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    Don Hoi Lot

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    A sandbar and mudflat at the mouth of the Mae Klong river in Samut Songkhram, named after the razor clams that live here.

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    Tree is the ocean at high tide, at Don Hoi Lot, Samut Songkhram Province, Thailand. Photo taken by User:Ahoerstemeier in 2000.
    Photo: Ahoerstemeier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

    About Don Hoi Lot

    A sandbar and mudflat at the mouth of the Mae Klong river in Samut Songkhram, named after the razor clams that live here. At low tide you see locals collecting clams; seafood restaurants line the shore.

    Highlights

    • Razor clam mudflats at low tide
    • Seafood restaurants
    • Sunset over the bay

    When to visit Don Hoi Lot

    Month by month: good, OK or less good, based on average rain and temperature (Bangkok climate).

    1. JanGood
    2. FebGood
    3. MarGood
    4. AprOK
    5. MayOK
    6. JunOK
    7. JulOK
    8. AugOK
    9. SepLess good
    10. OctLess good
    11. NovGood
    12. DecGood

    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
    Samut Songkhram · 13.36667, 100.03333
    Type
    🌿 Nature
    Best time of day
    Late afternoon and sunset

    Opening hours and entry fee: no reliable source found, so not listed. Ask on site or check the official website.

    Don Hoi Lot on the map

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    🗺️ View on OpenStreetMap (zoomed in)

    Video: Don Hoi Lot

    Catching razor clams at Don Hoi Lot · Bangkok Post. Video from YouTube; it only loads when you click.

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