Hanoi
Capital of Vietnam: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Tháp Rùa - NKS: NKSTTSSHNVN, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. About 8.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Vietnam in our atlas.
It lies at 21.02° N, 105.84° E, about 10 m (33 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Bangkok time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Hanoi. Green dots: other major cities of Vietnam. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Hanoi has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 11°C (51°F). Around 1,607 mm (63 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
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
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
- Haiphong · 89 km
- Thanh Hóa · 136 km
- Vinh · 261 km
- Huế · 538 km
- Da Nang · 603 km
- Qui Nhon · 878 km
- Nha Trang · 1,035 km
- Biên Hòa · 1,123 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1581130 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1858 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
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- Tòa nhà Keangnam, Cầu Giấy, Hà Nội 001: Phan Minh Tuấn, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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- Hanoi, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on Ba Dinh Square: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Hàng Đẫy Stadium Gate: Banhtrung1, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Hanoi Opera House, 24 December 2016: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts, Hanoi, Vietnam - 20131030-03: Smuconlaw., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Lotte Center Hanoi 2: Jspeed1310 at Vietnamese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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