Geography & Climate

Phangnga province has an area of 4,170 square kilometers with a large part of the province covered by forest. Phangnga’s major geographical characteristic is forest and mountains bordering other provinces as follows: Ranong and Surat Thani to the north, Surat Thani and Krabi to the east, Phuket and the Andaman Sea to the south, and the Andaman Sea to the west.

A land of tin mines and beautiful scenery, Phangnga nestles among soaring mountains that rise up around the town. It is located 788 kilometers from Bangkok and covers an area of 4,170 square kilometers, most of which is mangrove and evergreen forest. The area is bordered to the west by the Andaman Sea which is speckled with spectacular islands.

The southwest monsoon brings downpours to the Phangnga coast for much of the year. Phangnga is nearly rain-free from January to April and rainiest from June to November, but you can get a little wet even when it is not the rainy season from November to January, and in May and June. The average temperature is between 21-30°C.

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