Kalasin

Town in Kalasin Province, Thailand

Kalasin

กาฬสินธุ์

Town

Kalasin

Location in Thailand

Coordinates: 16°26′3″N 103°30′33″E﻿ / ﻿16.43417°N 103.50917°E﻿ / 16.43417; 103.50917
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

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.

## Geography

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### Climate

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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)  | 36.9
(98.4)  | 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)  | 18.4
(65.1)  | 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

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1. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

## External links

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

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