Phetchaburi
Phetchaburi
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Phetchaburi (
The
The official city flower is the leelowadee flower or
Phetchaburi is known for its traditional Thai
Climate
Climate data for Phetchaburi (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.1 (95.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.4 (90.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.6 (0.65) |
4.5 (0.18) |
43.9 (1.73) |
39.8 (1.57) |
95.5 (3.76) |
87.0 (3.43) |
87.8 (3.46) |
90.7 (3.57) |
151.6 (5.97) |
283.6 (11.17) |
64.2 (2.53) |
10.3 (0.41) |
975.5 (38.41) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 14.4 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 78.3 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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66.2 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 66.8 | 76.3 | 78.9 | 81.8 | 84.4 | 84.5 | 79.1 | 71.5 | 67.1 | 73.6 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 229.4 | 211.9 | 238.7 | 204.0 | 155.0 | 114.0 | 117.8 | 58.9 | 108.0 | 108.5 | 171.0 | 226.3 | 1,943.5 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 5.3 |
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[3](extremes)[4] |
Education
Phetchaburi has numerous private and public schools from K-12. Several have English programs taught by native English speakers to ready students for higher education. Some of the schools are Benchamatheputhit School, Prommanusorn School, Benjamaputit Mattayom School, Wat Don Kaitia Prathom School, and Arunpradit Prathom/Mattayom School. There are also several universities, including Phetchaburi Ratchabat University.
Transportation
In the city proper, the primary mode of transportation is by motor vehicle with motorbikes being the most popular. Cars are the second major form of transportation. Locals also travel by hired motorcycles and songthaews.
References
- ^ Department of provincial administration Archived August 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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. 83. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
External links
- Phetchaburi travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi
13°06′43″N 99°56′45″E / 13.11194°N 99.94583°E