Vietnam in December

December is Vietnam's 5th-best month (rank 5 of 12): its 17 destinations average 72/100, led by Hanoi at 86 — 22°C and 6 rainy days — while Ho Chi Minh City is warmer at 37°C and scores 69.

#5 of 12 months for Vietnam · 17 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇻🇳 Vietnam, month by month

72/100 in December

Where in Vietnam in December

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Hanoi	City	22°C	29 mm · 6 days	86 tier A	Yes
2	Ninh Binh	City	21°C	26 mm · 5 days	86 tier A	Yes
3	Mui Ne	Beach	33°C	68 mm · 6 days	85 tier A	—
4	Dalat	City	22°C	106 mm · 14 days	84 tier A	—
5	Ha Giang	Trekking hub	20°C	83 mm · 13 days	84 tier A	Yes
6	Phu Quoc	Island	34°C	59 mm · 10 days	84 tier A	—
7	Sapa	Trekking hub	13°C	49 mm · 10 days	83 tier A	—
8	Ha Long	Beach	21°C	19 mm · 4 days	79 tier B	Yes
9	Con Dao	Island	30°C	166 mm · 13 days	71 tier B	—
10	Phong Nha	National park	23°C	142 mm · 17 days	71 tier B	—
11	Ho Chi Minh City	City	37°C	77 mm · 11 days	69 tier C	Yes
12	Can Tho	City	35°C	95 mm · 12 days	68 tier C	—
13	Nha Trang	Beach	31°C	252 mm · 18 days	66 tier C	—
14	Hue	City	26°C	435 mm · 24 days	57 tier D	—
15	Hội An	City	27°C	399 mm · 26 days	54 tier D	—
16	Quy Nhon	Beach	28°C	332 mm · 25 days	53 tier D	—
17	Da Nang	Beach	28°C	399 mm · 26 days	48 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means December is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Vietnam in December

Christmas and New Year peak · Phu Quoc · 18 Dec – 5 Jan
Ho Chi Minh City Marathon · Ho Chi Minh City · 1–10 Dec (usually)
Full moon lantern night · Hội An · 1 Jan – 31 Dec
Dã quỳ wild sunflower · Dalat · 25 Oct – 5 Dec (usually)
Coffee harvest on the plateau · Dalat · 1 Nov – 15 Jan (usually)
Dalat Flower Festival · Dalat · 10–31 Dec (usually)
Buckwheat flower season · Ha Giang · 15 Oct – 20 Dec (usually)

Seasons in force

Monsoon · 5 places Dry season · 4 places Flood season · 4 places Typhoon season · 2 places Extreme cold · 1 place Fog season · 1 place Harvest · 1 place Wind season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 2 of Vietnam's 8 well-known places this month.

Better months for Vietnam

February · 83/100 March · 81/100 January · 79/100 Weakest: September · 54/100

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