Mozambique vs Thailand

Thatched-roof bungalow with wooden deck at dusk, featuring black sofa, clay fire bowl, and lit interiors at andBeyond Benguerra Island.

Woven cabana with turquoise daybed on white sand beach at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket, with pool and palm trees beyond.

Mozambique 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.

Mozambique guide · Thailand guide · How we score

By the numbers

Mozambique compared with Thailand
Mozambique	Measure	Thailand
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
3	Resorts in our catalog	8
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$579–$592/night pp	Nightly rates	$36–$247/night pp
0 of 3	Adults-only resorts	0 of 8
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	Low hurricane risk
December–March	Rainy season	May–October, wettest September–October
May–October	Sweet spot	November–April (the Gulf side, Koh Samui, runs on a different clock; wettest October–December)
Portuguese official; some English at resorts	Language	Thai (English widely used in tourist areas)
Mozambican metical (MZN); USD often accepted at resorts	Currency	Thai baht (THB); cards common, cash for markets
220V, Type C/F and M plugs – bring a universal adapter	Power	230V, Type A/B/C plugs (bring an adapter)
On the left	Driving	On the left
Vilankulo (VNX); via Maputo, Joburg or charter	Main airport	Phuket International (HKT)
~18–22h+ from the US, with connections	Flight time	~20–24h from the US with one stop

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Mozambique and Thailand
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mozambique · high °F	88	88	87	84	81	78	78	80	83	85	87	88
Thailand · high °F	89	90	91	91	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	88
Mozambique · rain (in)	5.5	5.0	3.5	1.5	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.2	2.5	4.5
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 Bazaruto / Vilanculos coast and Phuket / Andaman coast: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.