Nghèn in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Nghèn sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 143 mm of rain over about 24 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 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
22°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
17°C
Rainfall
143 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
6.6
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Nghèn in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical winter day in Nghèn reaches about 22°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Nghèn

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.

Nghèn 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
Jan21° / 16°437.8116.4
Feb23° / 17°306.711.46.9
Mar26° / 20°507.311.96.9
Apr30° / 23°638.312.45.1
May33° / 26°1311312.93.2
Jun35° / 28°10010.513.12.3
Jul35° / 28°14412.7132.4
Aug33° / 27°20917.912.62.7
Sep31° / 26°34219.412.13.3
Oct29° / 23°41219.711.64.5
Nov26° / 20°1521411.15.9
Dec22° / 17°699.610.96.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Nghèn gets around 143 mm of rain over 24 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 muggy — 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 9 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 2.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Nghèn

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nghèn's monsoon runs August–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 Nghèn?

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.

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Nghèn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nghèn in Winter

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

In winter, Nghèn sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Nghèn in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 21°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
Feb21Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr24Warm
May28Warm
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Nghèn in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nghèn peaks around August 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 11UV 13Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Nghèn 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 Nghèn is worst in April — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorApr 1161 µg/m³Jul 1618 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May35Poor
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct41Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nghèn?

Nghèn sits at 18.5°N, 105.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Hồng Lĩnh, 12 km away.

Topography around Nghèn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nghèn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,269 m.

The land around Nghèn is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
670 m
80 km
2,269 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Hồng Lĩnh 12 km · Hà Tĩnh 18 km · Nghi Xuân 23 km · Bến Thủy 24 km · Vinh 26 km · Yên Vinh 27 km · Diễn Thành 61 km · Kim Liên 68 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 Nghèn (18.4512°, 105.7797°, 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.