About Wat Phra That Phanom
The most sacred Buddhist site in Isan, near the Mekong in That Phanom, with a slender white-and-gold Lao-style chedi.
Highlights
- Lao-style chedi
- Annual temple festival
- Near the Mekong
In depth on our site
Wat Phra That Phanom also has a full entry on our temple page, with more photos and tips.
When to visit Wat Phra That Phanom
Month by month: good, OK or less good, based on average rain and temperature (Buriram climate).
Best months: January, February, November, December.
- January Dry: about 8 mm on 1 rain days, max 31°C (Buri Ram climate)
- February Dry: about 10 mm on 2 rain days, max 34°C (Buri Ram climate)
- March Dry but very hot: about 56 mm on 5 rain days, max 36°C (Buri Ram climate)
- April Some rain: about 81 mm on 8 rain days, max 37°C (Buri Ram climate)
- May Rainy season: about 203 mm on 15 rain days, max 35°C (Buri Ram climate)
- June Rainy season: about 198 mm on 14 rain days, max 34°C (Buri Ram climate)
- July Rainy season: about 224 mm on 16 rain days, max 33°C (Buri Ram climate)
- August Rainy season: about 254 mm on 18 rain days, max 33°C (Buri Ram climate)
- September Rainy season: about 302 mm on 22 rain days, max 32°C (Buri Ram climate)
- October Some rain: about 107 mm on 14 rain days, max 31°C (Buri Ram climate)
- November Dry: about 30 mm on 4 rain days, max 31°C (Buri Ram climate)
- December Dry: about 13 mm on 1 rain days, max 30°C (Buri Ram climate)
Source: climate figures from our weather page: Weather and climate.
Practical information
- Location
- Nakhon Phanom · 16.94278, 104.72417
- Type
- 🛕 Temple
Opening hours and entry fee: no reliable source found, so not listed. Ask on site or check the official website.
More photos of Wat Phra That Phanom
The tall stupa in close-up, Wat Phra That Phanom Photo: Mastertongapollo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Stupa lit up at night, Wat Phra That Phanom Photo: Kittipong Nasaiya (Kito) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wat Phra That Phanom on the map
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