Quỳ Châu is a rural district of Nghệ An province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam.

Subdivisions

Quỳ Châu has one town and 11 townships or communes ().

  1. Tân Lạc (formerly named Quỳ Châu)
  2. Châu Bính
  3. Châu Thuận
  4. Châu Hội
  5. Châu Nga
  6. Châu Tiến
  7. Châu Hạnh
  8. Châu Thắng
  9. Châu Phong
  10. Châu Bình
  11. Châu Hoàn
  12. Diễn Lâm

Climate

Climate data for Quỳ Châu
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)36.3 (97.3)38.0 (100.4)39.8 (103.6)42.0 (107.6)43.2 (109.8)40.6 (105.1)41.0 (105.8)39.7 (103.5)37.9 (100.2)36.3 (97.3)36.5 (97.7)32.8 (91.0)43.2 (109.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)21.9 (71.4)23.1 (73.6)26.1 (79.0)30.8 (87.4)33.6 (92.5)34.1 (93.4)34.1 (93.4)32.9 (91.2)31.4 (88.5)29.1 (84.4)26.2 (79.2)23.1 (73.6)28.9 (84.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)17.2 (63.0)18.6 (65.5)21.2 (70.2)24.9 (76.8)27.2 (81.0)28.1 (82.6)28.1 (82.6)27.4 (81.3)26.3 (79.3)24.0 (75.2)21.1 (70.0)17.9 (64.2)23.5 (74.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)14.4 (57.9)15.8 (60.4)18.2 (64.8)21.2 (70.2)23.3 (73.9)24.5 (76.1)24.5 (76.1)24.3 (75.7)23.3 (73.9)21.0 (69.8)18.0 (64.4)14.8 (58.6)20.3 (68.5)
Record low °C (°F)0.5 (32.9)4.8 (40.6)4.2 (39.6)12.0 (53.6)15.9 (60.6)18.5 (65.3)20.9 (69.6)20.7 (69.3)15.5 (59.9)10.6 (51.1)4.6 (40.3)0.4 (32.7)0.4 (32.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)19.4 (0.76)13.8 (0.54)29.8 (1.17)83.3 (3.28)221.8 (8.73)200.6 (7.90)208.7 (8.22)288.5 (11.36)316.6 (12.46)221.0 (8.70)55.8 (2.20)19.5 (0.77)1,680.4 (66.16)
Average rainy days8.48.29.712.116.815.616.119.815.612.68.56.4150.5
Average relative humidity (%)87.486.986.084.483.384.284.387.387.787.687.286.886.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours80.364.980.0128.5186.9165.4178.8154.3150.6138.8117.3104.51,549.2
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology

Further reading

  • Hum-phân-Lattanavông. 1998. Quỳ Châu script (in Vietnamese). Văn hóa và lịch sử người Thái ở Việt Nam [Culture and history of the Thai people of Vietnam], ed. by Cãm Trong, Hoàng LùÒng, Lê Si Giáo, VùÒng Toàn, Ma Khánh BAng and Nguyèn Van Hòa, Hà Nội, Việt Nam: Nhà Xuất Bản Văn Hóa Dân Tộc.
  • Lattanavong, H. 1999. "Quy Chau script of the Lao-Tay: a change from Chinese ideograms to the Indian system of writing", in Vietnamese Studies, no. 134.
  • Thang, L.C. 1999. "A glimpse of the Thai in Quy Chau", in Vietnamese Studies, no. 134.

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