A conventional tropical climate with intense heat, high humidity and incessant perspiration during the summer months of April and May best describes Thailand. However, the onset of monsoon in June brings respite till the end of October.

The preferred months for visiting Thailand should be from November till February when the heat and humidity subsides with the embalming effect of cooling North Eastern breeze. The hilly north and northeast experience a dip in temperature below 10șC with possibilities of touching the freezing point. The summer on the contrary is incredibly hot. The Central region is warm around March – June with a scorching April in between. July till October receives heavy rain. In South, the rainy season is a stretch of eight to nine months from May till December on the side of the Gulf of Thailand and from April to November towards the Andaman Sea. Being a peninsula, the temperature in South doesn’t feature in extremes and plays in moderate.

What to wear

Light cotton clothing is a comfort to both your body and your purse in Thailand. Team it up with a hat, an umbrella, sunscreen with a good Ph balance and a pair of sunglasses to brave the tropical sun during Thai summer.

Flora and Fauna

A vivacious variance in physical features and climatic conditions across six regions has added colorful diversity to the country’s flora and fauna. The North and the North-east with scanty rain has grown tropical deciduous forest including teak trees. The South and the East are covered with thick evergreen foliage fed by heavy rain whereas the coastal regions along the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea are lied up with mangrove growth. The forests are conserved as national parks and wildlife conservation areas as a part of environment preservation drive. There are 102 National Parks in Thailand under the jurisdiction of the Department of Forestry; some of the names being Khao Yai National Park, Doi Inthanon National Park, each covering and area of 1 million rai (1 rai = 0.4 acres) and is landlocked. The most important wildlife conservation areas comprises Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Conservation Area and Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Conservation Area, which were given the honor of being designated as Natural World Heritage sites by UNESCO in October 1992.

Topography

The most striking features of Thailand's terrain are high mountains, a central plain, and an upland plateau. Mountains cover much of northern Thailand and extend along the Burmese border down through the Malay Peninsula. The central plain is a lowland area drained by the Chao Phraya and its tributaries, the country's key river system, which feeds into the delta at the head of the Bight of Bangkok. In the northeastern part of the country the Khorat Plateau, a region of gently rolling low hills and shallow lakes, drains into the Mekong River through the Mae Nam Mun. Collectively, the Chao Phraya and Mekong systems sustain Thailand's agricultural economy by supporting wet-rice cultivation and providing waterways for the transport of goods and people.