Nha Trang climate
Nha Trang is warmest in June, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 21 °C. September is the wettest month (293 mm) and February the driest (36 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Nha Trang averages 2,151 mm of rain and 337 days above 25 °C.
Vietnam · population 579,000 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month June 32 °C
- Coldest month January 21 °C
- Driest month February 36 mm
- Wettest month September 293 mm
- Least cloud March 54 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 37 °C
- Coldest on record December 17 °C
- Warmest sea May 29 °C
What to expectNha Trang through the year
Nha Trang has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 26 °C in January to 32 °C in June, a swing of 5.5 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 337 days a year reach 25 °C, 151 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. September averages 293 mm against 36 mm in February — 8.2 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Nha Trang is warmest in May at 29 °C and coldest in January at 25 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6 °C | 71 mm | 71 % |
| February | 26.9 °C | 36 mm | 60 % |
| March | 28.8 °C | 52 mm | 54 % |
| April | 30.6 °C | 82 mm | 55 % |
| May | 31.6 °C | 221 mm | 71 % |
| June | 31.8 °C | 205 mm | 77 % |
| July | 31.6 °C | 201 mm | 78 % |
| August | 31.6 °C | 199 mm | 79 % |
| September | 30.3 °C | 293 mm | 82 % |
| October | 28.3 °C | 276 mm | 77 % |
| November | 27.0 °C | 288 mm | 73 % |
| December | 25.7 °C | 229 mm | 78 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6 °C | 21.5 °C | 23.3 °C | 30.5 °C | 17.7 °C | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 26.9 °C | 21.8 °C | 24.0 °C | 32.6 °C | 16.8 °C | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| March | 28.8 °C | 23.2 °C | 25.6 °C | 32.8 °C | 19.9 °C | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| April | 30.6 °C | 24.8 °C | 27.3 °C | 35.2 °C | 21.7 °C | 30 | 19 | 0 |
| May | 31.6 °C | 26.1 °C | 28.5 °C | 36.2 °C | 21.8 °C | 31 | 25 | 0 |
| June | 31.8 °C | 26.4 °C | 28.8 °C | 37.1 °C | 22.8 °C | 30 | 26 | 0 |
| July | 31.6 °C | 26.2 °C | 28.5 °C | 35.6 °C | 23.4 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| August | 31.6 °C | 26.1 °C | 28.5 °C | 36.0 °C | 23.4 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| September | 30.3 °C | 25.2 °C | 27.4 °C | 35.0 °C | 22.8 °C | 30 | 16 | 0 |
| October | 28.3 °C | 24.2 °C | 25.9 °C | 31.3 °C | 20.5 °C | 30 | 2 | 0 |
| November | 27.0 °C | 23.4 °C | 24.9 °C | 31.4 °C | 19.0 °C | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 25.7 °C | 22.3 °C | 23.7 °C | 29.2 °C | 16.6 °C | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 71 % | 82 % | 12 km/h | 24.5 °C |
| February | 36 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 60 % | 81 % | 11 km/h | 24.7 °C |
| March | 52 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 54 % | 80 % | 11 km/h | 25.9 °C |
| April | 82 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 55 % | 80 % | 9.9 km/h | 27.5 °C |
| May | 221 mm | 23 | 13 h/day | 71 % | 80 % | 7.9 km/h | 28.9 °C |
| June | 205 mm | 23 | 13 h/day | 77 % | 80 % | 7.1 km/h | 28.6 °C |
| July | 201 mm | 24 | 13 h/day | 78 % | 80 % | 7.1 km/h | 28.1 °C |
| August | 199 mm | 24 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 80 % | 7.2 km/h | 28.3 °C |
| September | 293 mm | 26 | 12 h/day | 82 % | 84 % | 6.8 km/h | 28.9 °C |
| October | 276 mm | 25 | 12 h/day | 77 % | 85 % | 8.6 km/h | 28.0 °C |
| November | 288 mm | 20 | 12 h/day | 73 % | 86 % | 11 km/h | 26.8 °C |
| December | 229 mm | 16 | 11 h/day | 78 % | 84 % | 12 km/h | 25.5 °C |
How Nha Trang compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nha Trang | 32 °C | 21 °C | 2,151 mm | 337 |
| Ninh Hòa · Vietnam | 33 °C | 21 °C | 1,626 mm | 345 |
| Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm · Vietnam | 32 °C | 20 °C | 1,338 mm | 355 |
| Ðà Lạt · Vietnam | 26 °C | 13 °C | 2,058 mm | 65 |
| Tuy Hòa · Vietnam | 32 °C | 21 °C | 2,006 mm | 298 |
| Đưc Trọng · Vietnam | 29 °C | 16 °C | 1,601 mm | 299 |
| Buôn Ma Thuột · Vietnam | 33 °C | 18 °C | 1,245 mm | 335 |
Where Nha Trang ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in February | 50th of 50 | 94/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in March | 50th of 50 | 88/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Nha Trang.
QuestionsCommon questions about Nha Trang’s climate
When is the best time to visit Nha Trang?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, June is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Nha Trang get?
In June, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 151 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 21 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Nha Trang?
September, averaging 293 mm over 26 days with rain. The driest month is February with 36 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,151 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Nha Trang rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 12.245°, 109.194° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.