Mae Hong Son Province

Mae Hong Son (Thai แม่ฮ่องสอน) (an aw Maehongson, Mae Hong Sorn or Maehongsorn) is ane o the northren provinces (changwat) o Thailand, an at the same time the wastrenmaist. Neighborin provinces are (frae north clockwise) Shan State o Myanmar, Chiang Mai an Tak. Tae the wast it borders Kayin State an Kayah State o Myanmar again. It wis umwhile cawed Mae Rong Son (an aa Maerongson, Mae Rong Sorn or Maerongsorn).[1] Archived 2007-05-03 at the Wayback Machine

Mae Hong Son (The Ceety o Three Mists) is nestled in a deep valley hemmed in bi heich muntain ranges, Mae Hong Son haes lang been isolatit frae the ootside warld. It is the maist muntainous province in Thailand an componed o a tot o 13, 814 square kilometers. It is virtually covered wi mist throughoot the year, the name refers tae the fact that this terrain is heichlie suitable for the trainin o elephants. Umwhile governors o Chiang Mai uised tae organize the roondin up o wild elephants which wur then trained afore bein sent tae the caipital for wirk. The day, Mae Hong Son is a "dream destination" for visitors. Daily flichts intae its sma airport bring growin nummers o tourists, attractit bi the naitural scenery, numerous hill-tribe communities an saft adventur opportunities.

Climate

Climate data for Mae Hong Son
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average heich °C (°F)	29.7 (85.5)	32.9 (91.2)	36.3 (97.3)	38.0 (100.4)	35.2 (95.4)	32.2 (90.0)	31.4 (88.5)	31.2 (88.2)	32.1 (89.8)	32.1 (89.8)	30.9 (87.6)	29.1 (84.4)	32.6 (90.7)
Average law °C (°F)	13.9 (57.0)	14.0 (57.2)	17.4 (63.3)	22.3 (72.1)	23.7 (74.7)	23.7 (74.7)	23.5 (74.3)	23.3 (73.9)	23.0 (73.4)	21.9 (71.4)	19.2 (66.6)	15.6 (60.1)	20.1 (68.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	8.4 (0.33)	2.0 (0.08)	5.3 (0.21)	50.4 (1.98)	180.1 (7.09)	185.0 (7.28)	212.7 (8.37)	252.2 (9.93)	199.3 (7.85)	114.7 (4.52)	37.1 (1.46)	15.2 (0.60)	1,262.4 (49.7)
Average precipitation days	1	1	1	5	17	22	25	26	20	13	5	2	138
Source: Thai Meteorological Depairtment