Kalasin 
    กาฬสินธุ์  | |
|---|---|
Town  | |
![]() Kalasin Location in Thailand  | |
| Coordinates: 16°26′3″N 103°30′33″E / 16.43417°N 103.50917°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 | 
Kalasin (Thai: กาฬสินธุ์) is a town (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
Climate
| Climate data for Kalasin (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)  | 
41.9 (107.4)  | 
42.3 (108.1)  | 
40.0 (104.0)  | 
41.1 (106.0)  | 
36.6 (97.9)  | 
35.8 (96.4)  | 
35.3 (95.5)  | 
35.5 (95.9)  | 
36.0 (96.8)  | 
42.3 (108.1)  | 
| 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)  | 
17.0 (62.6)  | 
20.1 (68.2)  | 
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 2 Department of provincial administration Archived August 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
 - ↑ "Kalasin". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
 - ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
 - ↑ "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.
 - ↑ "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 / 16.43417°N 103.50917°E
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