Satun

Satun

สตูล
Satun สตูล
Town
	เทศบาลเมืองสตูล
	Satun National Museum
	Seal
	Satun Location in Thailand
	Coordinates: 6°36′53″N 100°4′5″E / 6.61472°N 100.06806°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Satun
District	Mueang Satun
Government
• Mayor	Prasit Baesakul
Population (2005)
• Total	21,498
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.

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.

hideClimate data for Satun (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	36.4 (97.5)	37.5 (99.5)	39.5 (103.1)	38.9 (102.0)	37.8 (100.0)	36.8 (98.2)	35.2 (95.4)	35.9 (96.6)	34.4 (93.9)	34.9 (94.8)	35.0 (95.0)	35.1 (95.2)	39.5 (103.1)
Average high °C (°F)	32.7 (90.9)	34.2 (93.6)	34.7 (94.5)	34.1 (93.4)	33.0 (91.4)	32.4 (90.3)	32.0 (89.6)	31.8 (89.2)	31.4 (88.5)	31.5 (88.7)	31.6 (88.9)	31.5 (88.7)	32.6 (90.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.5 (81.5)	28.1 (82.6)	28.4 (83.1)	28.4 (83.1)	28.1 (82.6)	27.8 (82.0)	27.4 (81.3)	27.4 (81.3)	26.9 (80.4)	26.8 (80.2)	26.9 (80.4)	27.0 (80.6)	27.6 (81.7)
Average low °C (°F)	23.4 (74.1)	23.1 (73.6)	23.6 (74.5)	24.1 (75.4)	24.5 (76.1)	24.1 (75.4)	23.8 (74.8)	23.8 (74.8)	23.6 (74.5)	23.6 (74.5)	23.5 (74.3)	23.4 (74.1)	23.7 (74.7)
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 rainfall mm (inches)	21.2 (0.83)	45.8 (1.80)	122.0 (4.80)	206.0 (8.11)	233.3 (9.19)	183.5 (7.22)	230.6 (9.08)	259.3 (10.21)	328.4 (12.93)	339.0 (13.35)	223.9 (8.81)	96.9 (3.81)	2,289.9 (90.15)
Average rainy days	3.7	4.4	10.4	15.6	17.1	15.3	16.7	17.9	21.4	23.6	18.9	11.3	176.3
Average relative humidity (%)	70	69	73	79	82	82	82	83	84	85	82	76	79
Mean monthly sunshine hours	198.4	183.6	186.0	183.0	151.9	147.0	151.9	151.9	108.0	111.6	141.0	182.9	1,897.2
Mean daily sunshine hours	6.4	6.5	6.0	6.1	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	3.6	3.6	4.7	5.9	5.2
Source 1: Thai Meteorological Department^[1]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun and humidity)^[2]

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.

References[]

^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. p. 29. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ "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.

External links[]

Satun travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Satun at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 6°36′53″N 100°4′5″E / 6.61472°N 100.06806°E / 6.61472; 100.06806

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[TMD1-1] "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. p. 29. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[RID-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.

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