6°25′N101°49′E / 6.417°N 101.817°E /6.417; 101.817
Narathiwat นราธิวาส | |
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| เทศบาลเมืองนราธิวาส | |
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  Narathiwat Location inThailand | |
| Coordinates:6°25′N101°49′E / 6.417°N 101.817°E /6.417; 101.817 | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Narathiwat |
| District | Mueang Narathiwat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tanawit Chaiyanupong |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.50 km2 (2.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 40,521 |
| • Density | 5,402/km2 (13,990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area code | (+66) 73 |
| Website | naracity |
Narathiwat (Thai:นราธิวาส,pronounced[nā.rāː.tʰí.wâːt]) is a town (thesaban mueang) in southernThailand and capital ofNarathiwat Province. The town is in theMueang Narathiwat District and was established in 1936.[2] As of 2008, the population was 40,521.[1] It lies 1,141 km south of Bangkok.
Narathiwat is on the east coast of theMalay Peninsula, by theGulf of Thailand. The Bang Nara River flows through the town. The immediate vicinity of the town is flat or gently rolling, but there are hills both to the west and south.
Narathiwat has atropical rainforest climate (KöppenAf) very close to atropical monsoon climate (Am). Since Narathiwat is very close to the equator, there is little change in temperature during the year. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, but there is a drier season from February to April, and rainfall is particularly heavy in November and December.
| Climate data for Narathiwat (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) | 33.3 (91.9) | 35.1 (95.2) | 36.6 (97.9) | 37.6 (99.7) | 39.0 (102.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.3 (97.3) | 38.3 (100.9) | 36.0 (96.8) | 37.8 (100.0) | 35.5 (95.9) | 34.7 (94.5) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.7 (89.1) | 32.8 (91.0) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 31.7 (89.1) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 31.8 (89.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.4 (81.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 27.2 (81.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.8 (73.0) | 23.3 (73.9) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.5 (74.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.5 (63.5) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.1 (62.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 193.1 (7.60) | 65.0 (2.56) | 130.3 (5.13) | 89.2 (3.51) | 138.2 (5.44) | 147.2 (5.80) | 124.4 (4.90) | 181.5 (7.15) | 194.6 (7.66) | 272.7 (10.74) | 590.2 (23.24) | 647.2 (25.48) | 2,773.6 (109.20) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.6 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 9.5 | 10 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 20.4 | 18.8 | 136.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 82.2 | 80.4 | 80.3 | 79.3 | 79.6 | 80.1 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 80.7 | 82.7 | 86.2 | 84.9 | 81.3 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 145.7 | 166.7 | 186.0 | 183.0 | 151.9 | 147.0 | 151.9 | 151.9 | 108.0 | 111.6 | 105.0 | 108.5 | 1,717.2 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| Source 1:World Meteorological Organization[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[4](extremes)[5] | |||||||||||||
Route 42, to the north, connects the town toPattani and then to thePhet Kasem Road (Route 4), which connects to Bangkok. Routes 4055 and 4056 lead south-west, in succession, to theMalaysia–Thailand border atSu-ngai Kolok, while Route 4084 leads south toTak Bai and then east via Route 4057 to Su-ngai Kolok.
The town is served byNarathiwat Airport, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the north.
Narathiwat travel guide from Wikivoyage