capetownfolk

Hi all, we leave for SE Asia on Monday - so excited - and I just wondered if anyone might give a quick actual weather report - in centigrade if possible. we are going to:
Hong Kong
Hanoi
Hoi An
Siem Reap
Chiang Mai
Bangkok
Hua Hin

Very grateful for any feedback, packing for a long trip is not always easy
Thanks to you all

Hanuman

For Bangkok - cool nights with a low of around 23 - 25 C. Daytime bright sunshine max around 33 C. Humidity quite low at the moment but I feel that it's getting warmer today.

Hua Hin - pretty much the same as Bangkok but a little warmer at night.

Chiang Mai - cool nights with a low of around 12 - 14 C. Daytime max out at around 27 - 30 C.

The best time of year to be here!

Cicerone

Hong Kong is fabulous weather, temps forecast to be in the 18-23 C range during the day, a little cooler at night. Sunny, dry and very low humidity, averaging 70%. We get very little rainfall from how through about April. THE best time of year, pollution haze notwithstanding and that will be a matter of luck; some days are clear, some days views across the harbour are quite obscured. Nighttime views are still good however.

I believe Bangkok is going to have some heavy rain over the next few days, but may clear up by the time you arrive. There is a huge system dumping rain on Thailand and Malaysia and Singapore, I have been in Kuala Lumpur since Wed and he has been raining for the last 2 days, quite unusual for this side of the peninsula for December. You might try ccn.com or bbc.com for local weather forecasts for places on your itin.

moremiles

I'm in Chiang Mai right now and it's quite warm during the day(not sweltering though) and comfortable at night-I barely need a light wrap but the Thai people think it's quite cold!

capetownfolk

Thank you all - Hong Kong seems to be as I expected, Thailand seems hotter than I expected - good to know this.
I will also check out the sites suggested for weather, now all I have to do is get my act together and write trip reports

Watch this space!