Often travellers have many doubts about the best seasons to visit Southeast Asia …. let’s clarify.
The Monsoon are seasonal winds accompanied by changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation due to the heating of land and sea.
On earth, there are many monsoon areas: the Gulf of Guinea, the Gulf of Mexico, Venezuela, Australia, Somalia, Spain, Portugal and northern Russia, but the area with the heaviest monsoon is southeastern Asia, due to the huge continental mass.
In the summer season, the Asian continent is warmer than the sea, becoming a low-pressure zone and creating fresh and humid winds from the sea, with heavy rainfalls.
In winter season, the Asian continent (high-pressure zone) cools, while the Indian Ocean (low-pressure zone) keeps their waters rather hot, creating dry and cold winds from the continent to the sea.
Best times to visit the Southeast Asian countries:
SRI LANKA
Southwest: from December to March
Northeast: from April to October
NEPAL
from September to November
MYANMAR – BANGLADESH
from November to February
THAILAND
North: from November to February
South: from March to May
LAOS – CAMBODIA
from November to February
VIETNAM
South: from December to April
Central Coast: from June to October
North: from May to October
MALAYSIA – INDONESIA
from May to October