1 July 2004
The unsettled weather continues. Mixed day, mostly clouds, very windy,
occasional short (5 minutes) rain showers. Very rough at the beaches. Medium 31
C.
2 July
Yet another cloudy day, always the chance of a light rain shower. Medium 31 C.
Rough at the beaches.
Patong Beach 2 July 2004
3 & 4
July Brighter days, with mixed sun & clouds. Quite a lot of sun, but
chance of a very light rain shower for a few drops. Medium waves at the beach.
5 & 6
July Nice bright sunny days, with some light clouds. Warm 32 C. Medium waves
at the beaches.
7 July -
Mixed sun & clouds & rain & wind. Mostly sunny, with heavy rain (20
minutes) about 11.00 and 14.00. Medium waves at the beaches.
8 July
Bright day with mixed sun & clouds. Warm 32 C. Light waves at the beaches.
Kata Beach 8 July 2004
9 July
Bright day, but mostly cloudy. Calm day. Medium 31 C. Becoming calmer at the beaches.
Karon Beach 9 July 2004
10 July
Bright day with mixed sun & clouds. Warm 32 C. Lots of folk on Patong Beach
and in the water.
Patong Beach 10 July 2004
11 July
Calm day, bright with light cloud cover. Not much wind and calmer at the
beaches. Medium 32 C.
12 July
Another calm day, with mixed sun & clouds. Calm at the beach. Medium 32 C.
Patong Beach 12 July 2004
13 July Beautiful morning,
lots of sun and blue skies. Some light clouds in the afternoon, with a
fantastic streaky cloud sunset. Warm 32 C. Calm at the beaches. This is the
sort of day we live for here on Phuket Island.
14 July Another beautiful
day. The early morning photo over Patong Bay says it all. Some early afternoon
cloud came in over the hills to the back (east) of Patong, but rolled away
after a couple of hour and the later evening had a fine sunset.
Patong Bay 14 July 2004 (about 09.30)
15 July A very nice sunny
day, with some light clouds. Some darker clouds over the hills late morning,
leading to a rain shower about 12.00. Light showers lasted until 14.00 then a
sunny afternoon. Warm 31 C. Calm at the beach.
16 July Another bright day
with mixed sun & clouds, at times quite cloudy. Light rain shower about
11.00 for a few minutes, then more persistent rain through the evening. Warm 31
C. Calm at the beach.
17 July Bright morning with
mixed sun & clouds. Becoming very cloudy & dull by 11.00. Heavy rain at
12.00 for more than 90 minutes, then drizzle rain for most of the afternoon.
Becoming brighter by 16.30. No wind, medium 29 - 30 C. Some waves at the beaches.
18 July Bright day with
mixed sun & clouds. Mostly sunny all afternoon. Warm 31 C. Not much wind.
Medium at the beaches.
Relax Bay (Le Meridien) 18 July 2004
19 July Bright day with
mixed sun & clouds, some dark clouds at times. Felt quite warm/humid, but
when I checked my thermometer I was surprised to measure a cool 29 30 C. No
wind. Medium waves at the beaches.
20 July Dull stormy day. Not
so nice for the beach folks. Chance of rain showers from time to time, very
cool 27 28 C. Becoming quite rough at the beaches. Persistent rain by 16.00.
21 July Another dull and
rainy day. Persistent rain in the
morning, with the odd heavy rain shower for a few minutes. Some bright spells
in the early afternoon. But heavy rain arrived at 17.30, and then rain on/off
all evening. Medium 30 C. Medium rough at the beaches.
Karon Beach 21 July 2004
22 July Bright sunny
morning. Becoming cloudier in the afternoon and quite dull by 16.00. Medium 29
30 C. Light waves at the beaches.
23 July Overcast morning.
Cool 28 C. No wind, becoming calmer at the beach. Cloudier afternoon leading to
a few short rain showers.
24 July Very nice warm sunny
day. Some light cloud, warm 32 C. Calmer at the beaches.
25 July Overcast day, some
dark clouds in the sky. Medium 29 30 C. Light waves at the beach.
Patong Beach 25 July 2004
26 July Stormy morning.
Overcast, very winy, big waves at the beach, & rain showers on/off. Cool 28 C. Becoming calmer by afternoon, brighter skies, and no wind.
Its amazing how quickly the weather can change here on Phuket Island.
27 July Bright morning, with
light overcast sky. Calm weather, with some sunny spells most of the afternoon.
Medium waves at Patong beach, but the water stirred up with the previous days
rough seas. Dark clouds by 16.30 and a light rain shower for a few minutes.
28 July Another mixed day.
Morning with darker skies and rain on/off. Brighter afternoon with light
overcast and no rain. Warm 30 C.
29 July Horrible day. Rain
showers on/off all day. Overcast with many dark clouds rolling through. Cool 28
29 C. Medium waves at the beach.
South End of Patong Beach 29 July 2004
30 July Yet another mixed
weather morning. Bright at times,
dull at times. Short periods of sunshine, short periods of light rain. Periods
of strong wind, medium waves at the beach. Cool 27 C. Typical rainy season
weather. Brighter afternoon, no wind & light overcast with some weak
sunshine.
31 July Mostly a bright day,
with light overcast sky. Quick rain shower in the early morning, then a calm
day. Dark clouds rolled in about 15.00 bringing a short (10 minute) heavy rain
shower. Becoming calmer at the beaches. Medium 28 29 C.