Jellyfish at Kata Beach in September

September at Kata Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing west wind of about 3.7 m/s is blowing from the sea onto the beach; mean waves 1.2 m, water 29.3 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 14% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in September: 1.

Typical risk this monthModerate
  • Low 5%
  • Moderate 82%
  • High 11%
  • Very high 3%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is moderate; 14% of days are high or very high.

5-day outlook at Kata Beach →

Weather and sea in September

Wind3.7 m/s, west
Onshore wind2.8 m/s
Waves1.2 m
Water29.3 °C
Rain261 mm · 23 days

Official cases nearby in September

  1. DMCR
    Karon Beach · หาดกะตะ อ.เมือง จ.ภูเก็ต
    bluebottle (Portuguese man o’ war)

Nearby beaches this month

Jellyfish found here

Kata Beach: jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 10% of days. Onshore wind on 0% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 57.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 14% of days. Onshore wind on 4% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 43.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 7% of days. Onshore wind on 15% of days. Official warnings: 2. Eyewitness reports: 51.
  4. April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 7% of days. Onshore wind on 56% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 32.
  5. May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 37% of days. Onshore wind on 72% of days. Official warnings: 2. Eyewitness reports: 12.
  6. June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 31% of days. Onshore wind on 99% of days. Official warnings: 3. Eyewitness reports: 20.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 13% of days. Onshore wind on 98% of days. Official warnings: 2. Eyewitness reports: 9.
  8. August: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 15% of days. Onshore wind on 100% of days. Official warnings: 1. Eyewitness reports: 12.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 14% of days. Onshore wind on 95% of days. Official warnings: 1. Eyewitness reports: 6.
  10. October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 8% of days. Onshore wind on 72% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 8.
  11. November: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 26% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 4.
  12. December: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 0% of days. Official warnings: 1. Eyewitness reports: 21.
  • Low
  • Moderate
  • High
  • Very high

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.

Jellyfish in Phuket in September →

Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish at Kata Beach in September?

September at Kata Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing west wind of about 3.7 m/s is blowing from the sea onto the beach; mean waves 1.2 m, water 29.3 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 14% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in September: 1.

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.