Nakhon Sawan

Nakhon Sawan is about {{convert|250|km}} north of Bangkok, and marks the point of confluence of two of Thailand's major rivers, the Ping and the Nan. These converge in Nakhon Sawan to form the Chao Phraya which flows south to Bangkok and out into the Gulf of Thailand. The city's surroundings are mostly flat, but in the city itself a hill rises about {{convert|110|m|ft}} above the plain.

Bueng Boraphet, east of Nakhon Sawan, is Thailand's biggest freshwater swamp.

Since 2005, the population of Nakhon Sawan has been declining. {{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Thailand: Major Cities, Towns & Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/thailand/cities/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}

Nakhon Sawan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). It is located in a valley, thus resulting in some of the highest overnight lows in the country, often reaching {{convert|33|°C}} in the summer,{{Cn|date=February 2013}} and up to {{convert|43|°C}} in the day. Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at {{convert|38.1|°C|°F}}.The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.

{{Weather box|width=auto

|location = Nakhon Sawan (1991–2020, extremes 1951-present)

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|collapsed =

|Jan record high C = 37.8

|Feb record high C = 39.7

|Mar record high C = 41.4

|Apr record high C = 43.3

|May record high C = 42.7

|Jun record high C = 40.0

|Jul record high C = 39.5

|Aug record high C = 38.6

|Sep record high C = 36.6

|Oct record high C = 36.1

|Nov record high C = 37.5

|Dec record high C = 36.3

|year record high C = 43.3

|Jan record low C = 6.1

|Feb record low C = 10.4

|Mar record low C = 14.1

|Apr record low C = 19.7

|May record low C = 21.2

|Jun record low C = 22.0

|Jul record low C = 21.5

|Aug record low C = 21.5

|Sep record low C = 21.0

|Oct record low C = 16.2

|Nov record low C = 11.9

|Dec record low C = 7.7

|year record low C = 6.1

|Jan high C = 32.9

|Feb high C = 35.1

|Mar high C = 37.0

|Apr high C = 38.1

|May high C = 36.4

|Jun high C = 34.9

|Jul high C = 34.2

|Aug high C = 33.7

|Sep high C = 33.3

|Oct high C = 32.9

|Nov high C = 32.7

|Dec high C = 31.9

| year high C =

|Jan mean C = 25.7

|Feb mean C = 28.0

|Mar mean C = 30.3

|Apr mean C = 31.5

|May mean C = 30.3

|Jun mean C = 29.5

|Jul mean C = 29.0

|Aug mean C = 28.6

|Sep mean C = 28.2

|Oct mean C = 27.9

|Nov mean C = 27.0

|Dec mean C = 25.2

| year mean C =

|Jan low C = 19.7

|Feb low C = 22.1

|Mar low C = 24.9

|Apr low C = 26.3

|May low C = 26.1

|Jun low C = 25.7

|Jul low C = 25.3

|Aug low C = 25.1

|Sep low C = 24.8

|Oct low C = 24.2

|Nov low C = 22.3

|Dec low C = 19.7

| year low C =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 5.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 12.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 36.2

|Apr precipitation mm = 62.7

|May precipitation mm = 161.1

|Jun precipitation mm = 140.6

|Jul precipitation mm = 145.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 178.2

|Sep precipitation mm = 235.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 153.6

|Nov precipitation mm = 22.0

|Dec precipitation mm = 6.5

| year precipitation mm = 1160.3

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 0.8

|Feb precipitation days = 0.9

|Mar precipitation days = 2.4

|Apr precipitation days = 4.0

|May precipitation days = 10.0

|Jun precipitation days = 10.5

|Jul precipitation days = 12.2

|Aug precipitation days = 12.7

|Sep precipitation days = 14.7

|Oct precipitation days = 9.9

|Nov precipitation days = 2.1

|Dec precipitation days = 0.7

|year precipitation days = 80.9

|Jan humidity = 67.6

|Feb humidity = 63.9

|Mar humidity = 63.4

|Apr humidity = 64.6

|May humidity = 72.9

|Jun humidity = 75.7

|Jul humidity = 77.4

|Aug humidity = 79.3

|Sep humidity = 83.2

|Oct humidity = 81.8

|Nov humidity = 75.3

|Dec humidity = 70.1

| year humidity = 72.9

|Jan sun = 247.0

|Feb sun = 240.1

|Mar sun = 255.9

|Apr sun = 258.0

|May sun = 227.3

|Jun sun = 178.3

|Jul sun = 155.5

|Aug sun = 146.1

|Sep sun = 158.9

|Oct sun = 207.3

|Nov sun = 234.2

|Dec sun = 242.4

|year sun = 2551.0

|Jand sun = 9.0

|Febd sun = 8.7

|Mard sun = 8.9

|Aprd sun = 8.0

|Mayd sun = 5.1

|Jund sun = 3.9

|Juld sun = 3.9

|Augd sun = 3.8

|Sepd sun = 3.6

|Octd sun = 5.8

|Novd sun = 7.3

|Decd sun = 8.4

|yeard sun = 6.4

|source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web

| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Thailand/CSV/NakhonSawan_48400.csv

| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020

| publisher = World Meteorological Organization

| access-date = 12 October 2023}}

|source 2 = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (daily sun 1981–2010){{cite web

| url = http://water.rid.go.th/hwm/cropwater/CWRdata/ETo/ETo_PenMon_2554.pdf

| title = ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)

| publisher = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department

| page = 67

| language = th

| access-date = 2 August 2016}}(extremes){{cite web

| url = http://climate.tmd.go.th/content/file/75

| title = Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010

| publisher = Thai Meteorological Department

| accessdate = 4 August 2016}}

}}

Nakhon Sawan lies on Route 1 (Phahonyothin Road), which runs from Bangkok through Ayutthaya and Saraburi before passing through Nakhon Sawan, then continues through Kamphaeng Phet, Lampang, and Chiang Rai until it reaches the border with Myanmar at Mae Sai. Route 117 leads north to Phitsanulok, and Route 225 leads east to Chaiyaphum.

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Nakhon Sawan has a station on the Northern Line of the State Railway of Thailand. The station is on the east side of the river, opposite the main city, which is on the west side.

The city is served by Nakhon Sawan Airport.{{cite web|title=Nakhon Sawan Airport|url=http://www.ourairports.com/airports/VTPN/|publisher=OurAirports|access-date=4 February 2013}}

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• http://nsm.go.th/index.asp (Thai)
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070515174120/http://www.nakhonsawanprovince.com/ (English)
• {{Wikivoyage-inline|Nakhon Sawan}}

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Category:Populated places in Nakhon Sawan province

Category:Cities and towns in Thailand

Category:Populated places on the Chao Phraya River