District in North Central Coast, Vietnam
Hương Khê is a rural district (huyện) of Hà Tĩnh province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 105,975. The district covers an area of 1,299 square kilometres (502 sq mi). The district capital lies at Hương Khê.[1] On 20 April 2019 it recorded a temperature of 43.4 °C (110.1 °F), which is the highest temperature ever recorded in Vietnam until 7 May 2023.[2][3][4]
Climate
Climate data for Hương Khê
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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35.4 (95.7)
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38.4 (101.1)
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41.0 (105.8)
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43.4 (110.1)
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42.6 (108.7)
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42.1 (107.8)
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41.0 (105.8)
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40.5 (104.9)
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39.3 (102.7)
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35.8 (96.4)
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36.8 (98.2)
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33.4 (92.1)
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43.4 (110.1)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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21.4 (70.5)
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22.5 (72.5)
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25.7 (78.3)
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30.5 (86.9)
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33.6 (92.5)
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34.6 (94.3)
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34.8 (94.6)
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33.4 (92.1)
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31.2 (88.2)
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28.1 (82.6)
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25.1 (77.2)
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22.1 (71.8)
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28.6 (83.5)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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17.6 (63.7)
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18.7 (65.7)
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21.3 (70.3)
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25.1 (77.2)
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27.8 (82.0)
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29.2 (84.6)
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29.2 (84.6)
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28.1 (82.6)
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26.3 (79.3)
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24.0 (75.2)
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21.3 (70.3)
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18.5 (65.3)
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23.9 (75.0)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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15.4 (59.7)
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16.6 (61.9)
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19.0 (66.2)
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21.9 (71.4)
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24.1 (75.4)
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25.3 (77.5)
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25.3 (77.5)
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24.8 (76.6)
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23.6 (74.5)
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21.6 (70.9)
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19.0 (66.2)
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16.2 (61.2)
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21.0 (69.8)
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Record low °C (°F)
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2.6 (36.7)
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6.7 (44.1)
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6.1 (43.0)
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11.8 (53.2)
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15.5 (59.9)
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19.0 (66.2)
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20.4 (68.7)
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20.4 (68.7)
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17.2 (63.0)
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13.5 (56.3)
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6.6 (43.9)
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2.9 (37.2)
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2.6 (36.7)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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43.6 (1.72)
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46.8 (1.84)
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66.0 (2.60)
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94.8 (3.73)
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206.8 (8.14)
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157.0 (6.18)
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160.5 (6.32)
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282.6 (11.13)
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504.1 (19.85)
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578.8 (22.79)
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201.7 (7.94)
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71.7 (2.82)
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2,414.1 (95.04)
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Average rainy days
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13.8
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14.7
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16.4
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13.1
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14.4
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11.5
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11.6
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15.6
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17.1
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19.0
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14.5
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12.3
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173.9
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Average relative humidity (%)
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89.7
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90.1
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89.1
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85.7
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80.6
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76.7
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75.2
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81.4
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86.0
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88.4
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88.1
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88.3
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84.9
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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58.3
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51.8
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72.9
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125.8
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176.6
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181.2
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191.3
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154.7
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118.8
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93.0
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70.2
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51.4
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1,332.7
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Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[5]
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References
18°10′34″N 105°42′40″E / 18.176°N 105.711°E / 18.176; 105.711