Phayao

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| name = Phayao

| native_name = พะเยา

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| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = File:Phayao - City pillar shrine and walkway Jan 2024.jpg

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| map_caption = Location in Phayao Province

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| subdivision_name = Thailand

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| subdivision_name1 = Phayao Province

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| population_total = 19118

| population_as_of = 2005

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| timezone1 = ICT

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| postal_code = 56000

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| area_code = 54

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| official_name = เมืองพะเยา
{{Script|Lana|ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ}}

| other_name = {{Script|Lana|ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ}}

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{{About|the city of Phayao|the city administrative districts|Mueang Phayao District}}{{Contains special characters|Lanna}}Phayao ({{Langx|nod|ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ}}; {{Langx|th|พะเยา}},{{IPA|th|pʰā.jāw}}) is a city (thesaban mueang) in northern Thailand, capital of Phayao Province. For administrative purposes the city is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 172 administrative villages.{{Infobox Chinese

| pic = Lanna- Thai Phayao.svg

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| piccap = "Phayao" in Thai language (top) and
Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)

| tha = พะเยา

| rtgs = Phayao

| lang1 = Northern Thai

| lang1_content = {{Script|Lana|ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ}}
(Phayuao)

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The town is on the shore of the Phayao Lake.{{cite web|title=Phayao|url=http://www.tourismthailand.org/Where-to-Go/Phayao|website=Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)|accessdate=18 May 2015}} It dates back to the semi-independent city-state (mueang), founded between 900 and 1,000 years ago.

As of 2005 Phayao had a population of 19,118. Phayao lies 726 km north of Bangkok.{{cite web|title=Distance phayao bangkok|url=https://www.google.co.th/search?q=distance+phayao+bangkok&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr,ssl&ei=eKJZVZGCGMa1uATKlYCwCw|website=Google Maps|accessdate=18 May 2015}}File:Phayao-Lake.JPG

Climate

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|location = Phayao (1991–2020, extremes 1981-present)

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 34.3

|Feb record high C = 37.1

|Mar record high C = 39.7

|Apr record high C = 42.0

|May record high C = 41.7

|Jun record high C = 40.0

|Jul record high C = 37.2

|Aug record high C = 35.6

|Sep record high C = 35.2

|Oct record high C = 36.7

|Nov record high C = 34.6

|Dec record high C = 33.6

|year record high C = 42.0

|Jan record low C = 6.0

|Feb record low C = 7.0

|Mar record low C = 8.5

|Apr record low C = 16.0

|May record low C = 17.0

|Jun record low C = 21.3

|Jul record low C = 20.6

|Aug record low C = 20.6

|Sep record low C = 18.7

|Oct record low C = 12.6

|Nov record low C = 6.9

|Dec record low C = 2.5

|year record low C = 2.5

|Jan high C = 29.4

|Feb high C = 32.2

|Mar high C = 34.8

|Apr high C = 35.8

|May high C = 34.0

|Jun high C = 33.0

|Jul high C = 32.0

|Aug high C = 31.5

|Sep high C = 31.6

|Oct high C = 31.1

|Nov high C = 29.9

|Dec high C = 28.3

| year high C =

|Jan mean C = 20.7

|Feb mean C = 23.0

|Mar mean C = 26.5

|Apr mean C = 28.6

|May mean C = 28.1

|Jun mean C = 27.9

|Jul mean C = 27.2

|Aug mean C = 26.8

|Sep mean C = 26.5

|Oct mean C = 25.5

|Nov mean C = 23.2

|Dec mean C = 20.6

| year mean C =

|Jan low C = 14.2

|Feb low C = 15.6

|Mar low C = 19.4

|Apr low C = 22.9

|May low C = 23.7

|Jun low C = 24.1

|Jul low C = 23.8

|Aug low C = 23.5

|Sep low C = 23.1

|Oct low C = 21.7

|Nov low C = 18.3

|Dec low C = 14.9

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|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 14.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 7.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 34.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 82.6

|May precipitation mm = 178.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 100.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 142.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 215.7

|Sep precipitation mm = 197.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 124.6

|Nov precipitation mm = 35.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 15.8

| year precipitation mm = 1149.7

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 1.1

|Feb precipitation days = 0.8

|Mar precipitation days = 2.5

|Apr precipitation days = 6.4

|May precipitation days = 12.2

|Jun precipitation days = 9.6

|Jul precipitation days = 13.8

|Aug precipitation days = 15.0

|Sep precipitation days = 13.9

|Oct precipitation days = 9.0

|Nov precipitation days = 3.0

|Dec precipitation days = 1.2

|year precipitation days = 88.5

|Jan humidity = 76.0

|Feb humidity = 66.8

|Mar humidity = 60.9

|Apr humidity = 64.2

|May humidity = 74.2

|Jun humidity = 77.3

|Jul humidity = 80.3

|Aug humidity = 83.3

|Sep humidity = 84.3

|Oct humidity = 83.9

|Nov humidity = 81.3

|Dec humidity = 79.6

| year humidity = 76.0

|Jan sun = 272.8

|Feb sun = 257.1

|Mar sun = 275.9

|Apr sun = 243.0

|May sun = 198.4

|Jun sun = 117.0

|Jul sun = 120.9

|Aug sun = 117.8

|Sep sun = 144.0

|Oct sun = 179.8

|Nov sun = 216.0

|Dec sun = 251.1

|year sun = 2393.8

|Jand sun = 8.8

|Febd sun = 9.1

|Mard sun = 8.9

|Aprd sun = 8.1

|Mayd sun = 6.4

|Jund sun = 3.9

|Juld sun = 3.9

|Augd sun = 3.8

|Sepd sun = 4.8

|Octd sun = 5.8

|Novd sun = 7.2

|Decd sun = 8.1

|yeard sun = 6.6

|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/Phayao_48310.csv

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

| publisher = World Meteorological Organization

| access-date = 12 October 2023}} Feb–May record highs and lows 1951–2022;{{cite web|title= สถิติอุณหภูมิสูงที่สุดในช่วงฤดูร้อนของประเทศไทยระหว่าง พ.ศ. 2494 - 2565 |trans-title=Extreme maximum temperature during summer season in Thailand (1951 - 2022) |url=https://www4.tmd.go.th/programs/uploads/tempstat/max_stat_latest.pdf |website=TMD website|author=Thai Meteorological Department|access-date=19 March 2023}} {{cite web |author=Thai Meteorological Department |title=Extreme minimum temperature during winter season in Thailand 71 year period (1951 - 2021); |url=https://www4.tmd.go.th/programs/uploads/tempstat/min_stat_latest_en.pdf |access-date=19 March 2023 |website=TMD website}}

|source 2 = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (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 = 13

| language = Thai

| accessdate = 31 July 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}}

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