Tuy Hòa
Ward of Đắk Lắk in Vietnam
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Tuy Hòa (ⓘ) is a ward of Đắk Lắk province in Central Vietnam. The ward has a total area of 106.82 square kilometres or 41 square miles and a population of 155,921 (in 2019). The ward is located approximately midway between Nha Trang and Qui Nhơn. The ward is formulated mainly from alluvial of the downstream of Đà Rằng River. There are two mountains in the center of the ward: Chóp Chài Mountain and Nhạn Mountain. There is a Champa Temple on the top of Nhạn Mountain.
Tuy Hòa | |
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| Tuy Hòa Ward Phường Tuy Hòa | |
The city at night | |
![]() Interactive map of Tuy Hòa | |
| Coordinates: 13°04′55″N 109°17′42″E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Đắk Lắk (since 2025) Phú Yên (formerly) |
| Area | |
• Total | 106.82 km2 (41.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 155,921 |
| • Density | 1.46/km2 (3.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
Prior to Vietnam's 2025 administrative reforms, Tuy Hoà was the capital city of the former Phú Yên Province, which was merged into the Đắk Lắk province, a direct-controlled municipality of Vietnam.
Climate
Tuy Hòa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: As), very close to a tropical monsoon climate (Am).[1][2]
| Climate data for Tuy Hòa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.7 (92.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
39.8 (103.6) |
40.5 (104.9) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.1 (104.2) |
38.4 (101.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 66.9 (2.63) |
22.5 (0.89) |
36.0 (1.42) |
46.1 (1.81) |
90.8 (3.57) |
54.3 (2.14) |
45.5 (1.79) |
55.2 (2.17) |
227.4 (8.95) |
539.5 (21.24) |
507.9 (20.00) |
216.5 (8.52) |
1,911.3 (75.25) |
| Average rainy days | 12.5 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 15.3 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 19.0 | 137.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83.4 | 83.3 | 82.9 | 81.7 | 78.3 | 73.9 | 73.9 | 74.7 | 79.9 | 85.1 | 85.5 | 84.2 | 80.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 160.5 | 196.0 | 251.6 | 269.7 | 272.8 | 239.9 | 239.3 | 230.6 | 203.6 | 168.0 | 128.3 | 118.2 | 2,472.9 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3] | |||||||||||||
Infrastructure
Transportation
By air
The ward is served by Đông Tác Airport which lies south of Tuy Hòa.
By land
Tuy Hòa Railway Station is a stop on the North-South Railway. National Route 1 runs through the city, providing road connections to Hanoi in the north and Ho Chi Minh City in the south.
