Jellyfish in Koh Phangan in July

July in Koh Phangan is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing west wind of about 4.7 m/s is blowing along the shore; mean waves 0.35 m, water 30.3 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 15% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in July: 1.

Typical risk this monthModerate
  • Low 0%
  • Moderate 85%
  • High 15%
  • Very high 0%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is moderate; 15% of days are high or very high.

Risk in Koh Phangan today →

Weather and sea in July

Wind4.7 m/s, west
Onshore wind0 m/s
Waves0.35 m
Water30.3 °C
Rain145 mm · 20.4 days

Beaches this month

BeachesTypical riskOnshore windDMCR
Bottle Beach (Haad Khuat)Moderate-2.11
Chaloklum BayModerate-2.31
Haad ChaophaoModerate40
Haad Rin (Sunrise Beach)Moderate-41
Haad SaladModerate1.90
Haad Yao (Koh Phangan)Moderate2.80
Mae HaadModerate2.50
Srithanu BeachModerate3.91
Thong Nai Pan NoiModerate-41
Thong Nai Pan YaiModerate-31

Official cases in July

  1. DMCR
    Haad Rin (Sunrise Beach) · เกาะพะงัน จ.สุราษฎร์ธานี
    bluebottle (Portuguese man o’ war), box jellyfish, other

Jellyfish found here

Koh Phangan: jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 45% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 5.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 5% of days. Onshore wind on 31% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 3.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 11% of days. Onshore wind on 27% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 3.
  4. April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 34% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  5. May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 41% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 3.
  6. June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 49% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 4.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 15% of days. Onshore wind on 48% of days. Official warnings: 1. Eyewitness reports: 12.
  8. August: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 6% of days. Onshore wind on 49% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 46.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 6% of days. Onshore wind on 50% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 12.
  10. October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 10% of days. Onshore wind on 56% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 4.
  11. November: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 2% of days. Onshore wind on 54% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  12. December: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 55% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
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  • Moderate
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Colour shows the typical risk level that month; the number is the share of high-risk days. Warnings and sightings are in each month’s tooltip.

Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish in Koh Phangan in July?

July in Koh Phangan is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing west wind of about 4.7 m/s is blowing along the shore; mean waves 0.35 m, water 30.3 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 15% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in July: 1.

Where in Koh Phangan is the jellyfish risk lowest in July?

Based on this month’s weather the risk is lowest at: Bottle Beach (Haad Khuat), Chaloklum Bay, Haad Chaophao.

What to do if a jellyfish stings you in Thailand?

Get out of the water. Call 1669 for trouble breathing, chest pain or collapse. Do not rub the sting and do not rinse it with fresh water. If a box jellyfish is possible, pour vinegar over the sting for at least 30 seconds.