Today's weather for Krabi, Thailand6th Jan 2009 09:00
Last Updated : 6th Jan 2009 09:00 GMT 6th Jan 2009 16:00 ICT
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Krabi is in the time zone (ICT) which has a difference of +7 hours to GMT.
Local Time6 Jan 2009 16:44
GMT6 Jan 2009 09:44
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Sunrise 06:39hrs
Sunset 18:20hrs
Moonrise 13:27hrs
Moonset 01:21hrs
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Weather Overview for Krabi
RAINY
SEASON (May- October)
In recent
years the Thailand Tourism Authority is promoting the ‘Rainy Season’ as the
more amicable and appealing ‘Green Season’ in an attempt to spread out tourism
throughout the year rather than cramming all the visitors into the more popular
months of December to March.
The jungles
are at their most luscious as they have recovered from the dry season and are
flourishing with greenery and wildlife (though keep in mind humidity is much
more uncomfortable when in a jungle environment.)
If you are
lucky enough to have a prolonged period of sunshine, uninterrupted by rain, you
may find you’re self enjoying the utopian beaches without anyone else in sight.
DRY SEASON
(November- April)
The dry
season in Krabi is comprised of the busiest time of the year- from December to
January, and the hottest time of the year beginning in April.
January brings flat seas,
clear skies and gorgeous idyllic sunny weather broken up by slight off shore
winds. Once the Christmas and New Years crowds die down January is an amazing
time to visit Krabi. This weather continues into February, starting to warm up
come the end of the month.
January and February are great times to visit if you are a diving fanatic, as the seas are calmer and it is just prior to when plankton starts to affect water clarity in March. The water temperature in Krabi stays at a bath like 28 – 30 degrees all year round.
Monsoon Winds
The Monsoon Winds are the
main determinant of Krabi’s climate as the speed and direction of the winds
will affect the temperature and conditions of the region. The North Eastern
monsoon winds affect the region from December through till March. The north-easterly
winds create dry air streams which results in tranquil clear blue skies.
Tsunami
Many tourists have been
scared away from the region in the aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.
The region has since been rehabilitated, helped by the $7 billion in aid and
donations that was received.
Tsunami’s are caused when the plate
boundaries suddenly shift and this has the affect of displacing the overlying
water. The shifting of the plates below the ocean cause an undersea earth quake
which disrupts the water, sending waves across the ocean than build into catastrophic
tidal waves which can be devastating to a region once they hit the coast.
In the case of the 2004 tsunami, the
earth quake that was the cause was second largest ever recorded for the region.

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