Van Don weather by month & the best time to visit
🇻🇳 Vietnam · major coastal city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Van Don is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with December and March close behind. Van Don averages about 1,190 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,190
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 1,671 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 2.6M
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Van Don?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Van Don is February, then December and March. The dullest month is May (58/100, 149 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Van Don?
Van Don isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,190 hours of sunshine a year. February (80/100) is noticeably better than May (58). It ranks #22 of 22 destinations in Vietnam for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,124 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 54% of the annual 1,671 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70 | 19° / 66°F | 15° / 59°F | 46 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| February | 80 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 29 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| March | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 18° / 64°F | 53 mm | 4 | 20° / 68°F |
| April | 73 | 25° / 77°F | 22° / 72°F | 65 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 58 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 149 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 58 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 237 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 58 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 330 mm | 8 | 32° / 90°F |
| August | 58 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 340 mm | 8 | 32° / 90°F |
| September | 58 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 230 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 107 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 75 | 24° / 75°F | 21° / 70°F | 53 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| December | 79 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 32 mm | 4 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Van Don by month
The sea off Van Don is warmest in July at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 19°C / 66°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 8 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Haiphong (Hai An) Vietnam · 79 km · best in Feb · 1,414 h sun/yr
- Hanoi (Soc Son) Vietnam · 167 km · best in Feb · 1,300 h sun/yr
- Nanning (Jiangnan) China · 182 km · best in Feb · 1,271 h sun/yr
- Beihai China · 200 km · best in Feb · 1,590 h sun/yr
- Thanh Hóa Vietnam · 244 km · best in Feb · 1,456 h sun/yr
- Vinh Vietnam · 322 km · best in Feb · 1,406 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Baise (Tianyang) China · 293 km · 1,260 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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