About Phu Chi Fa
A mountain ridge and forest park on the Lao border in Thoeng district, Chiang Rai. In the cool season people climb to the cliff edge before dawn to see a sea of mist over the Lao valleys at sunrise.
Highlights
- Sunrise over a sea of mist
- Cliff-edge viewpoint
- Lao border
When to visit Phu Chi Fa
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
- Chiang Rai (Approximate location.) · 19.85000, 100.45417
- Type
- 🌄 Viewpoint
- Best time of day
- Sunrise
Opening hours and entry fee: no reliable source found, so not listed. Ask on site or check the official website.
More photos of Phu Chi Fa
Phu Chi Fa (2) Photo: LannaPhoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Phu Chi Fa (3) Photo: LannaPhoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Phu Chi Fa (4) Photo: LannaPhoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Phu Chi Fa on the map
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