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The island in the Gulf of Siam is still living up to its image of a tropical paradise even though it is getting more and more popular as a travel destination. The most important sources of income after tourism and fishing are the plantations of exotic fruits like durian, coconuts, bananas, pineapples and Lychees.
A mountain range is running through the south of the island that creates a weather barrier between east and west.
Best travel season is throughout the whole year.
Mostly the weather is fair with temperatures between 28 – 38 C. April and May are the hottest months like in the rest of Thailand as well. The sun should be avoided as much as possible.
In October, November and June is the rainy season. It is cooling down and there are quite often, usually in the evenings, short but intense rain showers.
December until February as well as July until September is high season for travelling. It is still hot but the humidity is down.
The tidal changes are quite strong on Koh Samui especially around full moon. Swimming in the sea during low tide is impossible or difficult at a lot of the beaches in the south, north and west of the island due to large corral riffs in front of the beaches.
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