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Ban Karon, Thailand

Phuket · Thailand

Ban Karon is a small city in Phuket, Thailand with a population of 7,094. Elevation: 49 ft (15 m). Average temperature: 81°F (27°C).

7,094 Population 416/sq mi density
49 ft Elevation 15 meters
81°F Avg Temperature 27°C
97.6 in Annual Rain
Asia / Bangkok Timezone

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About Ban Karon

Ban Karon

วัดสุวรรณคีรีเขต เป็นวัดราษฎร์สังกัดคณะสงฆ์ฝ่ายมหานิกาย ตั้งอยู่ในตำบลกะรน อำเภอเมืองภูเก็ต จังหวัดภูเก็ต มีที่ดินตั้งวัดเนื้อที่ 9 ไร่ 2 งาน 93.10 ตารางวา มีที่ธรณีสงฆ์ 6 แปลง เนื้อที่ 24 ไร่ 2 งาน 57.40 ตารางวา

People

Population7,094
Density416/mi²

Climate

Avg Temp81°F (27°C)
Rain97.6 in/yr
Sunny Days170/yr
Elevation49 ft (15 m)
Population7,094
Population Density416 / sq mi
Elevation49 ft (15 m)
Coordinates7.8477°, 98.2985°
TimezoneAsia/Bangkok
Country🇹🇭 Thailand
State / ProvincePhuket
Average Temperature81°F (27°C)
January Average80°F (27°C)
July Average81°F (27°C)
Annual Precipitation97.6 inches (2,479 mm)
Annual Snowfall0.0 inches (0 cm)

About Ban Karon

Ban Karon is a small city in Thailand (Phuket) with a population of 7,094. The city sits at an elevation of 49 feet (15 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 81°F (27°C). Temperatures range from 80°F in January to 81°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 97.6 inches. The timezone is Asia/Bangkok.

Climate in Ban Karon

Ban Karon has an average annual temperature of 28.2°C (83°F). The hottest month is Apr (29°C), the coldest is Dec (27.6°C). Average annual precipitation is 2721 mm.

Month Avg °C / °F Min / Max °C Rain (mm)
Jan 28°C / 82°F 22.9° / 33° 63.3
Feb 28.6°C / 83°F 23° / 34.2° 38.8
Mar 28.8°C / 84°F 23.4° / 34.2° 120.0
Apr 29°C / 84°F 23.9° / 34.2° 120.8
May 28.6°C / 83°F 24° / 33.1° 272.2
Jun 28.2°C / 83°F 23.8° / 32.5° 339.4
Jul 28.2°C / 83°F 24.1° / 32.4° 295.3
Aug 28.2°C / 83°F 24° / 32.4° 371.7
Sep 27.8°C / 82°F 23.6° / 32° 397.8
Oct 27.7°C / 82°F 23.4° / 32° 380.0
Nov 27.8°C / 82°F 23.3° / 32.4° 235.3
Dec 27.6°C / 82°F 22.9° / 32.2° 86.1
Ban Karon has a warm climate with an average annual temperature of 81°F (27°C). Winters average 80°F in January while summers reach 81°F in July / relatively mild seasonal variation. The area gets 170 sunny days per year. Annual precipitation totals 97.6 inches (wetter than the 38-inch national average). The city sits at an elevation of 49 feet, near sea level.

Temperature

80°F Jan (27°C) 81°F Jul (27°C)
Annual Average80.6°F
49% above Thailand avg
January Average80°F (27°C)
July Average81°F (27°C)
Sunny Days170 days/yr

Geography

Elevation49 ft (15 m)
Area17.1 sq mi (44.2 km²)
Population Density416/sq mi
Coordinates7.8477°N, 98.2985°W
TimezoneAsia/Bangkok

Precipitation & Snow

Annual Rainfall 97.6"
157% above Thailand avg
Snowfall 0.0"
Wettest Month (Sep) 15.98"
Driest Month (Jan) 1.50"

Air Quality

Earthquake History

4 earthquakes (M2.5+) within 150 km since 1990. Strongest: M4.2. Most recent: M3.8 on May 6, 2015.

May 5, 2015 19 km SE of Ban Phru Nai, Thailand M4.2 47 km
Apr 16, 2012 19 km E of Ban Mai Khao, Thailand M3.9 34 km
May 6, 2015 1 km S of Ban Phru Nai, Thailand M3.8 34 km
Mar 24, 2015 28 km SE of Ban Phru Nai, Thailand M3.4 50 km
Source: USGS (M2.5+, 1990–2025)

Monthly Weather

Month Avg Temperature Precipitation Summary
January 80°F (27°C) 1.5 in Driest
February 81°F (27°C) 1.9 in
March 82°F (28°C) 2.7 in
April 83°F (28°C) 5.9 in Warmest
May 82°F (28°C) 9.9 in
June 81°F (27°C) 10.1 in
July 81°F (27°C) 11.7 in
August 81°F (27°C) 14.7 in
September 80°F (26°C) 16.0 in Wettest
October 79°F (26°C) 13.2 in
November 79°F (26°C) 7.5 in
December 79°F (26°C) 2.4 in Coldest

Ban Karon has a seasonal temperature swing of 3°F / from 79°F in December to 83°F in April. Total annual precipitation is 97.6 inches, with September being the wettest month (16.0") and January the driest (1.5").

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Radio Stations near Ban Karon

3 stations within ~55 km.

Station Genre Quality
Yesterday 106.5 MP3 256 kbps
DPRadio ambient, chill OGG
GOLD Radio MP3 192 kbps

Museums in Ban Karon

NameTypeAddressPhoneAnnual Revenue
Baan Bangla Mangrove Forests Museum
Baan Chinpracha
Father of the Royal Thai Navy
Museum Phuket
Old Lighthouse
Peranakan Museum
Philatelic museum
Phuket Mining Museum
Phuket Seashell Museum
Phuket Thai Hua School
Phuket Trickeye Museum
Thalang National Museum
Thavorn Phuket Museum

Libraries in Ban Karon

NameAddressStaffAnnual VisitsCirculationCollectionPrograms
Bake and Blaze Coffee shop0.0
Chalerm Rajkumari Public Library0.0
H0.0

Farmers Markets in Ban Karon

NameAddressSeasonHoursOrganicWebsite
Bang Tao Night Market
Banzaan Fresh Market
Banzaan Night Market
Chalong Market
Chillva Market
Chillva Market 2 (Seafood)
Food Market
Fresh food market
Friday Night Market
Fruit Market
Kamala Night Market
Kamala seafood&fruit market
Karon Temple Market
Kata Open Market
Kata Walking Street Night Market
Koh Kaew Market
Lard Yai Sunday Night Market
Local Market Baan Borae
Malin Plaza
Market
Market mo, wed
Midtown Phuket Night Market Walking Street (หลาดมิดทาวน์)
Might Food Market
Might Food Market
Might Food Market
might food market
Naka Street food
Ni Yang Night Market
Night Market
Night market
Night Market (Touristic)
Open market
Plein Poa Night Market
Rawai fish market
SB Plaza
Shopping Paradise
Sunsuri Sunset Market
Talad Kaset
Thawisaman Market
Viset Tourist Fruit Market (expensive!)
ตลาดนัดโกเบ๋งบ้านพอน
ตลาดสดสาธารณะ 1
น้องหญิงซีฟู้ด
เมืองอาหารตลาด
โกอ้านเบียร์วุ้น

Hotels in Ban Karon

74 hotels within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Access Resort and Villa
Adema Boutique Karon
Ark Building
Asena Karon
Baan Karonburi Resort
Baan Suay
Bamboo House
Baumancasa
Baumancasa Beach Resort
Best Western Ocean Resort
Casa Brazil
Centara Grant
Central Villas Resort
Coral Inn & Coral Restaurant
Crystal Beach Hotel
GLOW Mira Karon Beach
Golden Sand Inn
Grand Sunset Hotel
Hi Karon
Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa
Hotel De Karon
Hotel Veloche group
Ikon Phuket
Island View
Jono X Phuket Karon
Karon Beach Inn
Karon Cliff
Karon Park View
Karon Princess
Karon Princess Hotel
Karon Sea Breeze
Karon Sea Breeze Beach
Karon Sea Sands Resort
Karon view resort
Karon Village
Karon Whale Resort
Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort
Mandrava Resort and Spa
Montana
Novotel Karon Beach
ON Hotel Phuket & Louis' Kitchen
Pacific Club Resort
Palm Building
Paradise Inn Phuket
Paradox Resort Phuket
Phoenix Hotel Karon Beach
Phuket Island View
Phuket Orchid Resort & Spa
Phulin resort
Pine Building
Pineapple guesthouse
Princess Seaview
Pullman Phuket Karon Beach Resort
Ramada by Wyndham Phuket Southsea
Rattana Beach Hotel
Room Actually
Ruxxa Design Hotel
Sea Beach Inn
Secret Cliff reception
Secret Cliff Resort
Sugar Marina Resort - Art
Sugar Marina Resort Art 3*
Sugar Palm Karon Resort
Sunrise Serenity
Thavorn Beach Resort
Thavorn Palm Beach Resort
The Best House
The Old Phuket
The village Resort & Spa
Tuana my friend house resort 3*
Unotel
Unotel Karon Beach
Waterfront Suites Phuket by Centara
Woraburi Phuket Resort & SPA

Restaurants in Ban Karon

74 restaurants within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Anatolian
Ann
Ann's restaurant
Auntie Wan & Pia
Baan Sailom Restaurant
Bai Toey
Baumancasa
Bellmans Restaurant & Guesthouse
Bernies Bistro Bar
Black Forest
Blue Ocean
Buffalo Stakehouse
Cappadocia
Capri
Capri
Chang Noi Restaurant
Check Restraunt
Chekhoff (Karon)
Chekhoff Restaurant & Bakery
Chic
Ciao Pizza
Da Mario
Da Mario
Daeng
Eat
Eat Bar & Grill Phuket
El Gaucha
Elephant No. 9
Everest
Fara
Fora, seafood by Cappadocia
Geisha
GG's Pizza
Helmut's Schlusslicht
Karon Street food market
Kiri
Lek Seafood
Long Terrace
Louis kitchen
Ma Ma Jin
MAMA SEAFOOD
Mellow space
Napoli in Vespa
Navaii
O-Oh Farm Karon
Old Siam
On-lee
Pad Thai
Papaya Restaurant
Paradise
Pims Kitchen
Ratchanee restaurant
Red Prawn
Robin House
Rosmarno
Sala Bua
Seafood Champion
Secret Cliff
Smile
Soul
Steak 69
Sunset restaurant
Sup-Pa-Rod Restaurant
Sweet & Sour
sweet chilli
Thai food
Thai restaurants
Uchkuduk
Up Seafood
Veranda restaurant
vSteaks
WALU BOWLS
Wanna sea Food … **** local
Zippy Day Club

Cafes in Ban Karon

48 cafes within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Anda Cafe & Bar
Aop karon seafood
Batik Café + Bar + Coworking
big baby
Café Amazon
Cha Cha
Cherry seafood
Cherry seafood
Chet Thaifood
EFES RESTAURANT
Elefant
Elephant Cafe by Tan
Enjoys Beach House Karon
Family food
Food market karon
Garage
Home T Cafe
Home T Cafe
Homemade desserts
Joykaron seafood
Karon seafood
Ko-Dum
Limlay Seafood
Lucky 13
Mr Coffee
Nid
Noodle soups
On-Lee
One man
P’yai
P’yai
Pa Da Thai
Pancake and Peak
Peter
Phuket Fishing Sea Food
Pim's kitchen
Plov
Roadhouse Grill
Sabaijai Cafe
Sacramonte cafe
Sandwich box
Sofia
Sunny Breakfast Café
Sweet Talk
Sweet&sour
Swell club Karon Surf School
Uzbek cuisine
Ying

Monuments in Ban Karon

2 monuments within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Dragon
Golden Fisherman

Clinics in Ban Karon

2 clinics within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Dr. Karon Clinic
Karon Clinic

Dentists in Ban Karon

1 dentists within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Dental Home Clinic

Gas Stations in Ban Karon

1 gas stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

PTT

Banks in Ban Karon

5 banks within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Bangkok Bank
Government Savings Bank
Siam Commercial Bank
TMBThanachart Bank
กรุงศรี

Gyms in Ban Karon

2 gyms within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

New Karon Gym
Porky's gym

Stadiums & Teams in Ban Karon

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Airports Near Ban Karon

3 airports within the area.

AirportIATAType
Krabi International AirportKBVLarge Airport
Phuket International AirportHKTLarge Airport
Phuket AirparkSmall Airport

Post Offices in Ban Karon

1 post offices.

Post OfficeAddress
Light logistics (Phuket)

Churches & Religious Organizations in Ban Karon

2 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).

NameAddress
Wat Suwankiriket
Yuan Phueng Temple

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UFO Sightings
2
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Quick Facts

Timezone
Asia/Bangkok

🇹🇭 About Thailand

Capital Bangkok
Population 69,428,524
Area 514,000 km²
GDP (USD) $515,906,283,941
GDP per capita $7,195
HDI 0.803
Life expectancy 76.4 years
Internet users 89.5%
Urban population 60.9%
Currency THB (Baht)
Languages Thai
Calling code +66
TLD .th
Driving side left

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Frequently Asked Questions About Ban Karon

What is the population of Ban Karon?

Ban Karon has a population of 7,094 residents and is located in Thailand. The population density is 416 people per square mile, spread across 17.1 square miles.

What is the weather like in Ban Karon?

Ban Karon has a warm climate with an average annual temperature of 81°F (27°C). Winter temperatures average 80°F in January, while summers reach an average of 81°F in July. The area receives 170 sunny days per year, below the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 97.6 inches.

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