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THAILAND

LAOS

INTRODUCTION – THAILAND

Thailand is located in the heart of Southeast Asia, roughly equidistant between India and China.
It shares borders with Myanmar to the west and north, Laos to the north and north-east,
Cambodia to the east and Malaysia to the south.
Thailand is divided into four distinct regions: the mountainous north, the fertile plains of the
centre, the plateau arid in the northeast and the southern peninsula which is known for its
many beautiful tropical beaches and offshore islands.

Main gateways:
- Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi international airport (BKK),
- Bangkok, Don Mueang international airport (DMK),
- Chiang Mai, international airport (CNX),
- Chiang Rai, international airport (CEI),
- Phuket, international airport (HKT),

CLIMATE

Thailand lies within the humid tropics and remains hot throughout the year.
Average temperatures are about 29oC, ranging in Bangkok from 35oC in April
to 17oC in December. There are three seasons: the cool season (November to
February), the hot season (April to May), and the rainy season (June to October),
though downpours rarely last more than a couple of hours.

Most of Thailand - with the mountains in the North and the Khorat Plateau of the
North-East notable exceptions - is very humid, with and overall average humidity
of 66% to 82%, depending on the season and time of day. The hot part of the dry
season reaches its hottest along the north-east plain, and temperatures easily soar
to 39 C in the daytime, dropping only a few degrees at night. The temperature can
drop to 13 C at night during the cool season in Chiang Mai.

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