Satun

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Satun
สตูล
Town
เทศบาลเมืองสตูล
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Satun National Museum
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Seal
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Satun
Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 6°36′53″N100°4′5″E / 6.61472°N 100.06806°E / 6.61472; 100.06806
Country Thailand
Province Satun
District Mueang Satun
Government
 • MayorPrasit Baesakul
Population
 (2005)
 • Total21,498
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Area code (+66) 74
Website stm.go.th

Satun (Thai : สตูล, pronounced [sā.tūːn] , Malay : Setul) is a town ( thesaban mueang ) in southern Thailand, capital of the Satun province. It covers the whole tambon Phiman of Mueang Satun. Satun lies 985 km south of Bangkok. As of 2005 it has a population of 21,498.

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Climate

Satun has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with a short dry season in January and February and a prolonged wet season running from March to December. The highest monthly rainfall occurs in September and October with average monthly rainfall above 320 mm. The average annual high temperature in Satun is 32.6 °C and the average annual low temperature is 23.7 °C.

Climate data for Satun (1991–2020, extremes 1978-present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)36.4
(97.5)		37.8
(100.0)		39.5
(103.1)		39.6
(103.3)		38.1
(100.6)		36.8
(98.2)		35.2
(95.4)		35.9
(96.6)		35.3
(95.5)		36.0
(96.8)		36.2
(97.2)		35.1
(95.2)		39.6
(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)32.8
(91.0)		34.3
(93.7)		34.9
(94.8)		34.2
(93.6)		33.3
(91.9)		32.6
(90.7)		32.2
(90.0)		32.0
(89.6)		31.7
(89.1)		31.7
(89.1)		31.9
(89.4)		31.7
(89.1)		32.8
(91.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)27.7
(81.9)		28.2
(82.8)		28.6
(83.5)		28.5
(83.3)		28.3
(82.9)		27.9
(82.2)		27.6
(81.7)		27.5
(81.5)		27.1
(80.8)		27.0
(80.6)		27.2
(81.0)		27.2
(81.0)		27.7
(81.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23.7
(74.7)		23.5
(74.3)		23.7
(74.7)		24.4
(75.9)		24.6
(76.3)		24.3
(75.7)		24.0
(75.2)		24.0
(75.2)		23.8
(74.8)		23.7
(74.7)		23.8
(74.8)		23.6
(74.5)		23.9
(75.1)
Record low °C (°F)17.6
(63.7)		17.0
(62.6)		18.0
(64.4)		19.2
(66.6)		20.8
(69.4)		20.5
(68.9)		21.0
(69.8)		19.2
(66.6)		20.1
(68.2)		20.0
(68.0)		19.4
(66.9)		18.0
(64.4)		17.0
(62.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)43.6
(1.72)		40.6
(1.60)		133.9
(5.27)		210.3
(8.28)		228.7
(9.00)		189.7
(7.47)		230.4
(9.07)		277.8
(10.94)		334.2
(13.16)		343.8
(13.54)		217.8
(8.57)		118.4
(4.66)		2,369.2
(93.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)4.13.58.313.814.913.014.115.717.320.415.410.4150.9
Average relative humidity (%)71.569.273.178.881.682.082.582.684.284.682.177.879.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 198.4183.6186.0183.0151.9147.0151.9151.9108.0111.6141.0182.91,897.2
Mean daily sunshine hours 6.46.56.06.14.94.94.94.93.63.64.75.95.2
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization [1]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010) [2] (extremes) [3]

Transportation

Satun is connected to Malaysian Langkawi Island by direct ferry service.

Telecommunication

Satun hosts Thailand's landing points for optical fiber submarine communications cable Segment FEA (FLAG Europe Asia) of the 28,000-kilometer-long FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); and for the 49,000-kilometer-long SEA-ME-WE 3, which links regions of south-east Asia to regions of the Middle East and Western Europe.

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References

  1. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 125. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

6°36′53″N100°4′5″E / 6.61472°N 100.06806°E / 6.61472; 100.06806


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