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  • Monsoon Season

The monsoon season runs from May through October, and during this period the seas are often too rough for swimming. But during the wet season there is as much good weather as bad, and there are other attractions during this time of year. Hotels refer to this time of year as the ‘Green Season’, and indeed it is. The rains clean the air and turn the countryside a lush green, with huge tropical leaves lining the roads around the island. The forests are at their very best.
 

Sunny periods break the monsoon season regularly, and these stretches of a few days each can be amongst the clearest most beautiful of the year. The cloud formations are often dramatic, and may create breath-taking sunsets .
For photographer John Everingham, whose photographs have made Phuket Magazine famous, the clear breaks during the monsoon season are the most rewarding and precious time of year for his work.

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