Bangkok
Capital of Thailand: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Bangkok is the capital of Thailand. About 5.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Thailand in our atlas.
It lies at 13.75° N, 100.50° E, about 12 m (39 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Bangkok time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Bangkok. Green dots: other major cities of Thailand. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bangkok has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 36°C (97°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 19°C (67°F). Around 1,361 mm (54 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in ThailandNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Watthana · 9 km
- Chatuchak · 10 km
- Phra Pradaeng · 11 km
- Mueang Nonthaburi · 12 km
- Bang Khae · 12 km
- Bang Khun Thian · 12 km
- Pak Kret · 18 km
- Samut Prakan · 20 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1609350 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1861 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
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- Vimanmek Mansion: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Vimanmek Palace stage: Ahoerstemeier, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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