Southeast Asia rainy season by month

Southeast Asia has no single rainy season. The monsoons reach different coasts at different times, so one island can be dry while another a few hundred kilometres away is wet. This page lays out the 29 places covered here in 10 countries, month by month.

The year at a glance

Dry, rainy and monsoon months for each place, from the seasonal assessment. Select a place for its rainfall averages.
Places to explore	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
BangkokThailand	○	○	·	·	●	●	●	●	●	●	○	○
Chiang MaiThailand	○	○	·	·	●	●	●	●	●	●	○	○
PhuketThailand	○	○	○	·	●	◆	◆	◆	◆	●	○	○
KrabiThailand	○	○	○	·	●	◆	◆	◆	◆	●	○	○
Koh SamuiThailand	●	○	○	○	·	·	·	·	●	●	◆	●
BaliIndonesia	●	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●
Komodo & Labuan BajoIndonesia	●	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●
YogyakartaIndonesia	●	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●
Raja AmpatIndonesia	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
SingaporeSingapore	●	○	○	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	●	●
Kuala LumpurMalaysia	○	○	●	●	·	○	○	·	·	●	●	●
PenangMalaysia	○	○	○	●	●	·	·	·	●	●	●	○
LangkawiMalaysia	○	○	○	·	●	●	●	●	◆	●	●	○
Kota KinabaluMalaysia	●	○	○	○	·	·	·	·	●	●	●	●
SempornaMalaysia	●	●	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	●	●
HanoiVietnam	·	·	·	·	·	●	●	●	·	○	○	○
Ha Long BayVietnam	·	·	·	·	·	●	●	●	●	○	○	○
SapaVietnam	·	·	·	·	·	●	●	●	·	·	·	·
Da Nang & Hoi AnVietnam	●	○	○	○	○	·	·	·	●	●	●	●
Nha TrangVietnam	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	·	●	●	●
Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●	●	●	○	○
Phu QuocVietnam	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●	●	●	○	○
Siem Reap & AngkorCambodia	○	○	·	·	●	●	●	●	●	●	○	○
Luang PrabangLaos	○	○	·	·	●	●	●	●	●	○	○	○
BoracayPhilippines	○	○	○	○	·	●	●	·	·	·	○	○
Palawan & El NidoPhilippines	○	○	○	○	·	●	●	●	●	·	○	○
Cebu & BoholPhilippines	○	○	○	○	·	●	●	·	·	·	·	·
Bandar Seri BegawanBrunei	●	○	○	○	·	·	·	·	·	●	●	●
Dili & AtauroTimor-Leste	●	●	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●

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○ dry season · ● rainy season · ◆ monsoon downpours · · neither marked

Month by month

January

Dry season: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Siem Reap & Angkor, Luang Prabang, Boracay, Palawan & El Nido, Cebu & Bohol.

Rainy season: Koh Samui, Bali, Komodo & Labuan Bajo, Yogyakarta, Singapore, Kota Kinabalu, Semporna, Da Nang & Hoi An, Bandar Seri Begawan, Dili & Atauro.

February

Dry season: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Koh Samui, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu, Da Nang & Hoi An, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Siem Reap & Angkor, Luang Prabang, Boracay, Palawan & El Nido, Cebu & Bohol, Bandar Seri Begawan.

Rainy season: Bali, Komodo & Labuan Bajo, Yogyakarta, Semporna, Dili & Atauro.

March

Dry season: Phuket, Krabi, Koh Samui, Singapore, Penang, Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu, Da Nang & Hoi An, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Boracay, Palawan & El Nido, Cebu & Bohol, Bandar Seri Begawan.

Rainy season: Bali, Komodo & Labuan Bajo, Yogyakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Dili & Atauro.

April

Dry season: Koh Samui, Bali, Komodo & Labuan Bajo, Yogyakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Da Nang & Hoi An, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Boracay, Palawan & El Nido, Cebu & Bohol, Bandar Seri Begawan.

Rainy season: Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Dili & Atauro.

May

Dry season: Bali, Komodo & Labuan Bajo, Yogyakarta, Da Nang & Hoi An, Nha Trang, Dili & Atauro.

Rainy season: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Penang, Langkawi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Siem Reap & Angkor, Luang Prabang.

June

Dry season: Bali, Komodo & Labuan Bajo, Yogyakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Nha Trang, Dili & Atauro.

Rainy season: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket (monsoon), Krabi (monsoon), Langkawi, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Sapa, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Siem Reap & Angkor, Luang Prabang, Boracay, Palawan & El Nido, Cebu & Bohol.

July

Dry season: Bali, Komodo & Labuan Bajo, Yogyakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Nha Trang, Dili & Atauro.

August

Dry season: Bali, Komodo & Labuan Bajo, Yogyakarta, Nha Trang, Dili & Atauro.

Rainy season: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket (monsoon), Krabi (monsoon), Langkawi, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Sapa, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Siem Reap & Angkor, Luang Prabang, Palawan & El Nido.

September

Dry season: Bali, Komodo & Labuan Bajo, Yogyakarta, Dili & Atauro.

Rainy season: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket (monsoon), Krabi (monsoon), Koh Samui, Penang, Langkawi (monsoon), Kota Kinabalu, Ha Long Bay, Da Nang & Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Siem Reap & Angkor, Luang Prabang, Palawan & El Nido.

October

Dry season: Bali, Komodo & Labuan Bajo, Yogyakarta, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Luang Prabang, Dili & Atauro.

Rainy season: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Koh Samui, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu, Da Nang & Hoi An, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Siem Reap & Angkor, Bandar Seri Begawan.

November

Dry season: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Komodo & Labuan Bajo, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Siem Reap & Angkor, Luang Prabang, Boracay, Palawan & El Nido, Dili & Atauro.

Rainy season: Koh Samui (monsoon), Bali, Yogyakarta, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu, Semporna, Da Nang & Hoi An, Nha Trang, Bandar Seri Begawan.

December

Dry season: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Penang, Langkawi, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Siem Reap & Angkor, Luang Prabang, Boracay, Palawan & El Nido.

Rainy season: Koh Samui, Bali, Komodo & Labuan Bajo, Yogyakarta, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, Semporna, Da Nang & Hoi An, Nha Trang, Bandar Seri Begawan, Dili & Atauro.

Planning with this guide

When is the rainy season in Southeast Asia?

It depends on the coast. Most places covered here are dry in November–April and rainy in May–October. Some run the other way: in July, the dry season is marked for Bali, Komodo & Labuan Bajo, Yogyakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Nha Trang, Dili & Atauro.

Sources and limits

This tool uses stored snapshots and is not updated in real time. Climate averages are not forecasts, and seasonal ratings are not safety assessments. Information may be incomplete or out of date. Before booking, check current official travel advisories, entry requirements, weather forecasts and local conditions.

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