Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm climate
Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm is warmest in August, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 20 °C. October is the wettest month (244 mm) and February the driest (16 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm averages 1,338 mm of rain and 355 days above 25 °C.
Vietnam · population 207,998 · 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 August 32 °C
- Coldest month January 20 °C
- Driest month February 16 mm
- Wettest month October 244 mm
- Least cloud March 50 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 40 °C
- Coldest on record January 16 °C
- Warmest sea May 29 °C
What to expectPhan Rang-Tháp Chàm through the year
Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 27 °C in January to 32 °C in August, a swing of 4.6 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 355 days a year reach 25 °C, 191 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. October averages 244 mm against 16 mm in February — 15 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm 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 | 27.4 °C | 27 mm | 62 % |
| February | 28.9 °C | 16 mm | 53 % |
| March | 30.6 °C | 28 mm | 50 % |
| April | 31.9 °C | 48 mm | 52 % |
| May | 32.2 °C | 132 mm | 70 % |
| June | 32.3 °C | 104 mm | 77 % |
| July | 32.2 °C | 105 mm | 78 % |
| August | 32.4 °C | 106 mm | 79 % |
| September | 30.8 °C | 229 mm | 82 % |
| October | 28.8 °C | 244 mm | 75 % |
| November | 28.0 °C | 167 mm | 68 % |
| December | 27.0 °C | 132 mm | 72 % |
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 | 27.4 °C | 20.5 °C | 23.5 °C | 33.1 °C | 15.6 °C | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| February | 28.9 °C | 20.7 °C | 24.4 °C | 33.4 °C | 16.7 °C | 28 | 7 | 0 |
| March | 30.6 °C | 22.4 °C | 26.0 °C | 34.8 °C | 17.1 °C | 31 | 21 | 0 |
| April | 31.9 °C | 24.2 °C | 27.5 °C | 35.9 °C | 19.4 °C | 30 | 26 | 0 |
| May | 32.2 °C | 25.3 °C | 28.1 °C | 38.8 °C | 22.2 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| June | 32.3 °C | 25.3 °C | 28.1 °C | 40.3 °C | 22.8 °C | 30 | 25 | 0 |
| July | 32.2 °C | 25.1 °C | 27.9 °C | 39.0 °C | 23.2 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| August | 32.4 °C | 25.1 °C | 28.0 °C | 38.7 °C | 23.0 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| September | 30.8 °C | 24.5 °C | 27.0 °C | 38.3 °C | 22.2 °C | 30 | 18 | 0 |
| October | 28.8 °C | 23.5 °C | 25.7 °C | 34.6 °C | 19.2 °C | 31 | 6 | 0 |
| November | 28.0 °C | 22.7 °C | 25.0 °C | 33.8 °C | 18.3 °C | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| December | 27.0 °C | 21.6 °C | 23.9 °C | 33.6 °C | 15.6 °C | 26 | 2 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 62 % | 76 % | 18 km/h | 24.6 °C |
| February | 16 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 53 % | 74 % | 17 km/h | 24.8 °C |
| March | 28 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 50 % | 74 % | 15 km/h | 26.1 °C |
| April | 48 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 52 % | 75 % | 13 km/h | 27.8 °C |
| May | 132 mm | 18 | 13 h/day | 70 % | 78 % | 10 km/h | 28.8 °C |
| June | 104 mm | 16 | 13 h/day | 77 % | 77 % | 10 km/h | 28.1 °C |
| July | 105 mm | 16 | 13 h/day | 78 % | 77 % | 11 km/h | 27.5 °C |
| August | 106 mm | 17 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 76 % | 11 km/h | 27.4 °C |
| September | 229 mm | 22 | 12 h/day | 82 % | 82 % | 8.7 km/h | 28.4 °C |
| October | 244 mm | 22 | 12 h/day | 75 % | 85 % | 11 km/h | 28.0 °C |
| November | 167 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 83 % | 15 km/h | 26.9 °C |
| December | 132 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 72 % | 79 % | 18 km/h | 25.6 °C |
How Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm | 32 °C | 20 °C | 1,338 mm | 355 |
| Đưc Trọng · Vietnam | 29 °C | 16 °C | 1,601 mm | 299 |
| Ðà Lạt · Vietnam | 26 °C | 13 °C | 2,058 mm | 65 |
| Nha Trang · Vietnam | 32 °C | 21 °C | 2,151 mm | 337 |
| Ninh Hòa · Vietnam | 33 °C | 21 °C | 1,626 mm | 345 |
| Phan Thiết · Vietnam | 31 °C | 22 °C | 1,591 mm | 364 |
| Bảo Lộc · Vietnam | 30 °C | 16 °C | 2,348 mm | 306 |
Where Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in February | 10thof 50 | 99/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in February | 17thof 50 | 99/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in January | 23rdof 50 | 99/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in March | 25thof 50 | 93/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in January | 28thof 50 | 99/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm.
QuestionsCommon questions about Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm’s climate
When is the best time to visit Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm?
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, August is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 191 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 20 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm?
October, averaging 244 mm over 22 days with rain. The driest month is February with 16 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,338 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 Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm 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
- 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.