Typhoons in Vietnam

Typhoons occurfrequently in Vietnam. On average, they happen about 9 times a year. The hardest hit regions are Southern coastal strip, Northern coastal strip and Northeast.

The typhoon season in the Pacific usually begins with less severe storms in April and does not end until November. The most severe typhoons usually occur in August and September.

The most severe typhoon to make landfall in Vietnam in the past 12 months was »Noru«. It reached a wind speed of up to 159 km/h on September 28, 2022 at 4:00 am local time near Hoi An and was 5 kilometers in diameter at the time. According to the internationally accepted Saffir-Simpson classification, this corresponded to a category 2 typhoon. On the open sea, speeds of up to 256 km/h were measured (category 5).

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