Best time to visit Phu Quoc

January is the best time to visit Phu Quoc for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 68/100
A beach holiday February sea 28 °C
The least cloud February 50 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 27 mm
Warmth April 30 °C
Cooler weather September 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 68 28 °C 8 87
2 February 68 28 °C 7 88
3 December 64 28 °C 9 84
4 March 56 29 °C 13 73
5 November 53 29 °C 16 70
6 October 48 28 °C 27 70
7 April 45 30 °C 19 64
8 September 45 28 °C 27 70
9 August 43 28 °C 28 70
10 July 43 28 °C 28 69
11 June 42 29 °C 27 66
12 May 42 29 °C 27 63

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 28 °C 56 % 87
February 28 °C 28 °C 50 % 88
March 29 °C 29 °C 51 % 73
April 30 °C 30 °C 61 % 64
May 31 °C 29 °C 82 % 63
June 30 °C 29 °C 87 % 66
July 29 °C 28 °C 88 % 69
August 29 °C 28 °C 89 % 70
September 29 °C 28 °C 89 % 70
October 29 °C 28 °C 83 % 70
November 29 °C 29 °C 69 % 70
December 28 °C 28 °C 65 % 84

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 27 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.8 °C 39 mm 56 %
February 28.2 °C 27 mm 50 %
March 29.0 °C 67 mm 51 %
April 29.6 °C 129 mm 61 %
May 29.3 °C 333 mm 82 %
June 28.6 °C 387 mm 87 %
July 28.1 °C 408 mm 88 %
August 27.9 °C 383 mm 89 %
September 27.8 °C 412 mm 89 %
October 28.1 °C 333 mm 83 %
November 28.6 °C 122 mm 69 %
December 28.3 °C 50 mm 65 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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