Quỳnh Nhai district
District in Northwest, Vietnam
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Quỳnh Nhai is a district (huyện) of Sơn La province in the Northwest region of Vietnam.
Quỳnh Nhai district
Huyện Quỳnh Nhai | |
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 View between Chiềng Ơn mountain and lake | |
 Seal | |
 Interactive map of Quỳnh Nhai district | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Northwest |
| Province | Sơn La province |
| Capital | Quỳnh Nhai |
| Area | |
• Total | 405 sq mi (1,049 km2) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 62,189 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
As of 2003 the district had a population of 62,189.[1] The district covers an area of 1,049 km2. The district capital lies at Quỳnh Nhai.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Quỳnh Nhai | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.1 (93.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.1 (104.2) |
40.5 (104.9) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.7 (101.7) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.8 (94.6) |
37.6 (99.7) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 30.7 (1.21) |
28.4 (1.12) |
58.8 (2.31) |
133.8 (5.27) |
205.6 (8.09) |
291.7 (11.48) |
356.1 (14.02) |
314.2 (12.37) |
153.0 (6.02) |
75.7 (2.98) |
42.6 (1.68) |
25.0 (0.98) |
1,717.1 (67.60) |
| Average rainy days | 4.4 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 12.2 | 15.6 | 19.4 | 20.8 | 18.9 | 11.7 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 129.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83.2 | 80.0 | 79.1 | 80.0 | 82.0 | 85.6 | 87.0 | 86.7 | 86.1 | 85.4 | 84.7 | 83.9 | 83.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 107.6 | 117.6 | 114.3 | 176.6 | 186.1 | 128.1 | 132.8 | 155.6 | 163.8 | 153.5 | 130.3 | 126.0 | 1,720.5 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[2] | |||||||||||||
