Jellyfish at Koh Mai Thon Beach in March

March at Koh Mai Thon Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing north-east wind of about 4.4 m/s is blowing from the sea onto the beach; mean waves 0.33 m, water 29.9 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 4% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in March: 2.

Typical risk this monthModerate
  • Low 0%
  • Moderate 96%
  • High 4%
  • Very high 0%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is moderate; 4% of days are high or very high.

5-day outlook at Koh Mai Thon Beach →

Weather and sea in March

Wind4.4 m/s, north-east
Onshore wind1.7 m/s
Waves0.33 m
Water29.9 °C
Rain81 mm · 12 days

Official cases nearby in March

  1. DMCR
    Koh Aeo · เกาะแอว อ.เมือง จ.ภูเก็ต
    other
  2. DMCR
    Koh Mai Thon · เกาะไม้ท่อน อ.เมือง จ.ภูเก็ต
    other

Nearby beaches 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 Mai Thon: jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 2% of days. Onshore wind on 95% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 11% of days. Onshore wind on 90% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 4% of days. Onshore wind on 80% of days. Official warnings: 2. Eyewitness reports: 13.
  4. April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 9% of days. Onshore wind on 41% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  5. May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 17% of days. Onshore wind on 30% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  6. June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 24% of days. Onshore wind on 6% of days. Official warnings: 1.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 22% of days. Onshore wind on 5% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  8. August: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 36% of days. Onshore wind on 5% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 15% of days. Onshore wind on 5% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  10. October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 3% of days. Onshore wind on 25% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  11. November: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 70% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  12. December: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 92% of days. Official warnings: 1.
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  • 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 March →

Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish at Koh Mai Thon Beach in March?

March at Koh Mai Thon Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing north-east wind of about 4.4 m/s is blowing from the sea onto the beach; mean waves 0.33 m, water 29.9 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 4% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in March: 2.

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.