Hòa Bình (city)
Appearance
Hòa Bình
Thành phố Hòa Bình | |
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Coordinates: 20°48′48″N 105°20′18″E / 20.81333°N 105.33833°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Hòa Bình |
Climate | Cwa |
Hòa Bình (Vietnamese: [hʷâː ɓîŋ̟] ) is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hòa Bình Province, and located 76 kilometres from Hanoi, and 5 kilometres from the Đà River.[1] The Battle of Hòa Bình was fought around the city from 1951–52 during the First Indochina War.
Hòa Bình Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in Vietnam, and also the largest in South East Asia,[2] is located near the city. It was built by means of finances and experts from the Soviet Union.
Climate
Climate data for Hòa Bình | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 34.1 (93.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.7 (103.5) |
41.2 (106.2) |
39.9 (103.8) |
39.3 (102.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
41.2 (106.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20 (0.8) |
15 (0.6) |
38 (1.5) |
101 (4.0) |
242 (9.5) |
277 (10.9) |
295 (11.6) |
323 (12.7) |
297 (11.7) |
195 (7.7) |
62 (2.4) |
17 (0.7) |
1,880 (74.0) |
Average precipitation days | 8.8 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 14.2 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 155.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 84.1 | 84.5 | 84.9 | 84.3 | 82.6 | 83.0 | 83.3 | 85.1 | 85.2 | 84.5 | 83.2 | 82.5 | 83.9 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 85 | 65 | 73 | 113 | 184 | 165 | 187 | 171 | 170 | 160 | 139 | 129 | 1,641 |
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3] |
References
- ^ "Hòa Bình Travel Guide". World66.com. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Hydroelectric power stations in Vietnam". Industcards.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
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