When to go · Hue
Hue in December
Mixed month. Rain, cool; few visitors.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 20
- Crowds
- High
- Vietnam overall
- Prices
- High
- Vietnam overall
Verdict
Rain, cool; few visitors.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- HueHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 20 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 20 days
Rains season
Green, empty, cool; misty tombs.
Watch: Floods in Oct–Nov; typhoons from the sea.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas Eve
24 December · Phủ Cam cathedral, Redemptorist church
Crowds around the churches in the evening.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vietnam overall
- High
- Prices · Vietnam overall
- High
Vietnam overall: North and south dry, centre wet; Christmas to New Year lifts beach prices.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Hue, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Mixed
Mar: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Mar: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
Dec: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Mar: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 20
Mar: 8 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Mar: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Mar: 2
December: Rain, cool; few visitors.
March: Dry and mild; best month.
Hue: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast