Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Quan Sơn Vietnam

In Quan Sơn, the wet season is hot, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is comfortable and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 56°F to 93°F and is rarely below 48°F or above 101°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Quan Sơn for warm-weather activities are from mid February to mid April and from late October to mid December.

The hot season lasts for 4.5 months, from April 28 to September 11, with an average daily high temperature above 88°F. The hottest month of the year in Quan Sơn is June, with an average high of 92°F and low of 76°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.6 months, from December 3 to February 21, with an average daily high temperature below 72°F. The coldest month of the year in Quan Sơn is January, with an average low of 56°F and high of 68°F.

In Quan Sơn, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Quan Sơn begins around October 4 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around April 28.

The clearest month of the year in Quan Sơn is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 62% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 28 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around October 4.

The cloudiest month of the year in Quan Sơn is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 94% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Quan Sơn varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from May 2 to October 20, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Quan Sơn is August, with an average of 15.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.5 months, from October 20 to May 2. The month with the fewest wet days in Quan Sơn is January, with an average of 1.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Quan Sơn is August, with an average of 15.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 51% on August 26.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Quan Sơn experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.4 months, from February 29 to December 10, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Quan Sơn is September, with an average rainfall of 7.1 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from December 10 to February 29. The month with the least rain in Quan Sơn is February, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

The length of the day in Quan Sơn varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 54 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 22 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:19 AM on June 6, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 19 minutes later at 6:38 AM on January 18. The earliest sunset is at 5:18 PM on November 25, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 26 minutes later at 6:44 PM on July 5.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Quan Sơn during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Quan Sơn experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 8.3 months, from March 11 to November 22, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 30% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Quan Sơn is August, with 30.7 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Quan Sơn is January, with 2.3 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Quan Sơn experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from January 17 to May 13, with average wind speeds of more than 3.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Quan Sơn is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.1 months, from May 13 to January 17. The calmest month of the year in Quan Sơn is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Quan Sơn varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 2.2 months, from April 6 to June 12, with a peak percentage of 42% on April 23. The wind is most often from the west for 1.9 months, from June 12 to August 10, with a peak percentage of 40% on July 5. The wind is most often from the east for 7.9 months, from August 10 to April 6, with a peak percentage of 47% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Quan Sơn throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Quan Sơn for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid February to mid April and from late October to mid December, with a peak score in the last week of March.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Quan Sơn for hot-weather activities are from early April to early May and from mid September to late October, with a peak score in the third week of April.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Quan Sơn are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.1 months, from March 9 to May 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Quan Sơn is April, with an average of 5.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from November 21 to January 31, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Quan Sơn is January, with an average of 4.1 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Quan Sơn are 20.259 deg latitude, 104.945 deg longitude, and 469 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Quan Sơn contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,051 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 961 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,170 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,009 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Quan Sơn is covered by trees (49%), cropland (24%), and shrubs (23%), within 10 miles by trees (63%) and shrubs (18%), and within 50 miles by trees (62%) and cropland (18%).