Khe Sanh
{{Short description|District capital of Hướng Hoá District, Vietnam}}
{{About|the city}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = North Central Coast
| subdivision_type3 = Province
| subdivision_name3 = Quảng Trị
| subdivision_type4 = District
| subdivision_name4 = Hướng Hóa
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Khe Sanh is the district capital of Hướng Hoá District, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam,{{cite web | url=http://www.statoids.com/yvn.html | title=Vietnam Districts }} located 63 km west of Đông Hà.
During the Vietnam War, the Khe Sanh Combat Base was located to the north of the city. The Battle of Khe Sanh took place there. The Khe Sanh Combat Base is a museum where relics of the war are exhibited. Most of the former base is now overgrown by wilderness or coffee and banana plants.
Climate
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|location = Khe Sanh, elevation {{convert|367|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Jan high C = 22.1
|Feb high C = 23.9
|Mar high C = 27.5
|Apr high C = 30.9
|May high C = 31.5
|Jun high C = 30.4
|Jul high C = 29.6
|Aug high C = 29.1
|Sep high C = 28.9
|Oct high C = 26.9
|Nov high C = 24.2
|Dec high C = 21.7
|year high C = 27.2
|Jan mean C = 18.1
|Feb mean C = 19.2
|Mar mean C = 21.8
|Apr mean C = 24.6
|May mean C = 25.9
|Jun mean C = 25.9
|Jul mean C = 25.4
|Aug mean C = 25.0
|Sep mean C = 24.4
|Oct mean C = 23.1
|Nov mean C = 21.0
|Dec mean C = 18.5
|year mean C = 22.7
|Jan low C = 15.8
|Feb low C = 16.6
|Mar low C = 18.6
|Apr low C = 21.1
|May low C = 22.6
|Jun low C = 23.2
|Jul low C = 22.7
|Aug low C = 22.6
|Sep low C = 22.0
|Oct low C = 21.0
|Nov low C = 19.1
|Dec low C = 16.7
|year low C = 20.2
|Jan record high C = 33.2 |Jan record low C = 8.2
|Feb record high C = 35.7 |Feb record low C = 9.2
|Mar record high C = 38.1 |Mar record low C = 8.6
|Apr record high C = 39.8 |Apr record low C = 13.5
|May record high C = 38.7 |May record low C = 16.1
|Jun record high C = 38.0 |Jun record low C = 17.5
|Jul record high C = 35.5 |Jul record low C = 19.4
|Aug record high C = 34.8 |Aug record low C = 18.2
|Sep record high C = 34.3 |Sep record low C = 17.2
|Oct record high C = 38.1 |Oct record low C = 10.6
|Nov record high C = 37.2 |Nov record low C = 3.9
|Dec record high C = 32.3 |Dec record low C = 5.3
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 18.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 18.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 38.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 86.8
|May precipitation mm = 159.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 193.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 223.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 283.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 376.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 456.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 197.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 62.8
|year precipitation mm = 2113.1
|Jan rain days = 10.0
|Feb rain days = 7.4
|Mar rain days = 8.3
|Apr rain days = 10.5
|May rain days = 16.3
|Jun rain days = 16.9
|Jul rain days = 18.6
|Aug rain days = 22.2
|Sep rain days = 20.6
|Oct rain days = 21.0
|Nov rain days = 19.0
|Dec rain days = 15.9
|year rain days = 187.0
|Jan humidity = 90.2
|Feb humidity = 89.7
|Mar humidity = 86.0
|Apr humidity = 83.3
|May humidity = 82.9
|Jun humidity = 84.4
|Jul humidity = 85.9
|Aug humidity = 88.6
|Sep humidity = 90.0
|Oct humidity = 90.6
|Nov humidity = 90.7
|Dec humidity = 90.5
|year humidity = 87.7
|Jan sun = 125.2
|Feb sun = 124.6
|Mar sun = 164.5
|Apr sun = 189.8
|May sun = 203.7
|Jun sun = 170.4
|Jul sun = 162.4
|Aug sun = 150.8
|Sep sun = 141.5
|Oct sun = 126.3
|Nov sun = 104.0
|Dec sun = 89.4
|year sun = 1764.9
|source 1 = Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology{{cite web|title=Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology|url=https://datafiles.chinhphu.vn/cpp/files/vbpq/2022/10/02-bxd.pdf | access-date =16 August 2023}}
|source 2 = The Yearbook of Indochina (1930-1931)[https://seadelt.net/Asset/Source/Document_ID-245_No-01.pdf The Yearbook of Indochina (1930-1931)]
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References
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Category:Communes of Quảng Trị province
Category:District capitals in Vietnam
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