Sơn Tây in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Sơn Tây sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 777 mm of rain over about 61 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels miserable.
Summer is Sơn Tây's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sơn Tây's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 33°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 27°C
- Rainfall
- 777 mm
- 61 wet days
- Avg wind
- 6 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.4
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Sơn Tây in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.
A typical summer day in Sơn Tây reaches about 33°C and drops to 27°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.
How summer really feels in Sơn Tây
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Sơn Tây weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20° / 15° | 37 | 8.3 | 10.9 | 6.2 |
| Feb | 22° / 16° | 26 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 25° / 19° | 48 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 29° / 22° | 81 | 10.7 | 12.5 | 5.2 |
| May | 32° / 25° | 201 | 17.4 | 13 | 3.2 |
| Jun | 33° / 27° | 215 | 18.2 | 13.3 | 2.4 |
| Jul | 33° / 27° | 251 | 20.5 | 13.2 | 2.4 |
| Aug | 33° / 26° | 311 | 22.1 | 12.7 | 2.5 |
| Sep | 32° / 25° | 201 | 17.9 | 12.1 | 3.3 |
| Oct | 29° / 23° | 100 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.4 |
| Nov | 26° / 19° | 48 | 6.7 | 11 | 7.2 |
| Dec | 22° / 16° | 29 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 7.1 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Sơn Tây gets around 777 mm of rain over 61 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 6 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min in early June to 12 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.6 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Sơn Tây
In summer, Sơn Tây overlaps its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Sơn Tây sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.
Sơn Tây's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Sơn Tây?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sơn Tây.
What to pack for Sơn Tây in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Sơn Tây sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 61 days see rain.
UV index in Sơn Tây in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sơn Tây peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 6 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Level | High | High | Very high | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Very high | High | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | High |
| Feb | 7 | High |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 6 | High |
| Dec | 6 | High |
Air quality in Sơn Tây in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Sơn Tây is worst in December — around 171 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 50 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 161 | 136 | 122 | 106 | 76 | 59 | 50 | 68 | 96 | 125 | 152 | 171 |
| Level | Very unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Very unhealthy | Very unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 161 | Very unhealthy |
| Feb | 136 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 122 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 106 | Unhealthy |
| May | 76 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 59 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 50 | Poor |
| Aug | 68 | Unhealthy |
| Sep | 96 | Unhealthy |
| Oct | 125 | Unhealthy |
| Nov | 152 | Very unhealthy |
| Dec | 171 | Very unhealthy |
Where is Sơn Tây?
Sơn Tây sits at 21.1°N, 105.5°E, 16 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Ba Vì, 14 km away.
Topography around Sơn Tây
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sơn Tây.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Sơn Tây has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.
The land around Sơn Tây is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (22%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.
Vietnam travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type A / B / C / F
- 220 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 29% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $5,066
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.4 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 59%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1.5
- per 100k, 2011
- Road deaths
- 30.6
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 500
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sơn Tây (21.1405°, 105.5069°, elevation 16 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.