Hanoi (Soc Son) vs Thanh Hóa: which is sunnier?
🇻🇳 Vietnam vs 🇻🇳 Vietnam · 151 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Thanh Hóa is the sunnier overall: about 1,456 hours of sunshine a year to Hanoi (Soc Son)'s 1,300. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 1 month, with 10 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Hanoi (Soc Son) | Thanh Hóa | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,300 | 1,456 |
| Sunniest month | February (82/100) | February (84/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 80/100 | 81/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 58/100 | 59/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,607 mm | 1,611 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Hanoi (Soc Son) vs Thanh Hóa month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanoi (Soc Son) | Thanh Hóa | Hanoi (Soc Son) | Thanh Hóa | Hanoi (Soc Son) | Thanh Hóa | |
| January | 80 | 82 | 21° | 21° | 32 | 29 |
| February | 82 | 84 | 24° | 24° | 22 | 18 |
| March | 77 | 79 | 27° | 26° | 49 | 45 |
| April | 72 | 75 | 31° | 30° | 78 | 64 |
| May | 58 | 59 | 32° | 32° | 179 | 162 |
| June | 58 | 60 | 32° | 32° | 201 | 144 |
| July | 58 | 59 | 32° | 32° | 300 | 243 |
| August | 58 | 59 | 32° | 31° | 322 | 299 |
| September | 58 | 59 | 31° | 30° | 223 | 309 |
| October | 63 | 59 | 28° | 28° | 124 | 203 |
| November | 76 | 75 | 25° | 25° | 52 | 65 |
| December | 81 | 81 | 21° | 21° | 25 | 30 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Thanh Hóa · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Hanoi (Soc Son) · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Hanoi (Soc Son) averages 80/100, Thanh Hóa 81/100. Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 23°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Hanoi (Soc Son) averages 69/100, Thanh Hóa 71/100. Daytime highs are similar (30°C vs 29°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Hanoi (Soc Son) averages 58/100, Thanh Hóa 59/100. Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 32°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Hanoi (Soc Son) averages 61/100, Thanh Hóa 59/100. Daytime highs are similar (30°C vs 29°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Hanoi (Soc Son) weather by month · Thanh Hóa weather by month · Best time to visit Vietnam.
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