Tha Tum district

This article is about a district in Surin Province. For a subdistrict in Lamphun Province, see Tha Tum.

Tha Tum ท่าตูม
District
District location in Surin province
Coordinates: 15°19′6″N 103°40′30″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Surin
Area
• Total	643.3 km^2 (248.4 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	97,390
• Density	151.4/km^2 (392/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	32120
Geocode	3203

Tha Tum (Thai: ท่าตูม, pronounced [tʰâː tūːm]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Surin province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Rattanaburi, Sanom and Chom Phra of Surin Province; Satuek of Buriram province; Chumphon Buri of Surin; Kaset Wisai and Suwannaphum of Roi Et province.

Administration

The district is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 165 villages (mubans). Tha Tum is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Tha Tum. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Tha Tum	ท่าตูม	22	19,198
2.	Krapho	กระโพ	20	15,789
3.	Phrom Thep	พรมเทพ	22	7,969
4.	Phon Khrok	โพนครก	16	9,344
5.	Mueang Kae	เมืองแก	19	10,173
6.	Ba	บะ	15	6,555
7.	Nong Bua	หนองบัว	11	7,417
8.	Bua Khok	บัวโคก	19	9,700
9.	Nong Methi	หนองเมธี	11	5,976
10.	Thung Kula	ทุ่งกุลา	10	5,269

Climate

Climate data for Tha Tum (1991–2020, extremes 1970-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	37.4 (99.3)	39.4 (102.9)	41.1 (106.0)	42.3 (108.1)	42.0 (107.6)	38.4 (101.1)	37.8 (100.0)	37.2 (99.0)	36.5 (97.7)	34.7 (94.5)	36.6 (97.9)	35.9 (96.6)	42.3 (108.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.1 (88.0)	33.3 (91.9)	35.5 (95.9)	36.5 (97.7)	35.2 (95.4)	34.0 (93.2)	33.0 (91.4)	32.5 (90.5)	32.0 (89.6)	31.6 (88.9)	31.3 (88.3)	30.3 (86.5)	33.0 (91.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.1 (75.4)	26.3 (79.3)	28.9 (84.0)	30.3 (86.5)	29.7 (85.5)	29.2 (84.6)	28.6 (83.5)	28.3 (82.9)	27.9 (82.2)	27.3 (81.1)	26.0 (78.8)	24.0 (75.2)	27.6 (81.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.0 (64.4)	20.1 (68.2)	23.3 (73.9)	25.1 (77.2)	25.4 (77.7)	25.3 (77.5)	24.9 (76.8)	24.7 (76.5)	24.4 (75.9)	23.4 (74.1)	21.1 (70.0)	18.5 (65.3)	22.9 (73.1)
Record low °C (°F)	7.1 (44.8)	10.6 (51.1)	11.4 (52.5)	15.0 (59.0)	18.5 (65.3)	20.3 (68.5)	21.6 (70.9)	20.4 (68.7)	20.3 (68.5)	16.7 (62.1)	11.5 (52.7)	7.1 (44.8)	7.1 (44.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	8.4 (0.33)	11.9 (0.47)	42.9 (1.69)	82.6 (3.25)	168.3 (6.63)	181.4 (7.14)	219.6 (8.65)	231.3 (9.11)	254.5 (10.02)	113.1 (4.45)	19.0 (0.75)	1.6 (0.06)	1,334.6 (52.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	0.7	1.3	3.6	5.0	11.1	11.6	14.0	13.9	14.7	7.2	1.6	0.2	84.9
Average relative humidity (%)	69.5	66.2	64.7	66.6	74.1	76.7	79.0	80.8	83.1	79.5	74.0	70.7	73.7
Source: World Meteorological Organization[1](extremes)[2]

References

1. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
2. "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.