Wat Jed Yod (Chiang Rai)

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Wat Jed Yod (Chiang Rai) essentials

Country: Thailand
Driest months: Dec-Feb
Pay in: Baht (฿)
Language: Thai
Emergency: 191

Wat Jed Yod (Chiang Rai) at a Glance

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Wat Jed Yod, also written Wat Jet Yot, sits a short way south of the city centre on the same road as Chiang Rai’s bars and nightlife. Like its namesake in Chiang Mai, it has a stupa topped with seven spires, though the Chiang Mai structure is far more evocative.

The temple is home to a massive, fully gilded bronze seated Buddha set in a lavishly decorated red-lacquered viharn with multicoloured painted teak pillars. Founded in 1844, it was granted third-grade royal temple status in 1978. The viharn’s exterior is as spectacular as its interior, richly carved and gilded, with two magnificent nagas guarding its steps, while the front veranda has a wooden ceiling bearing an unusual painted fresco of astrological design.

Its gleaming white stupa is modelled on that of the famous Chiang Mai temple of the same name, a national monument built to house the Eighth World Buddhist Council in 1477. Both draw on the seven-peaked design of the ancient Mahabodhi temple at Bodhgaya in India, traditionally held to be the site of the Buddha’s enlightenment (jed yod means “seven peaks” in Thai). A smaller hall of worship holds another finely crafted gilt-bronze Buddha backed by a stunning fully gilded shrine.

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Best Time to Visit Wat Jed Yod (Chiang Rai)

The best time to visit Wat Jed Yod in Chiang Rai is the cool, dry season (November-February) when temperatures are comfortable and skies are clearer.

Cool dry season
November-February · 15-28°C
Crisp, comfortable weather and clearer skies make sightseeing around Chiang Rai most pleasant; this is peak tourist season.
Hot season
March-May · 25-35°C
Warm to hot days with stronger sun - plan visits earlier or later in the day to avoid heat.
Rainy season
June-October · 22-30°C
Afternoon and evening showers are common; temples are less crowded and the surrounding countryside is greener.

Weather & Climate near Wat Jed Yod (Chiang Rai)

Climate

Wat Jed Yod (Chiang Rai)'s climate is classified as Tropical Savanna - Tropical Savanna climate with hot summers (peaking in April) and warm winters (coldest in December). Temperatures range from 13°C to 36°C. Abundant rainfall (1402 mm/year), wettest in August with a pronounced dry season.

Air Quality: AQI 98 Moderate
Best Time to Visit
FebruaryJanuaryDecember
Temperature & Rainfall
Temperature Range
42°
Warmest Month
3°
Coldest Month
Monthly Conditions
Month Comfort Temp Feels Rain Sky Humidity Wind UV Daylight
January Ideal 13° - 29° 21° 8 mm mostly sunny 70% 0.6 m/s 1.5 high 11.0h
February Ideal 14° - 32° 23° 12 mm mostly sunny 60% 0.8 m/s 1.8 very high 11.4h
March Excellent 17° - 35° 26° 26 mm mostly sunny 55% 1.2 m/s 1.9 very high 11.9h
April Very Good 21° - 36° 30° 85 mm some cloud 59% 1.4 m/s 2.2 extreme 12.5h
May Acceptable 23° - 34° 32° 182 mm overcast 72% 1.2 m/s 2.2 extreme 12.9h
June Acceptable 24° - 32° 32° 161 mm overcast 79% 1.1 m/s 2.1 extreme 13.2h
July Acceptable 24° - 31° 31° 237 mm overcast 83% 1.0 m/s 2.0 extreme 13.1h
August Acceptable 23° - 31° 31° 297 mm overcast 85% 0.9 m/s 2.0 very high 12.7h
September Acceptable 23° - 31° 27° 221 mm overcast 83% 0.8 m/s 2.0 very high 12.1h
October Very Good 21° - 31° 26° 110 mm partly cloudy 81% 0.7 m/s 1.7 very high 11.6h
November Excellent 18° - 29° 23° 47 mm some cloud 78% 0.7 m/s 1.6 very high 11.1h
December Excellent 14° - 28° 21° 16 mm some cloud 75% 0.7 m/s 1.4 high 10.9h
Getting There & Around

How to Get to Wat Jed Yod (Chiang Rai)

Wat Jed Yod is on Jed Yod Road, just south of the centre of Chiang Rai on the same street as many of the town’s bars. It is an easy walk from anywhere in the centre, including the clock tower and the night bazaar.