Sông Cầu in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Sông Cầu sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 436 mm of rain over about 49 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 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.
Winter is Sông Cầu's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Sông Cầu has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Sông Cầu's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 25°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 22°C
- Rainfall
- 436 mm
- 49 wet days
- Avg wind
- 18 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.8
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Sông Cầu in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.
A typical winter day in Sông Cầu reaches about 25°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Sông Cầu
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.
Sông Cầu 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 | 24° / 22° | 105 | 16.3 | 11.3 | 5.9 |
| Feb | 25° / 22° | 53 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 6.7 |
| Mar | 27° / 23° | 60 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 6.7 |
| Apr | 29° / 25° | 64 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 5.7 |
| May | 30° / 26° | 147 | 18.2 | 12.6 | 3.9 |
| Jun | 31° / 27° | 86 | 16.1 | 12.8 | 3.5 |
| Jul | 31° / 27° | 79 | 14.7 | 12.7 | 3.8 |
| Aug | 31° / 27° | 98 | 15.5 | 12.4 | 3.6 |
| Sep | 30° / 26° | 215 | 22.3 | 12.1 | 3.3 |
| Oct | 28° / 25° | 361 | 26.4 | 11.7 | 3.8 |
| Nov | 26° / 24° | 410 | 23.8 | 11.4 | 4.4 |
| Dec | 25° / 23° | 278 | 22.4 | 11.2 | 4.8 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Sông Cầu gets around 436 mm of rain over 49 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 18 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 3.8 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Sông Cầu
In winter, Sông Cầu overlaps its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Sông Cầu sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.
Sông Cầu's monsoon runs September–December, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Sông Cầu?
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 Sông Cầu for sightseeing.
What to pack for Sông Cầu in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Sông Cầu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 49 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Sông Cầu 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 19 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in January near 24°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) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | Warm |
| Feb | 24 | Warm |
| Mar | 25 | Warm |
| Apr | 27 | Warm |
| May | 28 | Tropical |
| Jun | 29 | Tropical |
| Jul | 28 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 28 | Warm |
| Nov | 27 | Warm |
| Dec | 25 | Warm |
UV index in Sông Cầu 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 Sông Cầu peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (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 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Level | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Very high |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 13 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 9 | Very high |
| Dec | 8 | Very high |
Air quality in Sông Cầu 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 Sông Cầu is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Moderate |
| Feb | 14 | Moderate |
| Mar | 15 | Moderate |
| Apr | 16 | Moderate |
| May | 15 | Moderate |
| Jun | 16 | Moderate |
| Jul | 15 | Moderate |
| Aug | 16 | Moderate |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 14 | Moderate |
| Nov | 13 | Moderate |
| Dec | 14 | Moderate |
Where is Sông Cầu?
Sông Cầu sits at 13.5°N, 109.2°E, 10 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Qui Nhon, 36 km away.
Topography around Sông Cầu
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sông Cầu.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Sông Cầu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 830 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,533 m.
The land around Sông Cầu is covered by water (42%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (35%) 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 Sông Cầu (13.4556°, 109.2235°, elevation 10 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.