Nakhon Sawan
Nakhon Sawan
นครสวรรค์ | |
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City of Nakhon Sawan เทศบาลนครนครสวรรค์ | |
UTC+7 (ICT) | |
Area code | (+66) 56 |
Website | http://www.nakhonsawan.go.th/joomla/ |
Nakhon Sawan (
Geography
Nakhon Sawan is about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of
Bueng Boraphet, east of Nakhon Sawan, is Thailand's biggest freshwater swamp.
Population
Since 2005, the population of Nakhon Sawan has been declining. [1]
Estimation date | 31 Dec 2005 | 31 Dec 2010 | 31 Dec 2015 | 31 Dec 2019 |
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Population | 93,568 | 89,682 | 85,931 | 82,305 |
Climate
Nakhon Sawan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). It is located in a valley, thus resulting in some of the highest overnight lows in the country, often reaching 33 °C (91 °F) in the summer,[citation needed] and up to 43 °C (109 °F) in the day. Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at 38.1 °C (100.6 °F).The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.
Climate data for Nakhon Sawan (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 37.8 (100.0) |
39.7 (103.5) |
41.4 (106.5) |
42.4 (108.3) |
42.4 (108.3) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
42.4 (108.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.1 (100.6) |
36.4 (97.5) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.4 (94.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.4 (83.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.8 (74.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.6 (0.22) |
12.5 (0.49) |
36.2 (1.43) |
62.7 (2.47) |
161.1 (6.34) |
140.6 (5.54) |
145.6 (5.73) |
178.2 (7.02) |
235.7 (9.28) |
153.6 (6.05) |
22.0 (0.87) |
6.5 (0.26) |
1,160.3 (45.68) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 80.9 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
67.6 | 63.9 | 63.4 | 64.6 | 72.9 | 75.7 | 77.4 | 79.3 | 83.2 | 81.8 | 75.3 | 70.1 | 72.9 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 247.0 | 240.1 | 255.9 | 258.0 | 227.3 | 178.3 | 155.5 | 146.1 | 158.9 | 207.3 | 234.2 | 242.4 | 2,551 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 6.4 |
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (mean daily sun 1981–2010)[3](extremes)[4] |
Transport
Nakhon Sawan lies on Route 1 (
Nakhon Sawan has a station on the Northern Line of the State Railway of Thailand. The station is on the east side of the river, opposite the main city, which is on the west side.
The city is served by Nakhon Sawan Airport.[5]
Gallery
Notable people
References
- ^ "Thailand: Major Cities, Towns & Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- ^ "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. 67. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Nakhon Sawan Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
External links
- http://nsm.go.th/index.asp (Thai)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070515174120/http://www.nakhonsawanprovince.com/ (English)
- Nakhon Sawan travel guide from Wikivoyage