Thailand vs Turks & Caicos

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

White modern villa with turquoise pool overlooking ocean beach at Ambergris Cay, with lounge chairs and covered patio seating.

Thailand and Turks & Caicos, 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.

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By the numbers

Thailand compared with Turks & Caicos
Thailand	Measure	Turks & Caicos
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
8	Resorts in our catalog	5
★ 4.5 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$36–$247/night pp	Nightly rates	$333–$1227/night pp
0 of 8	Adults-only resorts	1 of 5
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May–October, wettest September–October	Rainy season	September–December, and even then it's one of the drier corners of the Caribbean
November–April (the Gulf side, Koh Samui, runs on a different clock; wettest October–December)	Sweet spot	December–April, with May–June a good-value shoulder
Thai (English widely used in tourist areas)	Language	English
Thai baht (THB); cards common, cash for markets	Currency	U.S. dollar (official)
230V, Type A/B/C plugs (bring an adapter)	Power	120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)
On the left	Driving	On the left
Phuket International (HKT)	Main airport	Providenciales (PLS)
~20–24h from the US with one stop	Flight time	~1.5–3.5h from the US East Coast

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

On the map

Thailand

Turks & Caicos

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Thailand and Turks & Caicos
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Thailand · high °F	89	90	91	91	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	88
Turks & Caicos · high °F	81	81	83	84	87	89	90	90	89	87	84	82
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
Turks & Caicos · rain (in)	1.9	1.4	1.0	1.5	2.5	2.0	2.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	3.0	2.5

Approximate climate normals for Phuket / Andaman coast and Providenciales: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Thailand

Full Thailand guide

Chains here: Centara Grand · Club Med · Marriott Hotels & Resorts

Best of Turks & Caicos

Full Turks & Caicos guide

Chains here: Ambergris Cay · Turks and Caicos Collection · Beaches