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Hanoi in December

Warm and mostly dry, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Hanoi is warm: highs near 73°F, lows near 57°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, and daylight holds at about 10 hours 52 minutes.December in Hanoi is warm: highs near 23°C, lows near 14°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, and daylight holds at about 10 hours 52 minutes.

High
73°F23°Caverage
Low
57°F14°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 23% of days
Daylight
10h 52mon average

Is December a good time to visit Hanoi?

Yes. December is one of Hanoi's best months (November to February).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 73°F in December, against 71°F to 94°F through the year.Highs near 23°C in December, against 22°C to 34°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

23% of days in December, against 23% to 80% through the year.

Cloud cover

46% cover in December, against 42% to 85% through the year.

Daylight

10h 52m in December, against 10h 52m to 13h 23m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. November81°27°low 65°low 18°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. December73°23°low 57°low 14°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. January71°22°low 56°low 13°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Hanoi sits, in December

Asia/Bangkok
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
6:26 AMsets 5:18 PM
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
Latitude
21.0°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Bãi Cháy124 km east

The land around Hanoi, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Vietnam in December

high · low · wet days
See December on the planning mapThe whole year in Hanoi

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Hanoi. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.