2. Weather in Koh Samui

Koh Samui Weather Seasons
Best Link to check current Samui weather condtions and more :
http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/48550.html?bannertypeclick=gizmotimetemp

Koh Samui enjoys the longest hot season in Thailand with only about 6 weeks of monsoon each year between the end of October and the beginning of December. The rest of the year the average temperature is around 30 degrees Celsius which is 86 degrees Fahrenheit.

I was unlucky enough to have been here during Koh Samui's Summer season between Late March to Early May.
Temperature went up to more than 40 degress Celsius. It was terrible for me. I come from Singapore so i expected to be able to breeze through as Singapore is not that far away and Singapore is not what you could call a 'cool' place. But boy was i mistaken. Many of the tourists who despite the heat still went to the beach ended up getting burnt. Poor folks.

To give you an idea how hot it was, my colleagues and myself out of pure boredom decided on an experiment. We cracked an egg outside and about 2 hours later, we returned to find the egg cooked. Imagine that.

However, despite the despair of the heat, there was a silver lining.
It came in the form of 'Songkran' which is the Water Festival that the Thais celebrate. 2 days of pure fun,fun and more fun. Everyone participated. Both locals and tourists ended up soaking wet. People were throwing water at everyone they came into close contact with. There were people standing along the sides of the roads and everytime a motorcycle passed by, both rider and pillion got drenched by tap water and the worst was cold freezing water. You could buy a water gun anywhere and have fun, shoot strangers and friends alike. Even the policeman were not sparred.
Adults behaved like children again. I would NEVER recommend anyone to come to Koh Samui during the summer beacuse the heat literally sucks all your energy away BUT i would ALWAYS recommend to everyone to come here during the 'Songkran' Water Festival.

These past few days has not been really that great anyways. Rain has been pouring down in Koh Samui and if you are not staying at an accomodaton that has a bcak up power generator, be prepared for constant blackouts and no water. Today up until about 3 pm in the afternoon, the whole of Chaweng ( the most popular area in Koh Samui )had no electricity and water save for a few shops which had a back up power generator.

My word of advice, Koh Samui can be loads of fun but do pick your dates to visit wisely.