Da Nang

City in Vietnam: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Overview

Da Nang is a city in Vietnam, in Da Nang City. About 1.3 million people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Vietnam in our atlas.

It lies at 16.07° N, 108.22° E, about 11 m (36 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Da Nang. Green dots: other major cities of Vietnam. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Da Nang has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 19°C (65°F). Around 2,209 mm (87 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.

23°19°Jan7925°19°Feb2727°20°Mar3930°22°Apr4931°24°May8132°25°Jun7132°25°Jul10231°25°Aug16730°25°Sep37128°24°Oct56226°22°Nov41224°20°Dec249mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Dragon River Bridge
Dragon River BridgeBridge in Vietnam
Han River Bridge
Han River BridgeBridge in Vietnam
Museum of Cham Sculpture
Museum of Cham SculptureMuseum in Da Nang, Vietnam
Chi Lang Stadium
Chi Lang StadiumStadium in Vietnam
Thuận Phước Bridge
Thuận Phước BridgeBridge in Vietnam
Tran Thi Ly Bridge
Tran Thi Ly BridgeBridge in Vietnam
Hòa Xuân Stadium
Hòa Xuân StadiumFootball stadium in Vietnam
Tiên Sơn Bridge
Tiên Sơn BridgeBridge in Vietnam

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in VietnamNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Cầu Rồng: Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Han River, Da Nang, Vietnam (15428173695): Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Le musée Cham (Da Nang) (4395751687): Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Chi Lang Stadium: Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • ThuậnPhước: HaMinh1997 at Vietnamese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Trần Thị Lý Bridge at daytime: [Tycho] talk , http://shansov.net, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Hoa Xuan Stadium: John arneVN, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Sông Hàn 1: Peter in s, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)