Khe Sanh is the district capital of Hướng Hoá District, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam,[1] located 63 km west of Đông Hà.
Khe Sanh | |
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 Khe Sanh in 2010 | |
  Khe Sanh | |
| Coordinates: 16°37′9.51″N 106°43′49.83″E / 16.6193083°N 106.7305083°E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | North Central Coast |
| Province | Quảng Trị |
| District | Hướng Hóa |
| Population | |
| • Total | 13,927 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
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 | |||||||||||||
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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] | |||||||||||||