Satun (Thai: สตูล) is a town (thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand, capital of the Satun Province. It covers the whole tambon Phiman of Mueang Satun district. Satun lies 985 km south of Bangkok. As of 2005 it has a population of 21,498.
| Climate data for Satun (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.7 (90.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.6 (90.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 21.2 (0.83) |
45.8 (1.80) |
122.0 (4.80) |
206.0 (8.11) |
233.3 (9.19) |
183.5 (7.22) |
230.6 (9.08) |
259.3 (10.21) |
328.4 (12.93) |
339.0 (13.35) |
223.9 (8.81) |
96.9 (3.81) |
2,289.9 (90.14) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 167 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 69 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 79 |
| Source: Thai Meteorological Department (Normal 1981-2010), (Avg. rainy days 1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
Satun is connected to Malaysian Langkawi Island by direct ferry service.
Satun hosts Thailand's landing points for optical fiber submarine communications cable Segment FEA (FLAG Europe Asia) of the 28,000-kilometer-long FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); and for the 49,000-kilometer-long SEA-ME-WE 3, which links regions of Southeast Asia to regions of the Middle East and Western Europe.
Satun travel guide from Wikivoyage6°36′53″N 100°4′5″E / 6.61472°N 100.06806°E / 6.61472; 100.06806
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