September Weather and Diving
September 2024 - 2023 - 2022 - 2021 - 2020 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015
September 2021, 2022, 2023 and this year were below average, far from as nice as the really good September 2019
and September 2018: some sun, but more than average overcast days and just as last years an exceptional
number of days with a moderate or strong wind.
Very important for diving in the area is the wind, and this was not very good with only 9 days with just
a slight breeze. On 3 of the days with a strong wind we could not go out, on 3 days we were limited to Racha Yai only, on 4 Racha Noi and Racha Yai
and on 3 more days we could not dive in the King Cruiser-Shark Point area. On the first day we cancelled, unfortunately not all boats put
safety first and went out, to be forces by the Royal Thai Navy to return.
In 2023 on 9 days we were limited to Racha Yai only, on 7 to Racha Noi and Racha Yai and on 2 more days we could not dive in the King Cruiser-Shark Point area.
In 2022 on 2 days we were limited to Racha Yai, on 4 days to Racha Noi and Racha Yai and on 11 days we could not dive in the King Cruiser-Shark Point area.
In 2021 on 1 day we were limited to Racha Noi and Racha Yai and on 5 days we could not dive in the King Cruiser-Shark Point area.
In 2020 on 3 days we could not go out and on 1 day we could not safely dive in the King Cruiser-Shark Point area.
In 2019 on 1 day we were limited to Racha Yai, and on 1 day we could not reach the King Cruiser-Shark Point area safely and comfortably.
In 2018 on 4 days we could only dive at Racha Yai, on 1 day at Racha Noi and Racha Yai and on 1 day we could dive everywhere
except for King Cruiser-Shark Point area. In 2017 on 6 days we could only dive at Racha Yai and on 2 days we could not dive
in the King Cruiser-Shark Point area, in 2016 on 1 day we could only dive at Racha Yai and on 4 days we could not dive in the Shark Point area,
in 2015 on 2 days we could only dive at Racha Yai and on 5 days we could not dive in the Shark Point area but were able to dive
at Phi Phi and Racha Noi, in 2014 on 2 days we could only dive at our alternate destination of Coral Island, on 1 day
only at Racha Yai Island and on 3 days no diving at Racha Noi and Shark Point area. In September 2013 we could on four
days not dive at Racha Noi, on one day we were limited to Phi Phi and Racha Yai and on two days we were limited to
diving at Racha Yai Island.
All in all, September 2024 was a below average September.
| Sun | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Sunny days, dry | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Sunny days, rain in the evening | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Partially sunny/cloudy, dry | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Partially sunny/cloudy, rain in the evening | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Partially sunny/cloudy, some rain during the day | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Overcast days, dry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Overcast days with rain in the evening | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overcast days with some rain during the day | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Overcast, wet days | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Wind | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Days without wind or with a slight breeze | 9 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Days with a moderate or strong wind | 21 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Temperature | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Outside temperature (centigrade) | 27-34 | 27-35 | 28-34 | 27-34 | 28-33 | 29-35 | 28-35 | 26-34 | 27-33 | 28-32 |
| Average temperature (centigrade) | 31.1 | 30.0 | 31,6 | 31.8 | 31.1 | 32.2 | 32.2 | 31.2 | 30.8 | 30.6 |
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