Nature
WEATHER AND CLIMATE IN PHU QUOC
Phu Quoc is at low latitudes and is surrounded by the sea. That is the reason why the weather in Phu Quoc is quite mild in comparison with other places in the country. The monsoon climate is divided to 2 particular seasons: rainy season which starts from lunar May till lunar October and dry season which occurs on lunar November to the lunar April of the following year. During the dry season, Phu Quoc is affected by the Northeast powerful monsoon wind with the average speed of 4m/s; its highest speed may come to 20 to 24m/s. The average humidity is among 78%. The highest temperature is 35° C in April and May. In rainy season, Phu Quoc is considered the gateway to welcoming the Southwest monsoon wind with the average speed of 4 or 5m/s. It is cloudy and high in humidity (85-90%). The average rainfall is 3000mm. In the northern parts of the island, the rainfall climbs up to 4000mm a year. There are months when it rains more than 20 days.
CLIMATE
Average temperature: from 14°7 to 27°7; in March and April: from 31°8 to 33°8.
The average temperature during the could be estimated as following:
January to March: 25°-27°C
April, May: 28°-28°1
June to September: approximately 27°C
October to December: 26°-26°6
Rainfall: high in July, August, September and October; may reach 118mm/day
May to September: 137mm – 200mm/day
October to December: 107mm – 115mm/day
The number of rainy days in those months (June to December) is from 22 to 29 days.
Wind: two main ones blowing into the island are the Northeast monsoon wind and the Southwest monsoon wind.
April, May: Southwest wind, 12km/h
June to September: Western Northwest wind, 18 – 25km/h
October to March: Northeast or Northern Northeast wind, 13 – 24km/h
Rainstorms occur from April to July. The yearly average humidity is from 71% - 88,6%.
VEGETATION
High rainfall and fertile soil have produced much lands that is suitable for agricultural development such as pepper and certain fruit-trees such as: mango, rambutan, jack-fruit, durian, coconut, banana, etc, with high production enough for the whole residents in the island as well as people from relative regions.
Due to the weather's effects, vegetation in Phu Quoc is affluent. This natural resource is divided into 2 small groups: temporary and permanent one.
Temporary forests belong to the mountainous areas such as Chao, Rach Tram, Vem, Bai Dai, Vung Bau, Cua Can, Chua moutain and Chop Chai mountain. The total area is about 30,000ha, featuring with many kinds of trees: peace-wood, was-tree, aloe-wood, stone-wood, cajuput, green-tea, etc.
In the past, there were no high-tech means of exploitation. Thus, people usually cut down trees to built their houses, to make boats fish sauce vats to sell to merchant ships from
