Kamphaeng Phet

This article is about the town Kamphaeng Phet. For other uses, see Kamphaeng Phet (disambiguation).

Kamphaeng Phet is a town (thesaban mueang) in central Thailand, former capital of the Kamphaeng Phet Province. It covers the complete tambon Nai Mueang of the Mueang Kamphaeng Phet district. As of 2020, it has a population of 28,817.

Kamphaeng Phet กำแพงเพชร
Town
Kamphaeng Phet city pillar shrine
Map of Kamphaeng Phet
Country	Thailand
Province	Kamphaeng Phet Province
Area
• Metro	14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Town	28,817[1]
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)

Gallery

Kamphaeng Phet national museum

Wat Phra Borom That

Wat Bang

History

Kamphaeng Phet was an ancient outpost town during the Sukhothai period, as evidenced by the city walls and fortifications that remain today. Before the creation of the city, legends says that there were two cities present in the location; Chakangrao (ชากังราว) and Nakhon Chum (นครชุม).^[2] Chakangrao was built on the east bank of the Ping River while Nakhon Chum was built on the west bank of the Ping River.^[2]

Kamphaeng Phet received municipality status on March 11, 1936.^[3] When the municipality was established, it had an operation area of 4.5 square kilometers. Later in 1966, it expanded to an area of 14.9 square kilometers.

Demographics

Since 2005, the population of Kamphaeng Phet has been decreasing.^[4]

Estimation date	31 Dec 2005	31 Dec 2010	31 Dec 2015	31 Dec 2019
Population	30,114	29,374	29,191	28,817

Climate

Climate data for Kamphaeng Phet (1991–2020, extremes 1981-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	37.0 (98.6)	39.8 (103.6)	40.8 (105.4)	44.0 (111.2)	43.6 (110.5)	39.6 (103.3)	38.0 (100.4)	37.8 (100.0)	36.2 (97.2)	37.0 (98.6)	36.5 (97.7)	35.4 (95.7)	44.0 (111.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.0 (89.6)	34.1 (93.4)	35.9 (96.6)	37.2 (99.0)	35.5 (95.9)	33.9 (93.0)	33.1 (91.6)	32.7 (90.9)	32.8 (91.0)	32.4 (90.3)	32.1 (89.8)	31.2 (88.2)	33.6 (92.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.9 (76.8)	26.8 (80.2)	28.9 (84.0)	30.6 (87.1)	29.6 (85.3)	28.7 (83.7)	28.2 (82.8)	27.9 (82.2)	27.9 (82.2)	27.5 (81.5)	26.4 (79.5)	24.6 (76.3)	27.7 (81.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.1 (66.4)	20.5 (68.9)	23.0 (73.4)	25.1 (77.2)	25.5 (77.9)	25.4 (77.7)	25.1 (77.2)	24.9 (76.8)	24.7 (76.5)	24.0 (75.2)	22.0 (71.6)	19.5 (67.1)	23.2 (73.8)
Record low °C (°F)	10.1 (50.2)	10.5 (50.9)	14.8 (58.6)	18.4 (65.1)	20.8 (69.4)	22.3 (72.1)	21.4 (70.5)	22.5 (72.5)	21.6 (70.9)	17.0 (62.6)	12.6 (54.7)	8.2 (46.8)	8.2 (46.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5.3 (0.21)	12.8 (0.50)	40.4 (1.59)	56.2 (2.21)	191.1 (7.52)	157.2 (6.19)	175.8 (6.92)	180.3 (7.10)	268.0 (10.55)	166.3 (6.55)	27.5 (1.08)	8.7 (0.34)	1,289.6 (50.77)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	1.0	1.4	3.0	3.9	11.7	12.7	14.2	15.4	15.7	10.9	2.9	0.8	93.6
Average relative humidity (%)	70.6	66.0	65.5	66.0	75.1	80.6	81.6	83.5	84.0	82.9	77.8	73.2	75.6
Average dew point °C (°F)	18.5 (65.3)	19.1 (66.4)	21.0 (69.8)	22.7 (72.9)	24.2 (75.6)	24.7 (76.5)	24.5 (76.1)	24.6 (76.3)	24.7 (76.5)	24.0 (75.2)	21.8 (71.2)	19.0 (66.2)	22.4 (72.3)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	257.3	243.0	238.7	243.0	198.4	156.0	120.9	117.8	144.0	179.8	219.0	257.3	2,375.2
Mean daily sunshine hours	8.3	8.6	7.7	8.1	6.4	5.2	3.9	3.8	4.8	5.8	7.3	8.3	6.5
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[5]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[6](extremes)[7]

See also

• Mueang Kamphaeng Phet District
• Kamphaeng Phet Province
• Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park