Da Nang
A long beach between the mountains and the sea, with the lantern town of Hoi An down the coast.
Da Nang is central Vietnam's beach city, with a wide sweep of sand along its front, the Marble Mountains at one end and the Son Tra peninsula at the other. The old trading port of Hoi An, with its yellow shophouses and lanterns, is half an hour south; the imperial city of Hue is a pass away to the north.
Why go
For an easy, sunny base with a beach on the doorstep and two of Vietnam's old towns, Hoi An and Hue, within reach. Hoi An's old quarter at dusk, when the lanterns come on and the boats float candles on the river, is a scene to build a trip around.
And for the hills: the Golden Bridge held up by stone hands at Ba Na, the Hai Van pass on the road to Hue, and the caves and karst further north for the adventurous.
Highlights
What people go for, in no particular order.
01Hoi An's old town
The car-free lanes of merchant houses, assembly halls and the Japanese covered bridge, with tailors, cafés and lantern-makers in the shophouses. Evenings on the river are the reason to stay overnight.
02My Khe beach
The long sand along Da Nang's front, with surf schools, seafood restaurants and the mountains of Son Tra at the northern end.
03The Golden Bridge
The walkway held aloft by two giant stone hands in the Ba Na Hills, reached by cable car above the cloud forest west of the city.
04The Dragon Bridge and the river
The bridge across the Han river shaped as a dragon, which breathes fire and water on weekend nights while the riverside fills with people watching.
05The Marble Mountains and Son Tra
Five limestone hills with cave pagodas and views along the coast south of the city, and the forested peninsula with its giant Lady Buddha statue and langurs to the north.
06My Son and Hue
The ruined Cham temple towers in a jungle valley inland from Hoi An, and the imperial citadel and royal tombs of Hue over the Hai Van pass.
Areas
Where to base yourself, and what each area is like.
My Khe and the beach road
Hotels along the sand, from towers to guesthouses, with the city across the river.
Hoi An old town and An Bang
Homestays and boutique hotels in and around the old quarter, and the beach at An Bang a bicycle ride away.
Son Tra and the north
Resorts in the coves of the peninsula, quieter and closer to the forest.
When to go: Da Nang
- Dry seasonFebruary – August
- Sunny and dry, with the sea calm and warm from spring through the hot summer months. The beach season.
- Wet seasonSeptember – December
- The rains, at times heavy, with the river in Hoi An occasionally flooding the lowest streets. Green and quiet.
- Shoulder monthsJanuary
- Cooler and drying out, with Tet late in the month or in February bringing decorations and closures.
Getting there
Airports
One airport in our search serves Da Nang. Distances are measured in a straight line.
- DADDa Nang International
Distance from
- SINSingapore1,700 km
- BOMMumbai3,750 km
- DXBDubai5,560 km
- SYDSydney7,180 km
- CDGParis9,760 km
- JNBJohannesburg9,830 km
- LHRLondon9,850 km
- JFKNew York13,710 km
Getting around: Da Nang
The airport is a short taxi ride from the beach. Ride-hailing, taxis and hired scooters cover the city; Hoi An is half an hour by car and has bicycles for the lanes and the beach.
Trains and the coastal road cross the Hai Van pass to Hue in a few hours; the pass itself is a day out by car or motorbike. Domestic flights link Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Practical facts
The country, its currency and languages, the time zone and the time there now.
- Country
- Vietnam
- Currency
- VND · Vietnamese Dong
- Languages
- Vietnamese
- Time zone
- Indochina Time
- Local time now
- Calling code
- +84
The atlas
Da Nang in figures
The figures under this guide: the climate on modelled 2001–2020 averages, how far it is from the UAE, and the places around it.
Climate
The weather in Da Nang, month by month
- Jan23°
- Feb25°
- Mar27°
- Apr30°
- May31°
- Jun32°
- Jul32°
- Aug31°
- Sept30°
- Oct28°
- Nov26°
- Dec24°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: January to May.
Mean highs run from 23°C in January to 32°C in June, with about 2,209 mm of rain in a year.
These are modelled averages for 2001–2020; the seasons described above are our own reading of a typical year.
Month-by-month climate for Da NangModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBDa Nang
5,560 km
7 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
From AUHDa Nang
5,630 km
7 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
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