Nha Trang
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About
Nha Trang is a coastal city and the former capital of Khánh Hòa Province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It was bounded on the north by the Ninh Hoà town, on the south by Cam Ranh city and on the west by Diên Khánh District. The city had a population of about 535,000 people in 2023.
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Why visit
Visit Nha Trang for landscape, water, gardens, and nearby routes. Use Nha Trang to connect cultural institutions with streets, food, public space, and nearby landscape rather than treating each stop separately. A good itinerary should stay selective. In Nha Trang, start with one strong anchor, then add a nearby walk, cafe, market, church, museum, bookshop, or evening event where the city supports it. That restraint helps Nha Trang feel like a place rather than a sequence of obligations. If the strongest material around Nha Trang sits outside the center, give it its own time rather than forcing it into the same day.
When to avoid
Do not assume Nha Trang can be managed as a single easy circuit. Use Nha Trang with a local route rather than a constantly expanding one. When plans change in Nha Trang, choose something close rather than spending the day in transit. This keeps the day flexible when transport, weather, or opening hours change.
Hot Season (January-April)
The warmer period in Nha Trang generally falls in June through August. In Nha Trang, heat, glare, and the shift between dry and rainy months matter more than a simple summer label. In Nha Trang, use the longer light carefully rather than filling every hour. For Nha Trang, put outdoor sites at the cooler edges and let interiors keep the route readable.
Rainy Season (Oct-Jan)
The cooler, drier, or less humid months can be the more comfortable period in Nha Trang. For Nha Trang, walking is often easier in the drier and cooler part of the year. For Nha Trang, ask whether weather or reduced services will limit walking, ferries, beaches, and day trips. Nha Trang can still be rewarding in this period if interiors and compact walks carry the day. Outdoor time in Nha Trang should stay flexible; check hours and spend on a ride when weather, darkness, or distance would otherwise dominate the plan.
The next week in Nha Trang
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Thunderstorm
35° / 27°
4.7 mm
UV Very high
Sat
Thunderstorm
32° / 26°
2.4 mm
UV Very high
Sun
Thunderstorm
33° / 27°
13.1 mm
UV Very high
Mon
Thunderstorm
32° / 26°
1.7 mm
UV High
Tue
Thunderstorm
32° / 26°
0.9 mm
UV Very high
Wed
Thunderstorm
32°
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
32° / 26°
Typical high / low
4 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
12.7h
05:18 – 17:59local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Nha Trang
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base (CXR) at 27 km.
Getting around Nha Trang
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.