About King Narai's Palace (Phra Narai Ratchaniwet)
A 17th-century palace in the centre of Lopburi built by King Narai, who received foreign envoys here. The walled grounds hold ruins, royal halls and the Somdet Phra Narai National Museum.
Highlights
- 17th-century royal palace
- National museum inside
- Lopburi old town
When to visit King Narai's Palace (Phra Narai Ratchaniwet)
Month by month: good, OK or less good, based on average rain and temperature (Ayutthaya climate).
Best months: January, February, November, December.
- January Dry: about 4 mm on 4 rain days, max 34°C (Ayutthaya climate)
- February Dry: about 10 mm on 1 rain days, max 35°C (Ayutthaya climate)
- March Dry but very hot: about 50 mm on 6 rain days, max 36°C (Ayutthaya climate)
- April Some rain: about 101 mm on 9 rain days, max 37°C (Ayutthaya climate)
- May Rainy season: about 211 mm on 14 rain days, max 35°C (Ayutthaya climate)
- June Rainy season: about 182 mm on 14 rain days, max 34°C (Ayutthaya climate)
- July Rainy season: about 228 mm on 18 rain days, max 33°C (Ayutthaya climate)
- August Rainy season: about 302 mm on 17 rain days, max 33°C (Ayutthaya climate)
- September Rainy season: about 330 mm on 18 rain days, max 33°C (Ayutthaya climate)
- October Some rain: about 162 mm on 20 rain days, max 33°C (Ayutthaya climate)
- November Dry: about 19 mm on 8 rain days, max 33°C (Ayutthaya climate)
- December Dry: about 3 mm on 2 rain days, max 32°C (Ayutthaya climate)
Source: climate figures from our weather page: Weather and climate.
Practical information
- Location
- Lopburi · 14.79972, 100.61000
- Type
- 👑 Palace
Opening hours and entry fee: no reliable source found, so not listed. Ask on site or check the official website.
More photos of King Narai's Palace (Phra Narai Ratchaniwet)
Phra Narai Ratcha Nivet, palace of King Narai, Lopburi, Thailand Photo: Heinrich Damm (User:Hdamm, Hdamm at de.wikipedia.org) · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Phra Narai Ratcha Nivet, palace of King Narai, Lopburi, Thailand Photo: Heinrich Damm (User:Hdamm, Hdamm at de.wikipedia.org) · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Phra Narai Ratcha Nivet, palace of King Narai, Lopburi, Thailand Photo: Heinrich Damm (User:Hdamm, Hdamm at de.wikipedia.org) · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
King Narai's Palace (Phra Narai Ratchaniwet) on the map
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Temples nearby
- 🛕 Phra Prang Sam Yot (Lopburi) 1 km as the crow flies
- 🛕 Wat Phra Phutthabat 21 km as the crow flies
- 🛕 Wat Muang 34 km as the crow flies