Weather in Hanoi in December 2024
- December is usually the driest month of the year in Hanoi
Average weather
Average temperature in Hanoi in December
Going from a maximum of +30°C during the day to a minimum of +9°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +23°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 29% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +20°C to +26°C.
Is Hanoi warm or cold in December?
Hanoi is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +26°C to +22°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +19°C to +15°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Hanoi, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Hanoi in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +22°C | +20°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +4°C | +6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +30°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 58 mm | 27 mm | 39 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 76% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 11 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +26°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +22°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 58 mm to 27 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 78% to 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 5 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Hanoi is gradually decreasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Hanoi?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Hanoi in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2011 (+26°C) and the highest in 2019 (+29°C). The driest year was 2004 with only 1210 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1981 with 2188 mm.
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Monthly weather in Hanoi
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Hanoi, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.