About Kwan Phayao
Phayao Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northern Thailand, a shallow half-moon lake on the edge of Phayao town. A lakeside promenade is popular for sunset walks and fish restaurants.
Highlights
- Largest lake in the north
- Sunset promenade
- Fish restaurants
When to visit Kwan Phayao
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
- Phayao (Approximate location.) · 19.16667, 99.86667
- 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.
More photos of Kwan Phayao
Phayao Lake(Kwan Phayao), Phayao Province. Photo: Oatz (assumed) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons 
Lake in Phayao province, Thailand Photo: Curitibanaauska · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Phayao Lake.Location: Phayao Province, Thailand. Photo: Tevaprapas (uploader) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Kwan Phayao on the map
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More great places nearby
- 💎 Mae Kampong 64 km as the crow flies
- White Temple (Wat Rong Khun) 74 km as the crow flies
- Singha Park 78 km as the crow flies
- Chiang Rai Night Bazaar 82 km as the crow flies
- Chiang Rai Clock Tower 82 km as the crow flies
- Blue Temple (Wat Rong Suea Ten) 84 km as the crow flies