Phuket from New York
14,529 km, about 18h 38m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Phuket and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
Affiliate links: we may earn a commission if you book through one, at no extra cost to you. It changes nothing above — the scores are computed from climate and fare data before any link is built.
Free, on Telegram. One tap — NYC is already chosen. We write
when a fare is genuinely below what that route normally costs, and
/stop ends it.
Public holidays at New York move this destination's year too little to make it a different answer, so the Phuket page is the one of record. This one is kept for the distance and the flight it implies.
No fare history on NYC–HKT yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only. The price column fills in as the scanner collects.
Month by month from New York
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° | 7d | 45 | okbusy | peak: This period sees pleasant weather, drawing many tourists and… |
| Feb | 32° | 5d | 85 | sweet spot | 32C max, 5 rainy days |
| Mar | 33° | 9d | 85 | good | 33C max, 9 rainy days |
| Apr | 32° | 16d | 85 | ok | 32C max, 16 rainy days |
| May | 31° | 24d | 100 | avoid | monsoon: 24 rainy days, 254mm |
| Jun | 30° | 20d | 100 | avoid | monsoon: 20 rainy days, 226mm |
| Jul | 30° | 18d | 100 | avoid | monsoon: 18 rainy days, 181mm |
| Aug | 30° | 19d | 100 | avoid | monsoon: 19 rainy days, 213mm |
| Sep | 29° | 21d | 100 | avoid | monsoon: 21 rainy days, 299mm |
| Oct | 29° | 26d | 80 | avoid | monsoon: 26 rainy days, 286mm |
| Nov | 29° | 21d | 65 | avoid | monsoon: 21 rainy days, 213mm |
| Dec | 30° | 12d | 45 | okbusy | peak: This period sees pleasant weather, drawing many tourists and… |
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in US as well as at Phuket, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
The year in Phuket
Phuket experiences a tropical monsoon climate, and while the dry season from November to April is ideal for visiting, the wet season can bring heavy rainfall. Refer to climate normals for specific expectations during any particular month.
| Busiest |
mid Dec to late Jan — This period sees pleasant weather, drawing many tourists and leading to higher prices.
|
|---|---|
| Quieter, still good |
early Nov to mid Dec — This time offers a balance of good weather and less crowded tourist spots.
early Feb to late Apr — Weather remains warm and less humid, attracting visitors before the heavy rains.
|
| Wet or stormy |
early May to late Oct — monsoon, moderate
|
| Watch out for | heavy rainfall; high humidity |
This section was written by a language model from the climate figures above, and nobody has checked it. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe. The busiest and quieter periods here also count toward the crowd score, which is 20% of the ranking.
The rest of the trip
Phuket from anywhere · everywhere from New York
Some links above are affiliate links: if you book through one, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It does not affect the scores on this page, which are computed from climate, holiday and fare data before any link is built.