Destinations · Head-to-head
Croatia vs Thailand
Croatia and Thailand, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.
Croatia guide · Thailand guide · How we score
By the numbers
| Croatia | Measure | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| – | U.S. travel advisory | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions |
| 11 (better) | Resorts in our catalog | 8 |
| ★ 4.5 | Average guest rating | ★ 4.5 (better) |
| $35–$245/night pp (better) | Nightly rates | $36–$247/night pp |
| 3 of 11 | Adults-only resorts | 0 of 8 |
| No hurricane season (better) | Hurricane exposure | Low hurricane risk |
| October–December | Rainy season | May–October, wettest September–October |
| June and September; July–August for full beach season | Sweet spot | November–April (the Gulf side, Koh Samui, runs on a different clock; wettest October–December) |
| Euro | Currency | Thai baht (THB); cards common, cash for markets |
Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.
On the map
Croatia
Thailand
Weather, month by month
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia · high °F | 50 | 52 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 52 |
| Thailand · high °F | 89 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Croatia · rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Thailand · rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 13.5 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 3.0 |
Approximate climate normals for Split / Makarska Riviera and Phuket / Andaman coast: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
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