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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Thống Nhất Vietnam

In Thống Nhất, the wet season is overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is hot and oppressive year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 70°F to 92°F and is rarely below 65°F or above 96°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Thống Nhất for hot-weather activities is from mid December to late March.

Climate in Thống Nhất

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Thống Nhất weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The temperature in Thống Nhất varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature in Thống Nhất

Average High and Low Temperature in Thống NhấtJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 587°FJan 587°FApr 1992°FApr 1992°F70°F70°F77°F77°FMar 1691°FMar 1691°FJul 1888°FJul 1888°F74°F74°F75°F75°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 88°F89°F91°F92°F91°F89°F88°F88°F87°F87°F88°F87°F
Temp. 78°F79°F81°F83°F82°F81°F80°F80°F79°F79°F79°F78°F
Low 70°F71°F74°F77°F77°F75°F75°F75°F74°F74°F72°F70°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Thống Nhất

Average Hourly Temperature in Thống NhấtJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcomfortablecomfortablewarmhothot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Thống Nhất, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Thống Nhất begins around November 18 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around April 10.

The clearest month of the year in Thống Nhất is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 46% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 10 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around November 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in Thống Nhất is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 92% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Thống Nhất

Cloud Cover Categories in Thống NhấtclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 2847%Feb 2847%Aug 287%Aug 287%Nov 1827%Nov 1827%Apr 1027%Apr 1027%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 59%54%60%76%89%91%90%92%91%83%73%66%
Clearer 41%46%40%24%11%9%10%8%9%17%27%34%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.0 months, from May 7 to November 8, with a greater than 30% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Thống Nhất is September, with an average of 16.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.0 months, from November 8 to May 7. The month with the fewest wet days in Thống Nhất is February, with an average of 0.6 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 Thống Nhất is September, with an average of 16.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 59% on September 26.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Thống Nhất

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Thống NhấtwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Sep 2659%Sep 2659%Feb 82%Feb 82%May 730%May 730%Nov 830%Nov 830%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.9d0.6d1.5d4.0d11.5d15.2d16.0d15.5d16.5d15.0d7.6d2.8d

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. Thống Nhất experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.1 months, from March 24 to December 27, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Thống Nhất is September, with an average rainfall of 6.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from December 27 to March 24. The month with the least rain in Thống Nhất is February, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Thống Nhất

Average Monthly Rainfall in Thống NhấtrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 inSep 297.1 inSep 297.1 inFeb 50.1 inFeb 50.1 inJul 56.4 inJul 56.4 inMar 240.5 inMar 240.5 inDec 270.5 inDec 270.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.2″0.2″0.4″1.3″4.6″6.1″6.2″5.7″6.6″6.0″2.5″0.8″

The length of the day in Thống Nhất does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 46 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 29 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 46 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Thống Nhất

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Thống NhấtJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 46 minJun 2112 hr, 46 minJun 2112 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 29 minDec 2111 hr, 29 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.6h11.8h12.1h12.4h12.6h12.8h12.7h12.5h12.2h11.9h11.6h11.5h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:27 AM on May 30, and the latest sunrise is 48 minutes later at 6:15 AM on January 27. The earliest sunset is at 5:24 PM on November 17, and the latest sunset is 54 minutes later at 6:18 PM on July 10.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Thống Nhất during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Thống Nhất

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Thống NhấtJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 305:27 AMMay 305:27 AM6:18 PMJul 106:18 PMJul 10Nov 175:24 PMNov 175:24 PM6:15 AMJan 276:15 AMJan 27daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Thống Nhất

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Thống NhấtJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060607070805690NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Thống Nhất

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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.

Thống Nhất experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 10 months, from February 18 to December 31, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 76% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Thống Nhất is August, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Thống Nhất is February, with 21.9 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Thống Nhất

Humidity Comfort Levels in Thống NhấtmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 2969%Jan 2969%100%May 25100%May 25Dec 3176%Dec 3176%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 22.4d21.9d27.9d29.4d31.0d30.0d31.0d31.0d30.0d30.8d28.4d25.4d

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 Thống Nhất experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from February 6 to May 9, with average wind speeds of more than 7.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Thống Nhất is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.9 months, from May 9 to February 6. The calmest month of the year in Thống Nhất is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Thống Nhất

Average Wind Speed in Thống NhấtwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphMar 2110.1 mphMar 2110.1 mphOct 205.7 mphOct 205.7 mphFeb 67.9 mphFeb 67.9 mphMay 97.9 mphMay 97.9 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 6.78.59.99.17.67.98.48.67.15.85.95.9

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Thống Nhất varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 3.4 weeks, from April 27 to May 21, with a peak percentage of 46% on May 2. The wind is most often from the west for 4.6 months, from May 21 to October 10, with a peak percentage of 85% on August 7. The wind is most often from the east for 6.6 months, from October 10 to April 27, with a peak percentage of 65% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Thống Nhất

Wind Direction in Thống NhấtESWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Thống Nhất is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.1 months, from April 17 to June 20, with an average temperature above 84°F. The month of the year in Thống Nhất with the warmest water is May, with an average temperature of 85°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.4 months, from December 21 to March 1, with an average temperature below 79°F. The month of the year in Thống Nhất with the coolest water is January, with an average temperature of 78°F.

Average Water Temperature in Thống Nhất

Average Water Temperature in Thống NhấtwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°FMay 1085°FMay 1085°F78°FJan 2478°FJan 24Jun 2084°FJun 2084°FDec 2179°FDec 2179°FMar 179°FMar 179°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 78°F78°F81°F84°F85°F84°F83°F83°F83°F83°F82°F80°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Thống Nhất 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 time of year to visit Thống Nhất for general outdoor tourist activities is from early December to mid March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

Tourism Score in Thống Nhất

Tourism Score in Thống Nhấtbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.56.53.43.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Thống Nhất for hot-weather activities is from mid December to late March, with a peak score in the last week of February.

Beach/Pool Score in Thống Nhất

Beach/Pool Score in Thống Nhấtbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.17.14.64.64.84.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Thống Nhất 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.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Thống Nhất

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Thống NhấtJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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.

Growing Degree Days in Thống Nhất

Growing Degree Days in Thống NhấtJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJan 490°FJan 490°FDec 3110,735°FDec 3110,735°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 2.3 months, from February 3 to April 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Thống Nhất is March, with an average of 6.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from May 19 to October 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Thống Nhất is September, with an average of 4.1 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Thống Nhất

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Thống NhấtbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMar 126.6 kWhMar 126.6 kWhSep 174.0 kWhSep 174.0 kWhFeb 36.1 kWhFeb 36.1 kWhMay 194.5 kWhMay 194.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.76.36.66.04.74.14.14.14.14.44.95.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Thống Nhất are 10.951 deg latitude, 107.146 deg longitude, and 581 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Thống Nhất contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 551 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 540 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,266 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,777 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Thống Nhất is covered by trees (41%), shrubs (38%), and cropland (20%), within 10 miles by trees (34%) and shrubs (33%), and within 50 miles by cropland (36%) and trees (23%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Thống Nhất, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Tan Son Nhat International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Thống Nhất.

At a distance of 56 kilometers from Thống Nhất, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Thống Nhất according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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