Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Phù Yên Vietnam

In Phù Yên, the wet season is hot, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is comfortable and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 55°F to 91°F and is rarely below 48°F or above 98°F.

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

The hot season lasts for 4.6 months, from April 30 to September 18, with an average daily high temperature above 86°F. The hottest month of the year in Phù Yên is June, with an average high of 91°F and low of 77°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.6 months, from December 6 to February 22, with an average daily high temperature below 72°F. The coldest month of the year in Phù Yên is January, with an average low of 56°F and high of 67°F.

In Phù Yên, 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 Phù Yên begins around October 4 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around May 4.

The clearest month of the year in Phù Yên is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 67% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 4 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around October 4.

The cloudiest month of the year in Phù Yên is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 91% 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 Phù Yên varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.2 months, from April 27 to October 1, with a greater than 32% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Phù Yên is August, with an average of 18.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.8 months, from October 1 to April 27. The month with the fewest wet days in Phù Yên is January, with an average of 1.6 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 Phù Yên is August, with an average of 18.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 61% on August 3.

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. Phù Yên experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.6 months, from February 23 to December 12, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Phù Yên is August, with an average rainfall of 7.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from December 12 to February 23. The month with the least rain in Phù Yên is January, with an average rainfall of 0.4 inches.

The length of the day in Phù Yên varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 26 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:18 AM on June 7, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 23 minutes later at 6:41 AM on January 17. The earliest sunset is at 5:18 PM on November 26, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 29 minutes later at 6:47 PM on July 5.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Phù Yên 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.

Phù Yên experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 8.0 months, from March 17 to November 18, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 27% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Phù Yên is July, with 30.9 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Phù Yên is January, with 1.1 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 Phù Yên does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.5 miles per hour of 3.9 miles per hour throughout.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Phù Yên varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 1.9 months, from June 4 to August 2, with a peak percentage of 42% on July 8. The wind is most often from the east for 10 months, from August 2 to June 4, with a peak percentage of 64% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Phù Yên 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 Phù Yên for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid February to mid April and from mid October to mid December, with a peak score in the second week of November.

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 Phù Yên for hot-weather activities are from early April to mid 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 Phù Yên 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 2.0 months, from March 16 to May 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Phù Yên is April, with an average of 5.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from November 20 to February 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Phù Yên is December, with an average of 4.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Phù Yên are 21.263 deg latitude, 104.644 deg longitude, and 594 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Phù Yên contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,175 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 890 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,755 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,741 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Phù Yên is covered by cropland (48%), trees (28%), and shrubs (15%), within 10 miles by trees (44%) and cropland (29%), and within 50 miles by trees (46%) and cropland (25%).