About Chiang Rai Clock Tower
A golden clock tower in the centre of Chiang Rai, designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat, the artist behind the White Temple. Every evening it lights up in a short light-and-sound display.
Highlights
- Evening light show
- Design by the White Temple artist
- Central landmark
When to visit Chiang Rai Clock Tower
Month by month: good, OK or less good, based on average rain and temperature (Chiang Rai climate).
Best months: January, February, March, November, December.
- January Dry: about 11 mm on 2 rain days, max 29°C (Chiang Rai climate)
- February Dry: about 15 mm on 2 rain days, max 31°C (Chiang Rai climate)
- March Dry: about 33 mm on 4 rain days, max 34°C (Chiang Rai climate)
- April Some rain: about 84 mm on 8 rain days, max 35°C (Chiang Rai climate)
- May Rainy season: about 198 mm on 15 rain days, max 33°C (Chiang Rai climate)
- June Some rain: about 172 mm on 16 rain days, max 32°C (Chiang Rai climate)
- July Rainy season: about 287 mm on 19 rain days, max 31°C (Chiang Rai climate)
- August Rainy season: about 321 mm on 20 rain days, max 31°C (Chiang Rai climate)
- September Rainy season: about 272 mm on 18 rain days, max 31°C (Chiang Rai climate)
- October Some rain: about 121 mm on 12 rain days, max 31°C (Chiang Rai climate)
- November Dry: about 47 mm on 5 rain days, max 29°C (Chiang Rai climate)
- December Dry: about 12 mm on 2 rain days, max 28°C (Chiang Rai climate)
Source: climate figures from our weather page: Weather and climate.
Practical information
- Location
- Chiang Rai · 19.90716, 99.83099
- Type
- 📍 Landmark
- Best time of day
- Evening
Opening hours and entry fee: no reliable source found, so not listed. Ask on site or check the official website.
More photos of Chiang Rai Clock Tower
Old clock tower of Chiang Rai Photo: Chainwit. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Old clock tower of Chiang Rai Photo: Chainwit. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
The new clock tower of Mueang Chiang Rai district, Chiang Rai province. Photo: Index Librorum Permissorum · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Chiang Rai Clock Tower on the map
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More great places nearby
- Chiang Rai Night Bazaar 1 km as the crow flies
- Blue Temple (Wat Rong Suea Ten) 2 km as the crow flies
- Wat Huay Pla Kang 5 km as the crow flies
- Baan Dam Museum (Black House) 10 km as the crow flies
- White Temple (Wat Rong Khun) 12 km as the crow flies
- Singha Park 12 km as the crow flies
Temples nearby
- 🛕 Wat Phra Kaew (Chiang Rai) 1 km as the crow flies
- 🛕 Wat Rong Suea Ten 2 km as the crow flies
- 🛕 Wat Huay Pla Kang 5 km as the crow flies
- 🛕 Wat Rong Khun 12 km as the crow flies