Khe Sanh

This article is about the city. For other uses, see Khe Sanh (disambiguation).

Khe Sanh (Vietnamese pronunciation: [kʰɛ1 saɲ1]) is the district capital of Hướng Hoá District, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam,^[1] located 63 km west of Đông Hà.

Khe Sanh
Township
Khe Sanh in 2010
Khe Sanh
Coordinates: 16°37′9.51″N 106°43′49.83″E
Country	Vietnam
Region	North Central Coast
Province	Quảng Trị
District	Hướng Hóa
Population
• Total	13,927
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (ICT)

During the Vietnam War, the Khe Sanh Combat Base was located to the north of the city. The Battle 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

Climate data for Khe Sanh, elevation 367 m (1,204 ft)
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)
Average precipitation 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
Average relative 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 monthly sunshine 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]