What to Do in Phuket When It Rains?
It can rain occasionally in Phuket, but that doesn't mean your holiday has to stop. Here's what you can do on a rainy day:
1. Visit a shopping mall
- Jungceylon Shopping Mall — Patong
- Central Patong — Patong
- Central — Phuket Town
- Central Floresta — Phuket Town
- Robinson Lifestyle — Chalong
- Robinson Lifestyle — Thalang
2. Explore a local market
- Naka Market — Phuket Town (Saturday and Sunday evenings)
- Phuket Old Town Night Market — Phuket Town (every Sunday)
- Chillva Market — Phuket Town (open daily, closed Sunday)
- Plern Pao Night Market — Phuket Town (open daily 4pm–11pm, closed Sunday)
- Karon Night Market (Tuesday and Friday, 4pm–10pm)
- Kata Walking Street Night Market — Kata (open daily)
- Rawai Seafood Market — Rawai (open daily)
- Rawai Monday Market — Rawai (every Monday and Thursday)
- Malin Plaza — Patong (open daily)
- Banzaan Market — Patong (open daily)
- OTOP Market Patong — Patong (open daily)
3. Enjoy Thai food at a local restaurant
Recommended dishes: Seafood Khao Phad, Pineapple Khao Phad (Sapparod), Massaman curry, Pad Thai, Tom Yum Goong, Tom Kha Gai, Guay Tiew Ruea (boat noodles) and Chicken Satay.
More ideas
- Relax at a spa
- Get a traditional Thai massage
- Try a shooting range
- Visit Phuket Old Town
- Wash elephants at a sanctuary in the rain (recommended: Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve)
- Take a Thai cooking class
- Explore indoor museums (e.g. Phuket Trickeye Museum, Thai Hua Museum)
- Enjoy a Thai culture theme park: Phuket Fantasea, Siam Niramit, Carnival Magic
- Take a Muay Thai training class
- Visit a temple: Big Buddha Phuket, Wat Chalong, Koh Siray Temple, Khao Rang Temple, Phra Thong Temple
- Watch a movie at the cinema
- Visit an art gallery or creative space
- Go indoor rock climbing or to a trampoline park (e.g. Rebel Rock Climbing)
- Visit an aquarium: Phuket Aquarium (Panwa), Aquaria Phuket (Central Floresta)