Khe Sanh
District capital of Hướng Hoá District, Vietnam
Township in Vietnam
16°37′9.51″N 106°43′49.83″E / 16.6193083°N 106.7305083°E / 16.6193083; 106.7305083Khe 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, elevation 367 m (1,204 ft) | |||||||||||||
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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) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.3 (41.5) | 3.9 (39.0) |
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 1: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: The Yearbook of Indochina (1930-1931)[3] |
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