About Mrigadayavan Palace
A teak summer palace on the beach at Cha-am, built for King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) in the 1920s. Its golden-yellow pavilions stand on hundreds of pillars and are linked by long raised walkways towards the sea.
Highlights
- Teak pavilions on pillars
- Raised walkways to the sea
- Royal history
When to visit Mrigadayavan Palace
Month by month: good, OK or less good, based on average rain and temperature (Hua Hin climate).
Best months: January, February, March, April, December.
- January Dry: about 12 mm on 2 rain days, max 30°C (Hua Hin climate)
- February Dry: about 15 mm on 2 rain days, max 31°C (Hua Hin climate)
- March Dry: about 54 mm on 2 rain days, max 32°C (Hua Hin climate)
- April Dry: about 46 mm on 4 rain days, max 34°C (Hua Hin climate)
- May Some rain: about 109 mm on 13 rain days, max 34°C (Hua Hin climate)
- June Some rain: about 79 mm on 15 rain days, max 33°C (Hua Hin climate)
- July Some rain: about 93 mm on 17 rain days, max 33°C (Hua Hin climate)
- August Some rain: about 71 mm on 18 rain days, max 33°C (Hua Hin climate)
- September Some rain: about 120 mm on 17 rain days, max 32°C (Hua Hin climate)
- October Rainy season: about 246 mm on 17 rain days, max 31°C (Hua Hin climate)
- November Some rain: about 101 mm on 9 rain days, max 30°C (Hua Hin climate)
- December Dry: about 8 mm on 2 rain days, max 30°C (Hua Hin climate)
Source: climate figures from our weather page: Weather and climate.
Practical information
- Location
- Phetchaburi · 12.69778, 99.96333
- Type
- 👑 Palace
- Best time of day
- Morning, before the heat and crowds
Opening hours and entry fee: no reliable source found, so not listed. Ask on site or check the official website.
More photos of Mrigadayavan Palace
Mrigadayavan Palace, Cha Am, Phetchaburi Province, Thailand Photo: th:User:Heuristics · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons 
This is a photo of a monument in Thailand identified by the ID Photo: Manoonp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
King Rama VI's private study room Photo: Dominic.choa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Mrigadayavan Palace on the map
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