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 »Conson«. It reached a wind speed of up to 72 km/h on September 11, 2021 at 10:00 pm local time near Quang Ngai and was 19 kilometers in diameter at the time. According to the internationally accepted Saffir-Simpson classification, this corresponded to a tropical storm typhoon. On the open sea, speeds of up to 111 km/h were even measured.

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