Sơn Tây climate — normals and trends
Sơn Tây (Vietnam) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,611 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 June (29.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sơn Tây averages 0 frost days, 155 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Sơn Tây has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 3 June 2017) and the coldest 4.7 °C (on 24 December 1999).
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
Sơn TâyHanoi
- coords
- 21.14°, 105.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.1°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,611mm
Sunshine / day
6.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
12.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
155 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
24.6 °C
Average peak gust
23.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
233 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
41.0 °C
3 June 2017
Coldest day
4.7 °C
24 December 1999
Wettest day
192 mm
1 May 2013
Windiest day
41.4 km/h
7 September 2024
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
23 July 1980
Hottest feels-like
48.2 °C
30 May 2015
Coldest feels-like
2.1 °C
31 December 1973
Sunniest day
13.1 h
13 June 2013
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 13 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 19.5 °C | -1.9 °C | 50 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 25.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 29 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 89 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 31.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 276 mm | +78 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 337 mm | +109 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 291 mm | +65 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 312 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 306 mm | +79 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 183 mm | +50 mm |
| Nov | 24.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 77 mm | +30 mm |
| Dec | 23.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 33 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sơn Tây?
Sơn Tây has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,611 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sơn Tây?
The hottest day measured in Sơn Tây between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 2017, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sơn Tây?
The coldest day measured in Sơn Tây between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1999, at 4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sơn Tây?
Almost never: Sơn Tây sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sơn Tây warmed?
Yes: Sơn Tây warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sơn Tây?
The wettest day measured in Sơn Tây between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 2013, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sơn Tây?
The windiest day measured in Sơn Tây between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2024, with winds reaching 41.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sơn Tây?
The warmest month in Sơn Tây is June (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sơn Tây?
Sơn Tây receives on average 1,611 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sơn Tây?
Sơn Tây gets on average 6.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,409 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sơn Tây?
Yes: Sơn Tây has on average 233 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sơn Tây?
In Sơn Tây, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 30 May 2015, and the lowest was 2.1 °C on 31 December 1973.
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