About Phra Nakhon Khiri (Khao Wang)
A hilltop palace park overlooking Phetchaburi, built by King Mongkut, with a palace, a white chedi and a temple on three peaks of a 95-metre hill. A cable car runs up, and monkeys roam the grounds.
Highlights
- Palace on a hill
- Cable car
- Views over Phetchaburi
In depth on our site
Phra Nakhon Khiri (Khao Wang) also has a full entry on our temple page, with more photos and tips.
When to visit Phra Nakhon Khiri (Khao Wang)
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 · 13.10869, 99.93794
- Type
- 👑 Palace
- 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 Phra Nakhon Khiri (Khao Wang)
Fireworks over the illuminated hill, Phra Nakhon Khiri Photo: Preecha.MJ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Phra Nakhon Khiri (Khao Wang) on the map
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Temples nearby
- 🛕 Wat Mahathat Worawihan (Phetchaburi) 1 km as the crow flies
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