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Hanoi

Vietnam

vs
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Vũng Tàu

Vietnam

Climate

Hanoi logs 168 hot days a year to Vũng Tàu's 15 — Vũng Tàu wins by 153. Vũng Tàu also leads on sunny days by 137.

HanoiVũng Tàu
Sunny days
121258
Hot days
16815
Frost days
00
Rainy days
149175
Outdoor dinner months
6/120/12
Avg wind
2.1 m/s5.2 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,5462,633
Darkest month sun
64 hrs/mo136 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.112.6

Hanoi

Feels-like °C

18
21
24
28
33
35
35
34
32
23
25
19

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Vũng Tàu

Feels-like °C

31
31
32
34
34
33
31
32
31
30
32
31

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Hanoi averages 35.4 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Vũng Tàu's 15.8 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Vũng Tàu breathes ~55% cleaner air (19.6 µg/m³ lower).

Hanoi

Vũng Tàu

35.4µg/m³
15.8µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Hanoi (5.0M) and Vũng Tàu (477K) are 10x in population — Hanoi is the larger metro, Vũng Tàu the smaller; on land area Hanoi spans roughly 9.3x more ground.

9.9x

Hanoi is roughly 9.9x the scale of Vũng Tàu

Combined population & area comparison

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9.9x
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1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.VN flagHanoi5.0M10x
2.VN flagVũng Tàu477K1x
Area
1.VN flagHanoi925 km²9.3x
2.VN flagVũng Tàu99 km²1x
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59 km38 km

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22 km13 km

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Who Thrives Here

Vũng Tàu is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
HanoiVũng Tàu
Thrives only in Vũng Tàu
HanoiVũng Tàu

Frequently asked about Hanoi vs Vũng Tàu

How does the climate compare between Hanoi and Vũng Tàu?
Sunny days: 121 vs 258 d — Vũng Tàu higher Annual sunshine: 1,546 vs 2,633 hrs — Vũng Tàu higher Winter sunshine: 64 vs 136 hrs/day — Vũng Tàu higher Hot days (>30°C): 168 vs 15 d — Vũng Tàu lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 149 vs 175 d — Hanoi lower
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