Geography & Climate

427 km (267 miles) north of Bangkok, Sukhothai is located in the lower north of Thailand. It covers approximately 6,596 sq km of northern flatland. In the north, Sukhothai shares its border with Phrae, with Uttaradit and Phitsanulok in the east, with Tak and Lampang in the west, and with Kamphaeng Phet and Phitsanulok in the south. About 33.79% of the whole area is still covered by rich timberland even though the deforestation in Sukhothai, according to the Department of Forestry, has increased due to the province's agricultural and economic expansion in recent years.

Sukhothai has three seasons-hot, rainy, and cool-like most other provinces in the country. But as one of the northern provinces, Sukhothai normally has a little longer cool season as well as lower temperature than those provinces in other regions. The average temperature is about 22.9°C to 26.1°C. The lowest temperature, measured in 1995, was 18.6°C and the highest was 29.5°C in 1998.

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