Thailand
Samut Prakan travel guide
Samut Prakan is a city in Thailand, home to about 51,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BKK19 km · Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Currency
- THBbaht
- Time zone
- Asia/Bangkok
- Language
- Thai
When to go
The best time to visit Samut Prakan
Samut Prakan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 296 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Samut Prakan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Don Mueang International Airport (DMK, 35 km) and U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (UTP, 112 km) are also within reach.
BKK · Suvarnabhumi Airport
DMK · Don Mueang International Airport
UTP · U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport
Questions
Samut Prakan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Samut Prakan?
Samut Prakan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 296 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Samut Prakan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Don Mueang International Airport (DMK, 35 km) and U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (UTP, 112 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Samut Prakan?
baht (THB).
Nearby
Destinations near Samut Prakan
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.