Mường Lay | |
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| Mường Lay Town Thị xã Mường Lay | |
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 Location in northern Vietnam | |
  Mường Lay Location in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates:22°4′4″N103°9′2″E / 22.06778°N 103.15056°E /22.06778; 103.15056 | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Northwest |
| Province | Điện Biên |
| Established | 8 October 1971 |
| Area | |
| 114.035 km2 (44.029 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 52.41 km2 (20.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| 20,450 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,190 |
| • Urban density | 251.7/km2 (651.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
| Climate | Cwa |
Mường Lay is atown ofĐiện Biên Province in theNorthwest region of Vietnam.
Muong Cha has 3 administrative units, including two wards (phường) and one commune (xã):
| Climate data for Lai Châu station, Mường Lay elevation 243 m (797 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.3 (93.7) | 38.0 (100.4) | 39.6 (103.3) | 41.9 (107.4) | 42.5 (108.5) | 39.8 (103.6) | 39.8 (103.6) | 38.9 (102.0) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.4 (97.5) | 34.3 (93.7) | 32.9 (91.2) | 42.5 (108.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) | 26.2 (79.2) | 29.9 (85.8) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.8 (91.0) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.4 (88.5) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.0 (89.6) | 30.0 (86.0) | 26.6 (79.9) | 23.6 (74.5) | 29.4 (84.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.1 (79.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 20.6 (69.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 23.1 (73.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.2 (63.0) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 22.8 (73.0) | 20.5 (68.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 19.6 (67.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 7.1 (44.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.2 (64.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.1 (66.4) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 7.5 (45.5) | 3.6 (38.5) | 3.4 (38.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 31.4 (1.24) | 33.2 (1.31) | 62.3 (2.45) | 137.7 (5.42) | 276.8 (10.90) | 426.7 (16.80) | 478.7 (18.85) | 363.5 (14.31) | 150.8 (5.94) | 86.1 (3.39) | 52.4 (2.06) | 27.2 (1.07) | 2,126.6 (83.72) |
| Average rainy days | 5.1 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 13.0 | 19.4 | 23.7 | 25.2 | 21.6 | 13.0 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 154.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 80.6 | 76.4 | 74.5 | 76.5 | 79.9 | 85.3 | 87.0 | 86.0 | 84.0 | 83.8 | 83.8 | 83.1 | 81.7 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 129.4 | 148.2 | 179.3 | 198.2 | 178.1 | 118.0 | 123.3 | 152.2 | 162.7 | 151.6 | 140.7 | 131.1 | 1,823.6 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[1] | |||||||||||||
| Điện Biên province |  | |
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| Hòa Bình province | ||
| Lai Châu province | ||
| Lào Cai province | ||
| Sơn La province | ||
| Yên Bái province | ||
※ denotes provincial seat. | ||
