Seasonal· Koh Samui· Thailand

Gulf Typhoon / Tropical Storm Risk (Jun–Jan)

9° 30.0′ N · 100° 0.0′ E · approximate

Typhoons rarely reach this far south, but storms from the South China Sea can cross the Gulf late in the year, as Tropical Storm Pabuk did in January 2019.

Phuket & Phang Nga BayKoh Lanta to Koh LipeKoh Samui & the Gulf of Thailand

Practical

Pabuk entered the Gulf on 3 January 2019, the first tropical storm there since Muifa in 2004, and made landfall at Pak Phanang, Nakhon Si Thammarat, on 4 January with winds of about 85-95 km/h; eight people died in Thailand. The area file gives the Gulf risk window as June to January, with October to January the most dangerous for southern Thailand. There is no hurricane hole on Samui: watch the Thai Meteorological Department and JTWC, and plan your run to the north-shore bays or a mainland river well before a storm. Coordinate is Wikipedia's centre point for Koh Samui.

Best for

Late-season storm planning

Season

Jun-Jan; highest risk Oct-Jan

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