Jellyfish in Koh Phi Phi in December

December in Koh Phi Phi is usually a calm month. The prevailing north-east wind of about 4.9 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.36 m, water 29.1 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 0% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in December: 0.

Typical risk this monthLow
  • Low 53%
  • Moderate 47%
  • High 0%
  • Very high 0%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is low; 0% of days are high or very high.

Risk in Koh Phi Phi today →

Weather and sea in December

Wind4.9 m/s, north-east
Onshore wind-0.6 m/s
Waves0.36 m
Water29.1 °C
Rain109 mm · 14.4 days

Beaches this month

BeachesTypical riskOnshore windDMCR
Laem Tong BeachLow4.10
Loh Dalum BayLow1.40
Loh Samah BayLow0.20
Long Beach (Phi Phi)Moderate-3.80
Maya BayLow-0.70
Pileh LagoonModerate-4.10
Ton Sai BayLow-1.30

Official cases in December

No official warnings nearby in this month.

Jellyfish found here

This is the dry-season jellyfish period: large rhizostome jellyfish, lilac medusae and stinging plankton. Bluebottles are rare on the Andaman coast at this time.

Koh Phi Phi: jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 42% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 5.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 43% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 45% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 10.
  4. April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 16% of days. Onshore wind on 49% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  5. May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 16% of days. Onshore wind on 53% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  6. June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 4% of days. Onshore wind on 56% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 5.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 2% of days. Onshore wind on 57% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  8. August: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 3% of days. Onshore wind on 57% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 2% of days. Onshore wind on 56% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 4.
  10. October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 49% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 8.
  11. November: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 45% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  12. December: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 41% of days. Official warnings: 0.
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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 Phi Phi in December?

December in Koh Phi Phi is usually a calm month. The prevailing north-east wind of about 4.9 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.36 m, water 29.1 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 0% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in December: 0.

Where in Koh Phi Phi is the jellyfish risk lowest in December?

Based on this month’s weather the risk is lowest at: Laem Tong Beach, Loh Dalum Bay, Loh Samah Bay.

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.