Ninh Hòa in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Ninh Hòa sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 290 mm of rain over about 33 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 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.
Winter is Ninh Hòa's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ninh Hòa's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 26°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 20°C
- Rainfall
- 290 mm
- 33 wet days
- Avg wind
- 5 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.3
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Ninh Hòa in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.
A typical winter day in Ninh Hòa reaches about 26°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Ninh Hòa
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.
Ninh Hòa 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 | 25° / 20° | 61 | 10 | 11.3 | 6.6 |
| Feb | 27° / 20° | 30 | 6.3 | 11.6 | 7.0 |
| Mar | 29° / 22° | 42 | 8.2 | 11.9 | 6.1 |
| Apr | 30° / 24° | 66 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 4.6 |
| May | 32° / 25° | 159 | 21.4 | 12.6 | 3.1 |
| Jun | 32° / 25° | 104 | 19.4 | 12.7 | 2.9 |
| Jul | 32° / 25° | 88 | 17.6 | 12.7 | 3.1 |
| Aug | 32° / 25° | 93 | 17 | 12.4 | 3.0 |
| Sep | 31° / 24° | 189 | 22.7 | 12.1 | 2.9 |
| Oct | 29° / 23° | 269 | 26.1 | 11.7 | 3.6 |
| Nov | 27° / 22° | 275 | 20.9 | 11.4 | 4.7 |
| Dec | 25° / 21° | 199 | 16.7 | 11.3 | 5.4 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Ninh Hòa gets around 290 mm of rain over 33 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 5 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early December to 11 h 42 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 3.9 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Ninh Hòa
In winter, Ninh Hòa overlaps its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Ninh Hòa sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.
Ninh Hòa's rainy season runs May–May, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Ninh Hòa?
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 Ninh Hòa for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Ninh Hòa in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Ninh Hòa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Ninh Hòa in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 25°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 September at about 29°C and coldest in January near 25°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) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | Warm |
| Feb | 25 | Warm |
| Mar | 26 | Warm |
| Apr | 27 | Warm |
| May | 29 | Tropical |
| Jun | 29 | Tropical |
| Jul | 28 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 28 | Warm |
| Nov | 27 | Warm |
| Dec | 26 | Warm |
UV index in Ninh Hòa in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ninh Hòa peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very 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) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 8 | Very high |
Air quality in Ninh Hòa 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 Ninh Hòa is worst in April — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 17 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) | 20 | 20 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Moderate |
| Feb | 20 | Moderate |
| Mar | 28 | Moderate |
| Apr | 31 | Moderate |
| May | 24 | Moderate |
| Jun | 21 | Moderate |
| Jul | 19 | Moderate |
| Aug | 19 | Moderate |
| Sep | 22 | Moderate |
| Oct | 23 | Moderate |
| Nov | 18 | Moderate |
| Dec | 17 | Moderate |
Where is Ninh Hòa?
Ninh Hòa sits at 12.5°N, 109.1°E, 7 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Nha Trang, 28 km away.
Topography around Ninh Hòa
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ninh Hòa.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Ninh Hòa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,345 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,408 m.
The land around Ninh Hòa is covered by cropland (38%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (34%) 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 Ninh Hòa (12.4919°, 109.1249°, elevation 7 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.