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]
Yên Châu district Huyện Yên Châu | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Northwest |
| Province | Sơn La |
| Capital | Yên Châu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 326 sq mi (844 km2) |
| Population (2019 census) | |
| • Total | 79,295 |
| • Density | 240/sq mi (94/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
Climate
| Climate data for Yên Châu | |||||||||||||
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| 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) | 41.0 (105.8) | 41.1 (106.0) | 39.9 (103.8) | 38.9 (102.0) | 37.7 (99.9) | 37.9 (100.2) | 36.6 (97.9) | 36.2 (97.2) | 34.4 (93.9) | 41.1 (106.0) |
| 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
21°30′00″N 104°19′59″E / 21.500°N 104.333°E