Aranyaprathet อรัญญประเทศ | |
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 Chinese Temple on Rat Uthit Rd. | |
  Aranyaprathet | |
| Coordinates:13°41′34″N102°30′6″E / 13.69278°N 102.50167°E /13.69278; 102.50167 | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Provinces | Sa Kaeo province |
| District | Aranyaprathet district |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2005) | 16,937 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC+7) |
Aranyaprathet (Thai: อรัญประเทศ)(Khmer:អារញ្ញប្រទេស) is a town (thesaban mueang) inSa Kaeo province in easternThailand. It covers the entiretambon of Aranyaprathet, inAranyaprathet district. As of 2005, the town has 16,937 inhabitants. It is located just 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the border withCambodia; the town ofPoipet is on the other side of the border. On the Thai side of the border is the hugeRong Kluea Market. Cambodian people cross the border daily with pushcarts and scooters with side cars loaded with their products. A significant part of the trade is in second hand clothes.[1] Just over the border on the Cambodian side there arecasinos. These are visited by many Thai people because gambling is prohibited in Thailand. Special free buses run between Bangkok and these casinos. Cambodians themselves are not allowed togamble in these border casinos.[2][3]
Aranyaprathet has atropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classificationAw). Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at 36.7 °C (98.1 °F). Themonsoon season is from late April to October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.
| Climate data for Aranyaprathet (1991–2020, extremes 1951-present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.2 (99.0) | 39.7 (103.5) | 40.7 (105.3) | 42.4 (108.3) | 42.0 (107.6) | 37.9 (100.2) | 38.3 (100.9) | 36.6 (97.9) | 35.9 (96.6) | 35.5 (95.9) | 36.7 (98.1) | 36.2 (97.2) | 42.4 (108.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) | 34.8 (94.6) | 36.3 (97.3) | 36.8 (98.2) | 35.6 (96.1) | 34.3 (93.7) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.4 (90.3) | 31.8 (89.2) | 33.9 (93.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 29.8 (85.6) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.6 (85.3) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 28.2 (82.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) | 22.7 (72.9) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.3 (75.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.9 (75.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) | 12.5 (54.5) | 13.8 (56.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.1 (70.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 10.2 (50.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 7.6 (45.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 10.6 (0.42) | 25.2 (0.99) | 58.5 (2.30) | 92.3 (3.63) | 142.6 (5.61) | 168.6 (6.64) | 175.9 (6.93) | 200.6 (7.90) | 244.2 (9.61) | 169.0 (6.65) | 32.2 (1.27) | 5.4 (0.21) | 1,325.1 (52.17) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 11.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 98.6 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 64.0 | 63.9 | 66.7 | 70.2 | 76.1 | 78.9 | 80.2 | 81.8 | 83.0 | 80.3 | 72.5 | 66.3 | 73.7 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 263.5 | 211.9 | 238.7 | 204.0 | 155.0 | 153.0 | 158.1 | 114.7 | 108.0 | 145.7 | 186.0 | 226.3 | 2,164.9 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 5.9 |
| Source 1:NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[5](extremes)[6] | |||||||||||||
Aranyaprathet lies on the Route 33, part of the route connectingBangkok andSiem Reap, the city nearestAngkor Wat, and as a result sees a large volume of tourist traffic. The road leads east to the border with Cambodia, and west toSa Kaeo andNakhon Nayok. Another road, Route 348, leads north toNang Rong.
Aranyaprathet also has arailway station for theEastern Line of theState Railway of Thailand, with a rail link to theBan Klong Luk Border railway station toCambodia.
Aranyaprathet travel guide from Wikivoyage13°41′34″N102°30′6″E / 13.69278°N 102.50167°E /13.69278; 102.50167
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