Town in Thailand
Tak ( Thai : ตาก, pronounced [ tàːk ] ) is a town ( thesaban mueang ) in northwest Thailand, capital of the Tak Province and the Tak zone. As of 2005 the town had a population of 19,900 and an area of 7.27 km². It covers the tambon Rahaeng, Nong Luang, Chiang Ngoen, and Hua Diat. It is on the Ping River, 418 km north-north-west of Bangkok .

geography [edit ]

Tak is on the Ping River, which runs from north to south through the town. While the down to the east is fairly flat, the Tenasserim Hills and Dawna Range lie to the west .

climate [edit ]

Tak has a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification Aw ). Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average day by day utmost at 38.5 °C ( 101.3 °F ). The monsoon temper runs from May through October, with heavy rain and slightly cool temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.

Climate data for Tak (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 38.0
(100.4)
41.2
(106.2)
42.7
(108.9)
44.0
(111.2)
42.8
(109.0)
40.3
(104.5)
37.9
(100.2)
38.0
(100.4)
37.1
(98.8)
36.3
(97.3)
37.6
(99.7)
36.6
(97.9)
44.0
(111.2)
Average high °C (°F) 32.4
(90.3)
35.3
(95.5)
37.6
(99.7)
38.5
(101.3)
35.2
(95.4)
33.0
(91.4)
32.5
(90.5)
32.3
(90.1)
32.6
(90.7)
31.7
(89.1)
31.1
(88.0)
30.5
(86.9)
33.6
(92.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.1
(75.4)
27.3
(81.1)
30.2
(86.4)
31.5
(88.7)
29.6
(85.3)
28.4
(83.1)
28.1
(82.6)
27.9
(82.2)
27.7
(81.9)
26.8
(80.2)
25.2
(77.4)
23.0
(73.4)
27.5
(81.5)
Average low °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6)
19.8
(67.6)
23.9
(75.0)
26.2
(79.2)
25.6
(78.1)
25.3
(77.5)
25.1
(77.2)
24.8
(76.6)
24.2
(75.6)
23.0
(73.4)
20.5
(68.9)
17.0
(62.6)
22.7
(72.9)
Record low °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5)
10.7
(51.3)
11.0
(51.8)
19.2
(66.6)
20.5
(68.9)
21.7
(71.1)
20.5
(68.9)
20.2
(68.4)
19.5
(67.1)
15.1
(59.2)
9.3
(48.7)
6.0
(42.8)
6.0
(42.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 2.1
(0.08)
8.7
(0.34)
12.1
(0.48)
57.6
(2.27)
174.9
(6.89)
127.8
(5.03)
87.7
(3.45)
115.8
(4.56)
215.5
(8.48)
199.2
(7.84)
54.6
(2.15)
5.1
(0.20)
1,061.1
(41.78)
Average rainy days 0.5 0.8 1.9 5.1 12.8 15.4 14.3 15.3 16.2 13.9 4.8 1.0 102.0
Average relative humidity (%) 65 54 49 54 69 74 73 74 78 82 78 72 69
Mean monthly sunshine hours 275.9 259.9 275.9 243.0 217.0 117.0 120.9 117.8 108.0 179.8 219.0 257.3 2,391.5
Mean daily sunshine hours 8.9 9.2 8.9 8.1 7.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 5.8 7.3 8.3 6.6
Source 1: Thai Meteorological Department[1]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun and humidity)[2]

transportation [edit ]

route 105, through Mae Sot, forms one of two major multinational roads through the Tenasserim Hills to Burma. Route 1, besides known as the Phahonyothin Road, passes through Tak. On the north slope it leads to Lampang, Chiang Rai, and the frame with Burma at Mae Sai. On the south side it leads to Kamphaeng Phet, Nakhon Sawan, and Bangkok. Route 12 leads east to Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Chum Phae, Khon Kaen, Kalasin, and the border with Laos at Mukdahan. Tak is served by Tak Airport, 13 kilometres ( 8.1 myocardial infarction ) east of the town. [ 3 ]

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