Climate
Haiphong features a humid subtropical climate, with hot, humid summers and warm, dry winters. The city is noticeably wetter from April through October. In fact about roughly 90% of the city’s annual precipitation (which is approximately 1600 mm of rainfall) typically falls during these months. There is a noticeable difference in temperatures between the city’s winters and summers. Haiphong’s coolest months, January and February, sees average high temperatures reach 20 degrees Celsius and average low temperatures at around 14 degrees Celsius. Its warmest months, June and July, sees average high temperatures hover around 33 degrees Celsius and average low temperatures at around 26 degrees Celsius. Sea temperatures range from a low of 21 °C (70 °F) in February to a high of 30 °C (86 °F) during the months of July and August.
| Climate data for Hai Phong | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
34 (93) |
35 (95) |
36 (97) |
41 (106) |
38 (100) |
38 (100) |
39 (102) |
37 (99) |
36 (97) |
33 (91) |
30 (86) |
41 (106) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
23 (73) |
28 (82) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
25 (77) |
22 (72) |
27 (81.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13 (55) |
15 (59) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
24 (75) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
15 (59) |
20.7 (69.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6 (43) |
7 (45) |
8 (46) |
10 (50) |
16 (61) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
16 (61) |
15 (59) |
8 (46) |
6 (43) |
6 (43) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 26 (1.02) |
30 (1.18) |
42 (1.65) |
91 (3.58) |
170 (6.69) |
242 (9.53) |
260 (10.24) |
305 (12.01) |
209 (8.23) |
121 (4.76) |
57 (2.24) |
24 (0.94) |
1,577 (62.09) |
| Avg. rainy days | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 147 |
| % humidity | 78 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 83 | 79 | 85.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 93 | 56 | 93 | 120 | 186 | 210 | 217 | 186 | 180 | 186 | 150 | 124 | 1,801 |
| Source #1: World Climate Guide. | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Weatherbase (record highs and lows and humidity). | |||||||||||||
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature °C (°F) | 22 °C (72 °F) | 21 °C (70 °F) | 22 °C (72 °F) | 24 °C (75 °F) | 27 °C (81 °F) | 29 °C (84 °F) | 30 °C (86 °F) | 30 °C (86 °F) | 29 °C (84 °F) | 28 °C (82 °F) | 26 °C (79 °F) | 23 °C (73 °F) | 26 °C (79 °F) |
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