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Lauren Peck
Lauren PeckTraveler·
Bangkok

Thailand in September: what do I pack for rain?

US, 6 Sep. December jacket is the other month. I need a day bag, not a ski list.

Poncho, not a parka

IfPackNot
Bangkok in SeptemberLight rain layer / poncho. Shoes that dry. TMD the week you goA down coat because “Asia rain”
Andaman (Phuket / Krabi)Same, plus a dry bag for the phone. Boats cancelA non-refundable west-coast snorkel as the personality
You can still pick a coastBest time / Gulf as the swim betForcing Phuket because the postcard is dry in January
AC buses / mallsA thin long sleevePacking December for the north as if it were this flight

FCDO still describes rain roughly May–October on the Andaman. I will not invent tomorrow’s mm. Adapter is the wall. This is the weather.

Bangkok only or a boat, and if a pool counts.

First trip

11 comments

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Nate Grant
Nate Grant

10 nights, now. August rain is not a ski bag. I needed month vs coast. I would not pack December for this week.

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Helen Marsh
Helen Marsh

Kids: shoes that dry. Adapter was the wall. This is the weather. I would not pack a coat for BKK rain.

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Sophie Bataille
Sophie Bataille

Andaman rain is real. A poncho. If you can still move the month, the Gulf is the swim bet. I will not invent mm.

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Ian Crowe
Ian Crowe

September boats die. Pack for sitting, not a dry brochure. A dry bag for the phone. I would not pre-pay a snorkel as the holiday.

16d
Tess de Vries
Tess de Vries

Kid. Light layer. I would not pack a coat for Bangkok rain. Sleep first. The poncho is the day bag.

16d
Jordan Blake
Jordan Blake

I am on Phuket. September is still wet on this sea. A dry bag, not a down jacket. I would not pack a ski list onto Karon.

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Claire Dunn
Claire Dunn

I prebooked. Rain is a poncho in the day bag, not a second suitcase. I would not pack a north December list onto 6 Sep.

15d
Mint Saelim
Mint Saelim

Mall AC is the thin sleeve. The street is the poncho. I would not buy a fake North Face on Chang Khlan as September gear.

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Kit Rattana
Kit Rattana

North September is rain, not a jacket. December is Nora’s month. Do not paste them. I live here.

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Ploy
Ploy

Bangkok will rain. It is not a closed city. I would not cancel Sukhumvit because Phuket boats die.

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Hannah Miles
Hannah Miles

I walk Asok. I would not fly with a parka for this. If it rains, a poncho. I would not pack December onto Sukhumvit.

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