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WHEN TO TRAVEL
SOUTH EAST ASIA
Before you pick the dates...
South East Asia runs on wet and dry seasons - but timing changes by country and even coast to coast.
A GENERAL OVERVIEW TO MAKE IT SIMPLE
Nov - Feb
Sunny but cooler and drier
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Pleasant weather, higher prices
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Good for island hopping
Mar - May
Hot season
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Very hot, fewer crowds
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Good for cheaper prices with hot weather
Jun - Oct
Monsoon season
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Short, heavy rain bursts
- Good for budget travel &
quite tourist spots
As a team, we've taken things a step further by highlighting the best time of year to travel to each destination, recognising that South East Asia varies greatly from place to place.
'Best' Time of year to visit every South East Asian country (In Date order):
🇧🇳 Brunei
✅ Best time: February - April
☀️ Very hot: April - May
🌧️ Rainy season: October - January
🇸🇬 Singapore
✅ Best time: February - April
☀️ Very hot: April - May
🌧️ Rainy season: November - January
🇻🇳 Vietnam
✅ Best time: February - April
☀️ Very hot: May - August
🌧️ Rainy season:
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North: May – September (summer rains)
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Central: September – December (heaviest rainfall)
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South: May – October (monsoon season)
🇮🇩 Indonesia
✅ Best time: April - October
☀️ Very hot: March - May
🌧️ Rainy season: November - March
🇹🇭 Thailand
✅ Best time: November - February
☀️ Very hot: March - May
🌧️ Rainy season: May - October
🇰🇭 Cambodia
✅ Best time: November - February
☀️ Very hot: March - April
🌧️ Rainy season: May - October
🇱🇦 Laos
✅ Best time: November - March
☀️ Very hot: March - May
🌧️ Rainy season: May - October
🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)
✅ Best time: November - February
☀️ Very hot: March - April
🌧️ Rainy season: May - October
🇲🇾 Malaysia
✅ Best time:
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December - April (west coast)
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March - September (east coast & Borneo)
☀️ Very hot: March - May
🌧️ Rainy season:
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September - November (west coast)
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October - February (East coast & Borneo)
🇵🇭 Philippines
✅ Best time: November - April
☀️ Very hot: April - May
🌧️ Rainy season: June - October
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste (East Timor)
✅ Best time: May - November
☀️ Very hot: October - November
🌧️ Rainy season: December - April
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