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Phayao

Coordinates:19°9′55″N99°54′13″E/ 19.16528°N 99.90361°E/19.16528; 99.90361
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Phayao
พะเยา
ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ
Town
เมืองพะเยา
ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ
Phayao city pillar shrine
Phayaocity pillarshrine
Location in Phayao Province
Location inPhayao Province
CountryThailand
ProvincePhayao Province
Population
(2005)
• Total19,118
Time zoneUTC+7(ICT)
Area code54

Phayao(Thai pronunciation:[pʰā.jāw]) is a city (thesaban mueang) in northernThailand,capital ofPhayao Province.For administrative purposes the city is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 172 administrative villages.

Phayao
"Phayao" inThai language(top) and
Northern ThaiwithTai Tham script(bottom)
Thai name
Thaiพะเยา
RTGSPhayao
Northern Thainame
Northern Thaiᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ
(Phayuao)

The town is on the shore of thePhayao Lake.[1]It dates back to the semi-independent city-state (mueang), founded between 900 and 1,000 years ago.[1]

As of 2005 Phayao had a population of 19,118. Phayao lies 726 km north of Bangkok.[2]

View of Phayao Lake

Climate

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Climate data for Phayao (1991–2020)
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)
41.7
(107.1)
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)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.4
(84.9)
32.2
(90.0)
34.8
(94.6)
35.8
(96.4)
34.0
(93.2)
33.0
(91.4)
32.0
(89.6)
31.5
(88.7)
31.6
(88.9)
31.1
(88.0)
29.9
(85.8)
28.3
(82.9)
32.0
(89.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3)
23.0
(73.4)
26.5
(79.7)
28.6
(83.5)
28.1
(82.6)
27.9
(82.2)
27.2
(81.0)
26.8
(80.2)
26.5
(79.7)
25.5
(77.9)
23.2
(73.8)
20.6
(69.1)
25.4
(77.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.2
(57.6)
15.6
(60.1)
19.4
(66.9)
22.9
(73.2)
23.7
(74.7)
24.1
(75.4)
23.8
(74.8)
23.5
(74.3)
23.1
(73.6)
21.7
(71.1)
18.3
(64.9)
14.9
(58.8)
20.4
(68.8)
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)
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) 14.3
(0.56)
7.4
(0.29)
34.8
(1.37)
82.6
(3.25)
178.4
(7.02)
100.4
(3.95)
142.9
(5.63)
215.7
(8.49)
197.4
(7.77)
124.6
(4.91)
35.4
(1.39)
15.8
(0.62)
1,149.7
(45.26)
Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) 1.1 0.8 2.5 6.4 12.2 9.6 13.8 15.0 13.9 9.0 3.0 1.2 88.5
Averagerelative humidity(%) 76.0 66.8 60.9 64.2 74.2 77.3 80.3 83.3 84.3 83.9 81.3 79.6 76.0
Mean monthlysunshine 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 dailysunshine 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:World Meteorological Organization[3]Feb–May record highs and lows 1951–2022;[4][5]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[6](extremes)[7]

References

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  1. ^ab"Phayao".Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).Retrieved18 May2015.
  2. ^"Distance phayao bangkok".Google Maps.Retrieved18 May2015.
  3. ^"World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020".World Meteorological Organization.Retrieved12 October2023.
  4. ^Thai Meteorological Department."สถิติอุณหภูมิสูงที่สุดในช่วงฤดูร้อนของประเทศไทยระหว่าง พ.ศ. 2494 - 2565"[Extreme maximum temperature during summer season in Thailand (1951 - 2022)](PDF).TMD website.Retrieved19 March2023.
  5. ^Thai Meteorological Department."Extreme minimum temperature during winter season in Thailand 71 year period (1951 - 2021);"(PDF).TMD website.Retrieved19 March2023.
  6. ^"ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)"(PDF)(in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 13.Retrieved31 July2016.
  7. ^"Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010".Thai Meteorological Department.Retrieved4 August2016.
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  • Phayaotravel guide from Wikivoyage

19°9′55″N99°54′13″E/ 19.16528°N 99.90361°E/19.16528; 99.90361