Nga Sơn in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Nga Sơn sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 79 mm of rain over about 16 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Nga Sơn's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nga Sơn's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
21°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
16°C
Rainfall
79 mm
16 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
6.8
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Nga Sơn in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.

A typical winter day in Nga Sơn reaches about 21°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Nga Sơn

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.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Nga Sơn 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 16°326.310.96.5
Feb21° / 17°173.911.36.9
Mar23° / 19°34611.97.1
Apr27° / 23°60712.46.7
May30° / 26°16714.412.94.2
Jun32° / 28°16614.113.23.2
Jul32° / 28°22616.413.13.1
Aug31° / 27°31922.312.73.0
Sep30° / 26°31020.612.13.6
Oct28° / 23°18014.411.55.5
Nov25° / 20°678.411.17.0
Dec22° / 17°315.810.87.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Nga Sơn gets around 79 mm of rain over 16 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 12 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early December to 11 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Nga Sơn

In seasonPeak

In winter, Nga Sơn overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nga Sơn sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Nga Sơn's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Nga Sơn?

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.

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Nga Sơn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nga Sơn in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Nga Sơn sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 16°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 16 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Nga Sơn in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 20°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb20Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Nga Sơn in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nga Sơn peaks around July 14 at about 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 14UV 12Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Nga Sơn in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nga Sơn is worst in December — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 20132 µg/m³Jul 1536 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan126Unhealthy
Feb106Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr87Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun42Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug46Poor
Sep69Unhealthy
Oct93Unhealthy
Nov116Unhealthy
Dec134Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nga Sơn?

Nga Sơn sits at 20.0°N, 106.0°E, 8 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Bỉm Sơn, 14 km away.

Topography around Nga Sơn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nga Sơn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nga Sơn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 989 m.

The land around Nga Sơn is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (23%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), cropland (29%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
989 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
Winter weather nearby: Bỉm Sơn 14 km · Ninh Binh 28 km · Sầm Sơn 31 km · Thanh Hóa 31 km · Nam Định 52 km · Thị Trấn Lam Sơn 60 km · Phủ Lý 60 km · Thái Bình 63 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
none 86%Catholic 6%Buddhist 6%Protestant 1%

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 Nga Sơn (20.0072°, 105.9704°, elevation 8 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.