Wat Chana SongkhramWat Chana Songkhram sits in the middle of the backpacker district, between Khao San Road, Soi Rambuttri and Chakrabongse Road, yet plenty of people walk straight past it. It is a second-class royal temple and a working monastery, with monks’ quarters, a large ordination hall and a garden of chedis, and its grounds make a calm shortcut between Khao San and Phra Athit Road by the river. A drum tower stands beside the path.
Surrounded by guesthouses and bars, it is a good place to see everyday temple life: monks setting out on morning alms rounds, neighbours making merit, novices at their studies. Dress modestly in the main buildings even if you are only passing through. The Tourism Authority of Thailand includes it in its “nine temples” merit-making circuit of the old city.
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Weather & Climate near Wat Chana Songkhram#
Wat Chana Songkhram's climate is classified as Tropical Savanna - Tropical Savanna climate with consistently warm temperatures year-round. Temperatures range from 21°C to 35°C. Abundant rainfall (1298 mm/year), wettest in September with a pronounced dry season.
| Month | Comfort | Temp | Feels | Rain | Sky | Humidity | Wind | UV | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Ideal | 21° - 32° | 27° | 9 mm | mostly sunny | 64% | 1.6 m/s | 1.8 very high | 11.3h |
| February | Excellent | 23° - 33° | 30° | 13 mm | mostly sunny | 60% | 1.9 m/s | 2.0 extreme | 11.6h |
| March | Excellent | 25° - 34° | 32° | 32 mm | some cloud | 62% | 2.0 m/s | 2.2 extreme | 11.9h |
| April | Very Good | 26° - 35° | 35° | 60 mm | partly cloudy | 66% | 1.8 m/s | 2.4 extreme | 12.3h |
| May | Acceptable | 26° - 34° | 36° | 168 mm | overcast | 76% | 1.6 m/s | 2.3 extreme | 12.6h |
| June | Acceptable | 26° - 33° | 36° | 128 mm | overcast | 80% | 1.7 m/s | 2.3 extreme | 12.8h |
| July | Acceptable | 25° - 33° | 35° | 142 mm | overcast | 81% | 1.7 m/s | 2.3 extreme | 12.7h |
| August | Acceptable | 25° - 33° | 35° | 176 mm | overcast | 82% | 1.7 m/s | 2.3 extreme | 12.4h |
| September | Acceptable | 25° - 32° | 34° | 287 mm | overcast | 85% | 1.3 m/s | 2.1 extreme | 12.1h |
| October | Acceptable | 24° - 32° | 33° | 234 mm | overcast | 85% | 1.1 m/s | 1.9 very high | 11.7h |
| November | Very Good | 23° - 32° | 31° | 44 mm | partly cloudy | 80% | 1.6 m/s | 1.8 very high | 11.4h |
| December | Ideal | 21° - 32° | 26° | 5 mm | some cloud | 71% | 1.8 m/s | 1.8 very high | 11.2h |
How to Get to Wat Chana Songkhram#
Phra Athit pier on the Chao Phraya Express Boat is about five minutes’ walk; follow the lane from Phra Athit Road toward Soi Rambuttri. From Khao San Road, cut through from its western end.
History & Culture of Wat Chana Songkhram#
The temple is older than Bangkok and was known as Wat Klang Na, “the temple in the middle of the rice fields”, before 1782. Under King Rama I, his brother the viceroy, Prince Maha Sura Singhanat, settled Mon soldiers and monks in the area, and the temple was rebuilt as a Mon monastery. After Siamese armies turned back Burmese invasions three times between 1785 and 1787, including the Nine Armies’ War, it was restored as a royal temple and renamed Wat Chana Songkhram, “temple of victory in war”.