Vinh
City in Vietnam: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Thanh vinh nhin tu nui quyet: Nhcuong81, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Vinh is a city in Vietnam, in Nghệ An Province. About 790,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Vietnam in our atlas.
It lies at 18.67° N, 105.69° E, about 12 m (39 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Bangkok time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Vinh. Green dots: other major cities of Vietnam. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Vinh has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 14°C (58°F). Around 1,775 mm (70 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
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
- Thanh Hóa · 125 km
- Hanoi · 261 km
- Haiphong · 265 km
- Huế · 317 km
- Da Nang · 393 km
- Qui Nhon · 658 km
- Nha Trang · 803 km
- Biên Hòa · 866 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1562798 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q33428 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Thanh vinh nhin tu nui quyet: Nhcuong81, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sân vận động Vinh 8: Boyconga278, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
