Climate averages 1991–2020
Dien Bien Phu weather
in November.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a warm month in Dien Bien Phu: daytime highs average 25.2°C and nights cool to about 16.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes November a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 08 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thị Trấn Thuận Châu (69 km away). In November its highs average 24.3°C, 0.9°C cooler than Dien Bien Phu, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 136 cities listed in Vietnam, Dien Bien Phu ranks joint 84th of 136 for the warmest November highs and 2nd of 136 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 136 cities is 27.0°C; Dien Bien Phu is 1.8°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 2.6°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 33 mm to 29 mm.
The annual picture
November in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Dien Bien Phu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.7°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 35 | 5.0 | 11.011 h |
| February | 25.6°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 26 | 4.8 | 11.411 h |
| March | 29.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 55 | 8.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.1°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 115 | 15.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 30.2°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 195 | 22.2 | 13.113 h |
| June | 29.3°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 323 | 27.3 | 13.413 h |
| July | 28.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 403 | 28.9 | 13.313 h |
| August | 28.6°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 368 | 28.3 | 12.913 h |
| September | 28.3°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 199 | 21.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.0°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 72 | 11.5 | 11.712 h |
| November, selected | 25.2°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 33 | 5.5 | 11.111 h |
| December | 22.5°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 29 | 4.5 | 10.911 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
November in nearby cities
- Thị Trấn Thuận Châu in NovemberVietnam · 69 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 16.1°C · 37 mm rain
- Sơn La in NovemberVietnam · 93 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 15.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Lào Cai in NovemberVietnam · 157 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 17.2°C · 88 mm rain
- Yên Bái in NovemberVietnam · 199 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 18.5°C · 64 mm rain
- Gejiu in NovemberChina · 220 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 10.6°C · 27 mm rain
- Mengzi in NovemberChina · 223 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.9°C · 39 mm rain
- Bắc Quang in NovemberVietnam · 226 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 17.9°C · 88 mm rain
- Phú Thọ in NovemberVietnam · 228 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 18.5°C · 51 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Dien Bien Phu) is explained once on the Dien Bien Phu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.