Kon Tum climate — normals and trends
Kon Tum (Vietnam) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,486 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Kon Tum averages 0 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 185 rainy days per year.
Kon Tum has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 15 April 2018) and the coldest 6.2 °C (on 3 December 1955).
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
Kon TumQuang Ngai
- coords
- 14.35°, 108.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.7°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
19.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,486mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
185 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
171 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °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
38.0 °C
15 April 2018
Coldest day
6.2 °C
3 December 1955
Wettest day
195 mm
21 June 1979
Windiest day
34.9 km/h
15 October 2013
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
29 September 2009
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
4 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
4.0 °C
2 January 1974
Sunniest day
12.6 h
30 May 2004
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 30.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 8 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 32.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 48 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 239 mm | +70 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 277 mm | +79 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 268 mm | +51 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 219 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 444 mm | +186 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 184 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 26.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 268 mm | +193 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kon Tum?
Kon Tum has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,486 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kon Tum?
The hottest day measured in Kon Tum between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2018, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kon Tum?
The coldest day measured in Kon Tum between 1940 and 2025 was 3 December 1955, at 6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kon Tum?
Almost never: Kon Tum sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kon Tum warmed?
Yes: Kon Tum warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kon Tum?
The wettest day measured in Kon Tum between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1979, with 195 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kon Tum?
The windiest day measured in Kon Tum between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 2013, with winds reaching 34.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kon Tum?
The warmest month in Kon Tum is April (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kon Tum?
Kon Tum receives on average 1,486 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 185 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kon Tum?
Kon Tum gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kon Tum?
Yes: Kon Tum has on average 171 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kon Tum?
In Kon Tum, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 4 April 2010, and the lowest was 4.0 °C on 2 January 1974.
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