Phayao
Phayao (Thai pronunciation: [pʰā.jāw]) is a town (thesaban mueang) in northern Thailand, capital of Phayao Province. The town is divided into the sub-districts of Mae Tam and Wiang, tambon of Mueang Phayao District.
Phayao พะเยา | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Phayao Lake | |
 Location in Phayao Province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Phayao Province |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 19,118 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area code(s) | 54 |
View of Phayao Lake
The town is on the shore of the Phayao Lake.[1] It dates back to the semi-independent city-state (mueang), founded between 900–1,000 years ago.[1]
As of 2005 Phayao had a population of 19,118. Phayao lies 726 km north of Bangkok.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Phayao (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.3 (93.7) |
37.1 (98.8) |
39.7 (103.5) |
42.0 (107.6) |
40.7 (105.3) |
40.0 (104.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.6 (92.5) |
42.0 (107.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 5.7 (0.22) |
9.2 (0.36) |
30.2 (1.19) |
89.2 (3.51) |
179.7 (7.07) |
102.8 (4.05) |
141.8 (5.58) |
204.0 (8.03) |
203.6 (8.02) |
122.6 (4.83) |
37.3 (1.47) |
10.9 (0.43) |
1,137 (44.76) |
| Average rainy days | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 17.7 | 19.4 | 17.0 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 116.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 66 | 58 | 62 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 272.8 | 257.1 | 275.9 | 243.0 | 198.4 | 117.0 | 120.9 | 117.8 | 144.0 | 179.8 | 216.0 | 251.1 | 2,393.8 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 6.6 |
| Source 1: Thai Meteorological Department[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun and humidity)[4] | |||||||||||||
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References
- "Phayao". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- "Distance phayao bangkok". Google Maps. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 13. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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