Bến Tre climate — normals and trends
Bến Tre (Vietnam) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 1,925 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Bến Tre averages 0 frost days, 234 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 219 rainy days per year.
Bến Tre has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 21 May 1983) and the coldest 16.9 °C (on 17 January 1967).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Bến TreVinh Long
- coords
- 10.24°, 106.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,925mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
234 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
219 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
28.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
362 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.2 °C
21 May 1983
Coldest day
16.9 °C
17 January 1967
Wettest day
145 mm
16 November 2000
Windiest day
32.4 km/h
2 November 1997
Strongest gust
70.6 km/h
17 August 1957
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
22 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
16.4 °C
17 January 1967
Sunniest day
12.1 h
2 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 40 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 30.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 24 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 18 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 32.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 59 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 262 mm | +54 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 269 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 231 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 232 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 371 mm | +62 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 303 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 233 mm | +75 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 79 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bến Tre?
Bến Tre has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 1,925 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bến Tre?
The hottest day measured in Bến Tre between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1983, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bến Tre?
The coldest day measured in Bến Tre between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1967, at 16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bến Tre?
Almost never: Bến Tre sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bến Tre warmed?
Yes: Bến Tre warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bến Tre?
The wettest day measured in Bến Tre between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 2000, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bến Tre?
The windiest day measured in Bến Tre between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 1997, with winds reaching 32.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bến Tre?
The warmest month in Bến Tre is April (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Bến Tre?
Bến Tre receives on average 1,925 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 219 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bến Tre?
Bến Tre gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bến Tre?
Yes: Bến Tre has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bến Tre?
In Bến Tre, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 22 May 2024, and the lowest was 16.4 °C on 17 January 1967.
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