Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve, Gia Lai

Pleiku Holiday Weather today


Date/time of update: April 27, 2024, 1:11 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Few Clouds

Temperature: 28.5°C
Temperature feels like: 29.83°C
Minimum Temperature: 28.5°C
Maximum Temperature: 28.5°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1011hPa
Humidity:57%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 2.8m/sec
Wind Direction: 292 degrees
Cloudiness: 14%
Sunrise: 2024-04-26 10:27:51
Sunset: 2024-04-27 11:03:08

The Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve is in Kbang District of Gia Lai Province, in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The nature reserve was established in 1986 and 98.5% of the area of the nature reserve is covered in natural forest.

Geography

The Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve is part of the Truong Son Mountain Range and in the buffer zone between the Central Highlands and the coastal region to the east. The terrain of the nature reserve on high elevations from 800-1000m above sea level help blocking the winds and clouds from the sea and this results in high averaged annual rainfall ranging from 2,000-2,400mm.

Climate

The Kon Chu Rang has a tropical monsoon climate with high altitude influence. The rainy season is from May through November and the dry season is from December through April. The averaged temperatures range from 21-25oC, the averaged humidity is 80% and annual rainfall is 2000-2,500mm.

How to get there 

The Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve is 160km northeast of Pleiku City – Gia Lai provincial captial either via Route 24 or Route 19, and the provincial route 669. The provincial route condition is bad during the rainy season.


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