About Bangkok National Museum
The main branch of Thailand's national museums and one of the largest museums in Southeast Asia, in the former palace of the vice-king facing Sanam Luang. It shows Thai art and history from prehistory to the Bangkok era.
Highlights
- Thai art through the ages
- Former vice-king's palace
- Royal funeral chariots
When to visit Bangkok National Museum
Month by month: good, OK or less good, based on average rain and temperature (Bangkok climate).
Best months: January, February, March, November, December.
- January Dry: about 10 mm on 1 rain days, max 32°C (Bangkok climate)
- February Dry: about 10 mm on 2 rain days, max 33°C (Bangkok climate)
- March Dry: about 50 mm on 4 rain days, max 34°C (Bangkok climate)
- April Some rain: about 110 mm on 7 rain days, max 35°C (Bangkok climate)
- May Some rain: about 180 mm on 15 rain days, max 34°C (Bangkok climate)
- June Some rain: about 180 mm on 15 rain days, max 33°C (Bangkok climate)
- July Some rain: about 180 mm on 16 rain days, max 32°C (Bangkok climate)
- August Some rain: about 170 mm on 17 rain days, max 32°C (Bangkok climate)
- September Rainy season: about 220 mm on 19 rain days, max 32°C (Bangkok climate)
- October Rainy season: about 190 mm on 16 rain days, max 31°C (Bangkok climate)
- November Dry: about 40 mm on 5 rain days, max 31°C (Bangkok climate)
- December Dry: about 10 mm on 1 rain days, max 31°C (Bangkok climate)
Source: climate figures from our weather page: Weather and climate.
Practical information
- Location
- Bangkok · 13.75783, 100.49231
- Type
- 🏛️ Museum
Opening hours and entry fee: no reliable source found, so not listed. Ask on site or check the official website.
More photos of Bangkok National Museum
Siamese war elephant and antique weaponry (swords, polearms, shields and muskets). Photo: Z3144228 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Traditional Thai clothing in Bangkok National Museum. Photo: Z3144228 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Bangkok National Museum (4) Photo: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bangkok National Museum on the map
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