Yên Châu district

Yên Châu district
Huyện Yên Châu
Map
Country Vietnam
RegionNorthwest
ProvinceSơn La
CapitalYên Châu
Area
 • Total
326 sq mi (844 km2)
Population
 (2019 census)
 • Total
79,295
 • Density240/sq mi (94/km2)
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Yên Châu is a district (huyện) of Sơn La province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. As of 2019 the district had a population of 79,295.[1] The district covers an area of 844 km2. The district capital is the eponymous Yên Châu.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Yên Châu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.2
(95.4)
37.3
(99.1)
38.9
(102.0)
42.4
(108.3)
42.0
(107.6)
39.9
(103.8)
39.5
(103.1)
38.4
(101.1)
37.9
(100.2)
36.6
(97.9)
36.2
(97.2)
34.4
(93.9)
42.4
(108.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
25.3
(77.5)
29.0
(84.2)
32.3
(90.1)
33.5
(92.3)
33.0
(91.4)
32.5
(90.5)
32.0
(89.6)
31.2
(88.2)
29.2
(84.6)
26.5
(79.7)
23.8
(74.8)
29.3
(84.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)
18.6
(65.5)
22.1
(71.8)
25.2
(77.4)
26.9
(80.4)
27.3
(81.1)
27.1
(80.8)
26.7
(80.1)
25.6
(78.1)
23.3
(73.9)
20.0
(68.0)
16.9
(62.4)
23.0
(73.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5)
14.3
(57.7)
17.4
(63.3)
20.4
(68.7)
22.6
(72.7)
23.8
(74.8)
23.8
(74.8)
23.5
(74.3)
22.2
(72.0)
19.8
(67.6)
16.1
(61.0)
12.6
(54.7)
19.1
(66.4)
Record low °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)
3.5
(38.3)
5.3
(41.5)
9.2
(48.6)
15.7
(60.3)
16.0
(60.8)
18.3
(64.9)
20.3
(68.5)
14.9
(58.8)
8.8
(47.8)
3.7
(38.7)
−0.4
(31.3)
−1.5
(29.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.0
(0.51)
14.6
(0.57)
34.6
(1.36)
103.3
(4.07)
152.9
(6.02)
191.9
(7.56)
220.5
(8.68)
252.8
(9.95)
144.1
(5.67)
56.6
(2.23)
19.6
(0.77)
11.7
(0.46)
1,215.3
(47.85)
Average rainy days 3.0 2.9 5.3 11.6 14.8 16.4 18.2 17.8 11.4 7.4 4.0 2.3 115.2
Average relative humidity (%) 76.7 74.0 72.1 73.8 76.1 80.8 83.2 84.7 83.7 81.3 79.6 78.4 79.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 134.3 136.5 159.6 180.4 201.8 154.9 160.7 162.2 169.2 155.0 146.3 147.8 1,906
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.

21°30′00″N 104°19′59″E / 21.500°N 104.333°E / 21.500; 104.333