Mường Lay
Mường Lay | |
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Mường Lay Town Thị xã Mường Lay | |
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![]() Location in northern Vietnam | |
Coordinates: 22°4′4″N 103°9′2″E / 22.06778°N 103.15056°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 a town of Điện Biên Province in the Northwest region of Vietnam.
Geography
[edit]Administrative divisions
[edit]Muong Cha has 3 administrative units, including two wards (phường) and one commune (xã):
Climate
[edit]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 |
Average relative 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 monthly sunshine 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] |