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Khe Sanh | |
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 Khe Sanh in 2010 | |
  Khe Sanh | |
| Coordinates:16°37′9.51″N106°43′49.83″E / 16.6193083°N 106.7305083°E /16.6193083; 106.7305083 | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | North Central Coast |
| Province | Quảng Trị |
| District | Hướng Hóa |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,927 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
Khe Sanh is the district capital ofHướng Hoá District,Quảng Trị Province,Vietnam,[1] located 63 km west of Đông Hà.
During theVietnam War, theKhe Sanh Combat Base was located to the north of the city. TheBattle of Khe Sanh took place there. The Khe Sanh Combat Base is a museum where relics of the war are exhibited. Most of the former base is now overgrown by wilderness or coffee and banana plants.
| Climate data for Khe Sanh, elevation 367 m (1,204 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) | 35.7 (96.3) | 38.1 (100.6) | 39.8 (103.6) | 38.7 (101.7) | 38.0 (100.4) | 35.5 (95.9) | 34.8 (94.6) | 34.3 (93.7) | 38.1 (100.6) | 37.2 (99.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) | 23.9 (75.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.4 (86.7) | 29.6 (85.3) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.9 (84.0) | 26.9 (80.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 27.2 (81.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) | 19.2 (66.6) | 21.8 (71.2) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.1 (73.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.7 (72.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 23.2 (73.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 19.1 (66.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 20.2 (68.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 8.6 (47.5) | 13.5 (56.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.3 (41.5) | 3.9 (39.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 18.4 (0.72) | 18.4 (0.72) | 38.4 (1.51) | 86.8 (3.42) | 159.9 (6.30) | 193.6 (7.62) | 223.0 (8.78) | 283.2 (11.15) | 376.6 (14.83) | 456.8 (17.98) | 197.3 (7.77) | 62.8 (2.47) | 2,113.1 (83.19) |
| Average rainy days | 10.0 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 18.6 | 22.2 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 15.9 | 187.0 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 90.2 | 89.7 | 86.0 | 83.3 | 82.9 | 84.4 | 85.9 | 88.6 | 90.0 | 90.6 | 90.7 | 90.5 | 87.7 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 125.2 | 124.6 | 164.5 | 189.8 | 203.7 | 170.4 | 162.4 | 150.8 | 141.5 | 126.3 | 104.0 | 89.4 | 1,764.9 |
| Source 1: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: The Yearbook of Indochina (1930-1931)[3] | |||||||||||||
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