Hòa Bình (city)

Hòa Bình (Vietnamese: [hʷâː ɓîŋ̟] (listen)) is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hòa Bình Province, and is located 76 kilometres from Hanoi and 5 kilometres from the Đà River.[1] The Battle of Hòa Bình was fought around the city from 1951–52 during the First Indochina War.
Hòa Bình Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in Vietnam, and also the largest in Southeast Asia,[2] is located near the city. It was built by means of finances and experts from the Soviet Union.

This article is about the city. For other uses, see Hòa Bình.
Hòa Bình

Thành phố Hòa Bình
City (Class-3)
Hòa Bình City
Hòa Bình
Location of Hòa Bình in Vietnam
Coordinates: 20°48′48″N 105°20′18″E
Country Vietnam
ProvinceHòa Bình
Area
 • Total348.65 km2 (134.61 sq mi)
Population
 • Total189,210
ClimateCwa

Climate
Climate data for Hòa Bình
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.1
(93.4)		 35.7
(96.3)		 38.5
(101.3)		 39.7
(103.5)		 41.2
(106.2)		 39.9
(103.8)		 39.3
(102.7)		 39.0
(102.2)		 36.7
(98.1)		 39.0
(102.2)		 35.2
(95.4)		 33.2
(91.8)		 41.2
(106.2)
Average high °C (°F) 20.5
(68.9)		 21.4
(70.5)		 24.6
(76.3)		 29.1
(84.4)		 32.7
(90.9)		 33.6
(92.5)		 33.6
(92.5)		 32.8
(91.0)		 31.6
(88.9)		 29.0
(84.2)		 25.8
(78.4)		 22.6
(72.7)		 28.1
(82.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)		 17.6
(63.7)		 20.7
(69.3)		 24.5
(76.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 28.4
(83.1)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.0
(82.4)		 26.8
(80.2)		 24.3
(75.7)		 20.9
(69.6)		 17.7
(63.9)		 23.4
(74.1)
Average low °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8)		 15.2
(59.4)		 18.2
(64.8)		 21.6
(70.9)		 23.8
(74.8)		 25.1
(77.2)		 25.3
(77.5)		 25.1
(77.2)		 23.9
(75.0)		 21.2
(70.2)		 17.8
(64.0)		 14.6
(58.3)		 20.5
(68.9)
Record low °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4)		 5.0
(41.0)		 7.2
(45.0)		 11.1
(52.0)		 16.7
(62.1)		 18.6
(65.5)		 19.6
(67.3)		 21.9
(71.4)		 16.1
(61.0)		 10.8
(51.4)		 5.1
(41.2)		 2.0
(35.6)		 1.9
(35.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20
(0.8)		 15
(0.6)		 38
(1.5)		 101
(4.0)		 242
(9.5)		 277
(10.9)		 295
(11.6)		 323
(12.7)		 297
(11.7)		 195
(7.7)		 62
(2.4)		 17
(0.7)		 1,880
(74.0)
Average precipitation days 8.8 9.6 11.5 14.0 18.0 18.3 18.9 18.2 14.2 11.8 7.3 5.0 155.5
Average relative humidity (%) 84.1 84.5 84.9 84.3 82.6 83.0 83.3 85.1 85.2 84.5 83.2 82.5 83.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 85 65 73 113 184 165 187 171 170 160 139 129 1,641
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3]

References
  1. "Hòa Bình Travel Guide". World66.com. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  2. "Hydroelectric power stations in Vietnam". Industcards.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  3. "Vietnam Building Code Natural Physical & Climatic Data for Construction" (PDF). Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.


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