Phuket has a two season tropical climate. The prevailing winds come from the southwest during the rainy season which; lasts from the month of April to November and from the east during the dryer season which- prevails from December to March.
Being an island and rightfully located: Phuket receives cool sea breezes which stabilizes the climate, helping Phuket get much cooler than Bangkok.
The average temperature ranges from 30 to 35 degree Celsius and the rainfall keeps its count to an average 62 inches every year.
Nearly 75 percent of the population follows the Buddhist cult which- include the Chinese Buddhist, added by a 22 percent Muslim and a 3 percent of Christians. The official dialect is standard Thai, though there is the use of Hokien and other Chinese dialects.
Phuket has a massive number of 30 Buddhist temples, 34 mosques and 2 main churches. As the major religion suggests, Thai calendar officially inaugurated from 543 BC, with the Buddhist Era.
This year that is 2007 is the year 2550 according to the Thai calendar.
The island supports a reputation of being the wealthiest province outside Bangkok. This is mainly due to the fact that Tin production contributed largely to Phuket's economy and its decline in the recent years has been largely replaced by the Tourism industry.
Annual tourist arrivals, under half a million in 1987, passed two million in 1994, three million in 1999 and was set to hit 4,000,000 in 2002. More...
