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Laem Set Inn has a year-round clientel the busiest season
starts just before Christmas and runs until the beginning of
May. During these months there is an almost constant breeze
and a surf on the reef 100 metres offshore in front of the
Inn. It is always safe to swim. Temperatures average 82
degrees F., rainfall is slight, usually in the form of
occasional thundershowers.
Laem Set Inn
is at its most classically beautiful in February with the
Flame trees in bloom. From May to October the temperature is
slightly higher and the breeze lighter. The surf dies down
and the tide drops making this the season for diving &
snorkeling. A deepwater channel gives access to the reef at
all times and enables our boat to pull-up virtually in front
of your room to collect you for a champagne picnic amongst
the deserted islands half an hour away.
Beautiful
underwater scenery and seriously delicious barbecues are the
order of the day. For the first 15 years we were here the
short-lived but violent monsoon hit between November 12th
and 18th bringing storms and torrential rain. In the last
few year, however, it has been much less pronounced and
while the chances of some periods of poor weather are
probably greater at this time of year than any other we can
no longer advise people to avoid it as a disaster time! It
has been fine, clear and beautiful for the majority of the
time over the last few years.
There is
considerable confusion on this topic as some guide books and
other sources of information do not understand that the
seasons here and in Phuket, just 150 Km away,
are not at all the same.
Phuket gets more rain generally and gets the Indian Ocean
monsoon in July / August / September. We get the South China
Sea monsoon as described above.
The poor weather has always cleared within three weeks of
the monsoon's break and been fine for Christmas. See the
graph below; -- the chance of rain at Christmas / New Year
is as low as at any other time of the year barring February
& March.
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