General Information 

Currency and Banking System

The Thai unit of currency is the baht, 1 baht is divided into 100 satang. Notes are in denominations of 1,000 (brown), 500 (purple), 100 (red), 50 (blue) and 20 (green) baht. Coins consist of 25 satang, 50 satang, 1 baht, 5 baht and 10 baht. Many shops accept credit cards and Thai Baht, it is suggested to exchange your money before/upon arrival at the airport.

Country Code

The country code for Thailand is +66 e.g. if a phone number is listed as 081 234 5678, a caller from outside Thailand will dial +6681 234 5678

Time Zone 

Thailand is 7 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+07:00)

Weather

Thailand enjoys a tropical climate with three distinct seasons-hot and dry from February to May (average temperature can climb up to 40 degrees Celsius and 75% humidity); rainy with plenty of sunshine from June to October (average day temperature 32 degrees Celsius and 90% humidity); and cool from November to January. (temperatures range from 32 degrees Celsius to 20 degrees Celsius with a drop in humidity).

Currency and Banking System

The Thai unit of currency is the baht, 1 baht is divided into 100 satang. Notes are in denominations of 1,000 (brown), 500 (purple), 100 (red), 50 (blue) and 20 (green) baht. Coins consist of 25 satang, 50 satang, 1 baht, 5 baht and 10 baht. Many shops accept credit cards and Thai Baht, it is suggested to exchange your money before/upon arrival at the airport.

Country Code

The country code for Thailand is +66 e.g. if a phone number is listed as 081 234 5678, a caller from outside Thailand will dial +6681 234 5678

Time Zone 

Thailand is 7 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+07:00)

Weather

Thailand enjoys a tropical climate with three distinct seasons-hot and dry from February to May (average temperature can climb up to 40 degrees Celsius and 75% humidity); rainy with plenty of sunshine from June to October (average day temperature 32 degrees Celsius and 90% humidity); and cool from November to January. (temperatures range from 32 degrees Celsius to 20 degrees Celsius with a drop in humidity).