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Khe Sanh
Township
Khe Sanh in 2010
Khe Sanh in 2010
Khe Sanh is located in Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Khe Sanh
Coordinates: 16°37′9.51″N 106°43′49.83″E / 16.6193083°N 106.7305083°E / 16.6193083; 106.7305083
Country Vietnam
RegionNorth Central Coast
ProvinceQuảng Trị
DistrictHướng Hóa
Population
 • Total13,927
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)

Khe Sanh is the district capital of Hướng Hoá District, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam,[1] located 63 km west of Đông Hà.

During the Vietnam War, the Khe Sanh Combat Base was located to the north of the city. The Battle of Khe Sanh took place there. The Khe Sanh Combat Base is a museum where relics of the war are exhibited. Most of the former base is now overgrown by wilderness or coffee and banana plants.

Climate

Climate data for Khe Sanh
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.2
(91.8) 		35.7
(96.3) 		38.1
(100.6) 		39.3
(102.7) 		38.3
(100.9) 		38.0
(100.4) 		35.5
(95.9) 		34.8
(94.6) 		34.3
(93.7) 		38.1
(100.6) 		37.2
(99.0) 		32.3
(90.1) 		39.3
(102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8) 		23.9
(75.0) 		27.5
(81.5) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.5
(88.7) 		30.4
(86.7) 		29.6
(85.3) 		29.1
(84.4) 		28.9
(84.0) 		26.9
(80.4) 		24.2
(75.6) 		21.7
(71.1) 		27.2
(81.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6) 		19.2
(66.6) 		21.8
(71.2) 		24.6
(76.3) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.4
(75.9) 		23.1
(73.6) 		21.0
(69.8) 		18.5
(65.3) 		22.7
(72.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4) 		16.6
(61.9) 		18.6
(65.5) 		21.1
(70.0) 		22.6
(72.7) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.0
(69.8) 		19.1
(66.4) 		16.7
(62.1) 		20.2
(68.4)
Record low °C (°F) 8.2
(46.8) 		9.2
(48.6) 		8.6
(47.5) 		13.5
(56.3) 		16.1
(61.0) 		17.5
(63.5) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.6
(67.3) 		17.2
(63.0) 		13.7
(56.7) 		12.0
(53.6) 		7.7
(45.9) 		7.7
(45.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.4
(0.72) 		18.4
(0.72) 		38.4
(1.51) 		86.8
(3.42) 		159.9
(6.30) 		193.6
(7.62) 		223.0
(8.78) 		283.2
(11.15) 		376.6
(14.83) 		456.8
(17.98) 		197.3
(7.77) 		62.8
(2.47) 		2,113.1
(83.19)
Average rainy days 10.0 7.4 8.3 10.5 16.3 16.9 18.6 22.2 20.6 21.0 19.0 15.9 187.0
Average relative humidity (%) 90.2 89.7 86.0 83.3 82.9 84.4 85.9 88.6 90.0 90.6 90.7 90.5 87.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 125.2 124.6 164.5 189.8 203.7 170.4 162.4 150.8 141.5 126.3 104.0 89.4 1,764.9
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[2]

References

  1. ^ "Vietnam Districts".
  2. ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.


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