Ðông Hà in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Ðông Hà sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 512 mm of rain over about 54 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.
Winter is Ðông Hà's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ðông Hà's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 24°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 18°C
- Rainfall
- 512 mm
- 54 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.3
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Ðông Hà in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.
A typical winter day in Ðông Hà reaches about 24°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Ðông Hà
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Ðông Hà weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23° / 18° | 135 | 18.2 | 11.1 | 5.3 |
| Feb | 25° / 19° | 84 | 13.5 | 11.4 | 5.9 |
| Mar | 27° / 21° | 88 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 30° / 23° | 89 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 4.3 |
| May | 33° / 25° | 134 | 18.6 | 12.8 | 2.9 |
| Jun | 34° / 26° | 71 | 10.8 | 13 | 2.7 |
| Jul | 34° / 26° | 99 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 2.8 |
| Aug | 33° / 26° | 128 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 3.0 |
| Sep | 31° / 25° | 298 | 20.3 | 12.1 | 3.2 |
| Oct | 28° / 23° | 449 | 24.2 | 11.6 | 4.0 |
| Nov | 26° / 21° | 400 | 22.4 | 11.2 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 23° / 19° | 293 | 22.3 | 11 | 4.7 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Ðông Hà gets around 512 mm of rain over 54 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 9 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.1 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Ðông Hà
In winter, Ðông Hà overlaps its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Ðông Hà sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.
Ðông Hà's monsoon runs September–December, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Ðông Hà?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Ðông Hà for sightseeing.
What to pack for Ðông Hà in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Ðông Hà sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 54 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Ðông Hà in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 23°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 22°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 22 | Refreshing |
| Mar | 23 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 25 | Warm |
| May | 28 | Warm |
| Jun | 29 | Tropical |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 28 | Tropical |
| Nov | 26 | Warm |
| Dec | 24 | Warm |
UV index in Ðông Hà in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ðông Hà peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Level | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Very high |
| Feb | 10 | Very high |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 10 | Very high |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 13 | Extreme |
| Aug | 14 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 10 | Extreme |
| Nov | 8 | Very high |
| Dec | 6 | High |
Air quality in Ðông Hà in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Ðông Hà is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 21 | 27 | 76 | 66 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | Moderate |
| Feb | 27 | Moderate |
| Mar | 76 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 66 | Unhealthy |
| May | 26 | Moderate |
| Jun | 17 | Moderate |
| Jul | 15 | Moderate |
| Aug | 16 | Moderate |
| Sep | 19 | Moderate |
| Oct | 21 | Moderate |
| Nov | 18 | Moderate |
| Dec | 21 | Moderate |
Where is Ðông Hà?
Ðông Hà sits at 16.8°N, 107.1°E, 21 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Cam Lộ, 11 km away.
Topography around Ðông Hà
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ðông Hà.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Ðông Hà has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,059 m.
The land around Ðông Hà is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), cropland (24%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (29%) within 80 km.
Vietnam travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type A / B / C / F
- 220 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 29% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $5,066
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.4 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 59%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1.5
- per 100k, 2011
- Road deaths
- 30.6
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 500
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ðông Hà (16.8163°, 107.1003°, elevation 21 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.