiday timetables, and the buses south are full. Source ↗

Still on: Dry season, flat Andaman (1 Nov – 20 Apr (usually))

Busy — Long summer break in Thailand, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Season

  Southwest monsoon

  15 May – 31 Oct · usually

  Heavy squalls rather than constant rain, but enough swell that the island boats stop on the rough days. Ao Nang stays open and costs about half what it does in January.

• Hazard

  Red flags on the beaches

  15 May – 15 Oct · usuallySurf season

  Rip currents along Ao Nang and Nopparat Thara are the genuine danger of the low season and the flags go up for weeks at a time. People drown here most years ignoring them. Source ↗

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Southwest monsoon (15 May – 31 Oct (usually)), Red flags on the beaches (15 May – 15 Oct (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Southwest monsoon (15 May – 31 Oct (usually)), Red flags on the beaches (15 May – 15 Oct (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Southwest monsoon (15 May – 31 Oct (usually)), Red flags on the beaches (15 May – 15 Oct (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Southwest monsoon (15 May – 31 Oct (usually)), Red flags on the beaches (15 May – 15 Oct (usually))

Busy — October semester break in Thailand, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Southwest monsoon (15 May – 31 Oct (usually)), Red flags on the beaches (15 May – 15 Oct (usually))

Busy — Dry season, flat Andaman

• Season

  Dry season, flat Andaman

  1 Nov – 20 Apr · usuallyCrowded

  The settled months: longtails run to Railay and the four islands every day, and the limestone on Ton Sai is dry enough to climb from first light. High season and priced like it.

• Season

  Climbing season on Railay

  1 Nov – 31 Mar · usuallyDry season

  Cool mornings and dry rock on the Thaiwand and Ton Sai walls, before the heat of April makes the afternoons unusable. The routes closest to the beach queue by nine.

• Festival

  Loy Krathong

  5–30 Nov · usuallyMajor festival

  Baskets floated on the Krabi river and off Ao Nang beach at the full moon, just as the season turns and the boats start running properly again. Source ↗

Busy — Dry season, flat Andaman, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Dry season, flat Andaman (1 Nov – 20 Apr (usually)), Climbing season on Railay (1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually))