Kalasin

Kalasin (Thai: กาฬสินธุ์) is a city (thesaban mueang) in northeast Thailand, the capital of Kalasin Province.^[2] As of 2015, it has a population of 34,429^[1] It covers the whole tambon Kalasin of the Mueang Kalasin District, an area of 16.96 km² (6.55 sq mi). Kalasin lies 513 kilometres (319 mi) north-northeast of Bangkok by road.

Isan woman approaching a coffee vendor in Kalasin.

Kalasin กาฬสินธุ์
Town
Kalasin Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 16°26′3″N 103°30′33″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Kalasin Province
Founded	1937
Government
• Mayor	Jaruwat Bunpherm
Area
• Total	16.96 km2 (6.55 sq mi)
Elevation	152 m (499 ft)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	34,429
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	46000
Area code	(+66) 43

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Kalasin (1991–2020, extremes 1998-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	36.3 (97.3)	38.3 (100.9)	40.8 (105.4)	43.3 (109.9)	42.9 (109.2)	40.0 (104.0)	41.1 (106.0)	36.6 (97.9)	36.6 (97.9)	35.3 (95.5)	35.5 (95.9)	36.0 (96.8)	43.3 (109.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.4 (86.7)	32.3 (90.1)	34.5 (94.1)	35.8 (96.4)	34.7 (94.5)	33.5 (92.3)	32.5 (90.5)	31.9 (89.4)	31.7 (89.1)	31.5 (88.7)	31.0 (87.8)	29.6 (85.3)	32.4 (90.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	23.9 (75.0)	25.7 (78.3)	28.4 (83.1)	29.9 (85.8)	29.6 (85.3)	29.2 (84.6)	28.5 (83.3)	28.1 (82.6)	27.7 (81.9)	27.2 (81.0)	25.7 (78.3)	23.7 (74.7)	27.3 (81.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	17.4 (63.3)	19.4 (66.9)	22.4 (72.3)	24.3 (75.7)	25.0 (77.0)	25.3 (77.5)	25.0 (77.0)	24.8 (76.6)	24.4 (75.9)	23.0 (73.4)	20.3 (68.5)	17.4 (63.3)	22.4 (72.3)
Record low °C (°F)	9.5 (49.1)	8.2 (46.8)	12.5 (54.5)	16.3 (61.3)	16.1 (61.0)	22.0 (71.6)	22.2 (72.0)	21.7 (71.1)	20.5 (68.9)	15.4 (59.7)	12.0 (53.6)	5.5 (41.9)	5.5 (41.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	7.6 (0.30)	14.1 (0.56)	43.4 (1.71)	75.9 (2.99)	179.6 (7.07)	198.4 (7.81)	237.9 (9.37)	265.0 (10.43)	229.1 (9.02)	93.0 (3.66)	17.7 (0.70)	2.2 (0.09)	1,363.9 (53.70)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	0.6	1.4	3.4	5.7	11.8	11.6	13.8	15.0	13.5	6.0	1.5	0.3	84.6
Average relative humidity (%)	66.9	65.8	66.0	69.0	75.4	78.3	81.1	83.8	84.6	78.9	72.4	68.1	74.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours	275.9	259.9	275.9	243.0	198.4	156.0	161.2	117.8	144.0	198.4	252.0	257.3	2,539.8
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[3]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[4](extremes)[5]

References

1. Department of provincial administration Archived August 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
2. "Kalasin". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
3. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
4. "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 52. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
5. "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

External links

• Kalasin travel guide from Wikivoyage
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100731063711/http://www.kalasin-mu.go.th/ Official website

16°26′3″N 103°30′33″E