Ba Bể is a rural district of Bắc Kạn province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2019 the district had a population of 48,325.[1] The district covers an area of 678 km2. The district town lies at Chợ Rã.[2]
Ba Bể district Huyện Ba Bể | |
|---|---|
 Ba Bể Lake | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Bắc Kạn |
| Capital | Chợ Rã |
| Area | |
| • Land | 262 sq mi (678 km2) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 48,325 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into one township Chợ Rã, the district town and communes:
Climate
| Climate data for Chợ Rã , Ba Bể district, elevation 210 m (690 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) | 35.2 (95.4) | 37.2 (99.0) | 39.3 (102.7) | 41.5 (106.7) | 39.6 (103.3) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.9 (102.0) | 38.1 (100.6) | 35.8 (96.4) | 35.2 (95.4) | 32.9 (91.2) | 41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.3 (75.7) | 28.5 (83.3) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.8 (91.0) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.9 (91.2) | 31.9 (89.4) | 28.9 (84.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 27.7 (81.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.7 (74.7) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 23.2 (73.8) | 19.3 (66.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 22.4 (72.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 22.9 (73.2) | 20.11 (68.20) | 16.2 (61.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 19.3 (66.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) | 2.9 (37.2) | 4.4 (39.9) | 9.8 (49.6) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 14.2 (57.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 4.1 (39.4) | −0.6 (30.9) | −0.6 (30.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.1 (0.99) | 20.9 (0.82) | 44.5 (1.75) | 92.5 (3.64) | 180.8 (7.12) | 229.6 (9.04) | 258.4 (10.17) | 237.7 (9.36) | 127.0 (5.00) | 76.6 (3.02) | 42.6 (1.68) | 20.6 (0.81) | 1,356.3 (53.40) |
| Average rainy days | 7.2 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 14.9 | 17.9 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 13.6 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 143.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82.7 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 84.1 | 85.4 | 85.6 | 84.5 | 84.7 | 84.1 | 82.9 | 83.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 60.9 | 52.1 | 64.1 | 102.2 | 145.2 | 139.2 | 142.8 | 170.2 | 153.8 | 132.2 | 113.0 | 95.4 | 1,371.2 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3] | |||||||||||||