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The pale sand and clear shallow water of Thong Ta Kian beach on Koh Samui, with a green headland
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Photo: Fabio Achilli from Milano, ItalyCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons

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Koh Samui เกาะสมุย

Wide sandy beaches and coastal villages.

Areas to stay: Chaweng, Bophut & Fisherman's Village and Lamai.

Where to stay

Places in Koh Samui

Closest to Chaweng Beach
How we order

The places nearest Chaweng Beach come first.

Distances are straight lines on OpenStreetMap data, not walking routes.

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All hostels in Koh Samui
Villas first, then English names, then closest to Chaweng Beach
How we order

Villas come before apartments, and places with an English name before those whose name we spelled out from Thai. Within each of those, the places nearest Chaweng Beach come first.

So a nearer place can sit lower in the list. Distances are straight lines on OpenStreetMap data, not walking routes.

Commission never moves anything. How we compare

All villas & apartments in Koh Samui
English names first, then closest to Chaweng Beach
How we order

Places with an English name come before those whose name we spelled out from Thai. Within each of those, the places nearest Chaweng Beach come first.

So a nearer place can sit lower in the list. Distances are straight lines on OpenStreetMap data, not walking routes.

Commission never moves anything. How we compare

All cafes in Koh Samui

When to go

Best in February: cool and dry. Rainy from October to December.

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Cool and dry: Feb. Hot: Apr. Some rain: Jan, Mar and May–Sep. Rainy: Oct–Dec.

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Climate source

Monthly averages, 2001–2020, from NASA POWER (fetched 13 Oct 2026).

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