Wat Phra Mahathat วัดพระมหาธาตุวรมหาวิหาร
Thailand UNESCO World Heritage Site
Wat Phra Mahathat is a wat and a registered Thai historic site. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Planning a visit
February is one of the drier months, with about 8 rainy days and 60 mm of rain. Other months have higher rainfall, peaking in November with about 534 mm of rain over 28 days. Temperatures generally range between daily highs of 28 °C to 31 °C and lows of 23 °C to 25 °C.
The site is about 597 km from Bangkok. The nearest airport is Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport, which is 14 km away, while Krabi International Airport is 113 km from the location. Wat Phra Mahathat is one of the 36 sights of Thailand featured on this site and is the 25th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Weather by month
The warmest month is April, with an average high of 31 °C. The wettest is November, with about 534 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Average low, °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Rainfall, mm | 118 | 60 | 99 | 107 | 170 | 117 | 120 | 134 | 161 | 266 | 534 | 394 |
| Rainy days | 17 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 23 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
