Hương Khê is a rural district (huyện) of Hà Tĩnh province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam.
Hương Khê District Huyện Hương Khê | |
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| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | North Central Coast |
| Province | Hà Tĩnh |
| Capital | Hương Khê |
| Area | |
| • Total | 502 sq mi (1,299 km2) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 105,975 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
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 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 33.6 (92.5) | 34.6 (94.3) | 34.8 (94.6) | 33.4 (92.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 28.1 (82.6) | 25.1 (77.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 28.6 (83.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.1 (82.6) | 26.3 (79.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 23.9 (75.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 24.1 (75.4) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 23.6 (74.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.2 (61.2) | 21.0 (69.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.6 (1.72) | 46.8 (1.84) | 66.0 (2.60) | 94.8 (3.73) | 206.8 (8.14) | 157.0 (6.18) | 160.5 (6.32) | 282.6 (11.13) | 504.1 (19.85) | 578.8 (22.79) | 201.7 (7.94) | 71.7 (2.82) | 2,414.1 (95.04) |
| Average rainy days | 13.8 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 15.6 | 17.1 | 19.0 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 173.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89.7 | 90.1 | 89.1 | 85.7 | 80.6 | 76.7 | 75.2 | 81.4 | 86.0 | 88.4 | 88.1 | 88.3 | 84.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 58.3 | 51.8 | 72.9 | 125.8 | 176.6 | 181.2 | 191.3 | 154.7 | 118.8 | 93.0 | 70.2 | 51.4 | 1,332.7 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[5] | |||||||||||||