Lamphun
Lamphun
ลำพูน ᩃᨻᩪᩁ | |
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Town | |
เมืองลำพูน ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦᩃᨻᩪᩁ | |
Lamphun | |
Government | |
• Type | Town municipality |
Time zone | ICT |
Lamphun (
Lamphun | |
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Thai name | |
Thai | ลำพูน |
RTGS | Lamphun |
Northern Thai name | |
Northern Thai | ᩃᨻᩪᩁ (La Phu) |
History
Lamphun was founded by Queen
Queen Chama Thevi is remembered in the wat of her name, which is said to be the resting place of her ashes. Near the town's main morning market in the south-west of the city is a statue of the queen at which offerings are still made today by citizens.
While still living in the north
As it was deemed impossible to take the city by force, he sent a skillful merchant called Ai Fa to gain the confidence of the King Yi Ba, and in time he became the chief minister and managed to undermine the king's authority.
In 1281, with the people in a state of discontent, Mangrai defeated the Mon Kingdom, and added the city and its wealth to his kingdom, while Yi Ba, the last king of Hariphunchai, was forced to flee south to
Lamphun is host to one of northern Thailand's most important temples,
The town is surrounded by lush countryside punctuated by rice fields and orchards of the popular fruit, longan, which is celebrated in a festival every August.
Geography
The town is in the Ping River valley, between the Thanon Thong Chai Range on the west and the Khun Tan Range in the east.
Climate
Climate data for Lamphun (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 35.7 (96.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
41.7 (107.1) |
43.6 (110.5) |
44.0 (111.2) |
40.8 (105.4) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.7 (94.5) |
44.0 (111.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.4 (95.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
33.3 (91.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.4 (79.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.1 (69.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.5 (0.33) |
4.4 (0.17) |
17.3 (0.68) |
52.4 (2.06) |
165.6 (6.52) |
123.0 (4.84) |
129.6 (5.10) |
193.9 (7.63) |
210.8 (8.30) |
111.2 (4.38) |
36.2 (1.43) |
9.0 (0.35) |
1,061.9 (41.81) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 80.5 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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70.4 | 59.9 | 54.6 | 58.0 | 71.1 | 84.8 | 76.5 | 80.1 | 83.0 | 82.4 | 78.6 | 75.2 | 72.1 |
Average dew point °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 272.8 | 274.0 | 294.5 | 279.0 | 198.4 | 117.0 | 120.9 | 117.8 | 144.0 | 182.9 | 216.0 | 254.2 | 2,471.5 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 6.8 |
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[3](extremes)[4] |
References
- ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 20. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
External links
- Lamphun travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Lamphun town Website (in Thai)