Vietnam

Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Vietnam

Official name:Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Capital:Hanoi
Area:total: 329,560 sq km
land: 325,360 sq km
water: 4,200 sq km
Climate:tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (mid-May to mid-September) and warm, dry season (mid-October to mid-March)
Location:Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
Geographic coordinates:16 00 N, 106 00 E
Comparative Area:slightly larger than New Mexico
Land boundaries:total: 4,639 km
border countries: Cambodia 1,228 km, China 1,281 km, Laos 2,130 km
Coastline:3,444 km (excludes islands)
Terrain:low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest
Elevation extremes:lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Fan Si Pan 3,144 m

Map of Vietnam

Map of Vietnam

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