Quick facts
- Region
- South Central Coast, Khánh Hòa province; since July 2025 no longer a separate city, now wards of the province 2
- Airport
- Cam Ranh International, 28 km south 2
- Rent, 1-bed flat (crowd-sourced range)
- $276–$408 a month 1
- Rent, 3-bed flat (crowd-sourced range)
- $644–$755 a month 1
Rents are crowd-sourced Numbeo averages, not official figures, and may lag the market; see the housing guide (coming soon). Run the calculator for Nha Trang →
A short history
- Under the Kingdom of Champa the area was called Kauthara. 2 The Po Nagar temple towers, founded before 781, honour the goddess of the land. 5
- From 1653 into the 1800s the area was thinly settled and wild. The French made Nha Trang an urban centre in 1924 and a town in 1937. 2
- The bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin lived here for nearly 50 years and founded what is now the Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang. 2 6
- In the late 1960s the U.S. Army's First Field Force, Vietnam, had its headquarters here. 2
- About 535,000 people lived in the city in 2023. On 1 July 2025 it stopped being a separate city when Vietnam removed its district level of government. 2
Key dates are checked against a second source where we found one (official portal, UNESCO or a founding institution).
Life there
Climate
Warm and fairly even. Average highs run from about 27 °C (81 °F) in January to 32.7 °C (91 °F) in June; lows rarely average below 21 °C (70 °F). Rain is heaviest October to December, with about 14–18 rainy days a month. 2
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | 27.2° | 28.0° | 29.4° | 31.1° | 32.3° | 32.7° | 32.5° | 32.6° | 31.7° | 30.0° | 28.6° | 27.3° |
| Low | 21.4° | 21.8° | 23.0° | 24.6° | 25.5° | 25.7° | 25.6° | 25.5° | 24.9° | 24.2° | 23.5° | 22.3° |
| Rainy days | 8.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 14.4 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 14.4 |
Expat community
Expat.com estimates 5,000–7,000 foreign residents, led by Russians, Chinese and South Koreans. 3 VnExpress cites about 4,000 long-term foreigners in the urban area. 4 Both are unofficial estimates and they disagree. Province police counted about 51,500 foreigners on temporary-stay registrations across Khánh Hòa in October 2025, mostly tourists, investors and workers. 7
Healthcare
The U.S. Embassy lists Khánh Hòa General Hospital (16 Yersin Street) and Saigon Nha Trang General Hospital. 8
The U.S. Embassy notes that care in Vietnam is generally below U.S. standards outside the big international hospitals, and that serious cases may need medical evacuation. 8 More on the healthcare page (coming soon).
Getting around
Cam Ranh International Airport is 28 km south of the city. 2 Grab serves Khánh Hòa province. 9 Trần Phú Street runs along the seafront. 2
Safety
CDC lists Khánh Hòa province for malaria prevention in rural areas only; it says there is no malaria risk in Nha Trang city. 13
Across Vietnam
- The U.S. State Department rates Vietnam Level 1, "exercise normal precautions" (advisory issued 24 June 2026; checked Oct 27, 2026 in a browser). It names two risks: petty crime in tourist areas, and landmines and unexploded ordnance, which it says are a low risk in urban and tourist areas. 10 OSAC's 2026 report, which we read, gives the same level. 11
- The crimes foreigners meet most are phone theft, pickpocketing and bag snatching by thieves on motorbikes; petty crime rises around Christmas and Tết. 11
- Traffic is the biggest danger: OSAC says road accidents are the leading cause of death, serious injury and medical evacuation for foreigners in Vietnam, and helmets are required on motorbikes. 11
- OSAC says the June–October monsoon brings flood and landslide risk; in 2025 the country had 11 typhoons and tropical depressions between May and October. 11
- Emergency numbers: 113 police, 114 fire, 115 ambulance. 12
How residents rate crime here (crowd-sourced, not official)
- Numbeo crime index
- 38.3 / 100 (lower = less crime perceived) 14
- Numbeo safety index
- 61.7 / 100 (higher = safer) 14
Survey detail
| Worries home broken and things stolen | 27 · Low |
|---|---|
| Worries being mugged or robbed | 13 · Very Low |
| Worries car stolen | 53 · Moderate |
| Worries things from car stolen | 42 · Moderate |
| Worries attacked | 27 · Low |
| Problem people using or dealing drugs | 46 · Moderate |
| Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft | 37 · Low |
| Safety walking alone during daylight | 89 · Very High |
| Safety walking alone during night | 56 · Moderate |
Scores 0–100 from Numbeo visitor surveys. 14
Things to do and experience
Food
Seafood rules: bún cá sứa (jellyfish noodle soup), nem nướng grilled pork rolls, bánh căn mini pancakes and bánh canh chả cá fish-cake noodles. 2
Beaches & the bay
Nha Trang Bay is often called one of the world's most beautiful bays. Resorts such as Vinpearl, Diamond Bay and Ana Mandara sit in the city and on islands, and there are water parks and a cable car. 2 The Hòn Mun marine protected area makes this a popular scuba-diving base. 2
Culture
Visit the Po Nagar Cham towers 5 and Long Sơn Pagoda, the "White Buddha" pagoda. The biennial Sea Festival draws visitors too. 2
Day trips
Hòn Bà mountain, Yang Bay waterfall and the Tiên Stream are on the local list of sights. 2
Sources & “as of” dates
- Numbeo — Cost of Living in Nha Trang as of 2026-10-02 (Numbeo "Last update" date) · read 2026-10-27
- Wikipedia — Nha Trang (city) as of 2026-10-04 (revision date of the article version we read) · read 2026-10-27
- Expat.com — Living in Nha Trang guide (key facts; unofficial estimate) as of 2025-12-12 ("updated" date on the guide) · read 2026-10-27
- VnExpress International — Foreigners drawn to life in Nha Trang as of 2026-10-27 (article date not captured; date = day read) · read 2026-10-27
- Wikipedia — Po Nagar (article summary) as of 2026-08-01 (last edit date) · read 2026-10-27
- Institut Pasteur — Alexandre Yersin, the man who discovered the plague bacterium as of 2026-10-27 (checked Oct 27, 2026 (browser check), ~6:50 PM PT; confirms: Yersin lived in Nha Trang for nearly 50 years and founded the institute there) · read 2026-10-27 verified · Grok Boss (browser check)
- Ministry of Public Security — Khánh Hòa strengthens management of foreigners (in Vietnamese) as of 2025-10-21 (article date) · read 2026-10-27
- U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam — Medical Assistance (list of hospitals and clinics) as of 2026-10-27 (page shows no update date; date = day read) · read 2026-10-27
- Grab Vietnam — Where we are (cities served) as of 2026-10-27 (page shows no date; date = day read) · read 2026-10-27
- U.S. State Department — Vietnam travel advisory (Level 1, issued June 24, 2026) as of 2026-06-24 (checked Oct 27, 2026 (browser check), 6:17 PM PT) · read 2026-10-27 verified · Grok Boss (browser check)
- OSAC — Vietnam Country Security Report as of 2026-06-24 (report date) · read 2026-10-27
- U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam — Security and Safety Advice as of 2026-10-27 (page shows no update date) · read 2026-10-27
- CDC Travelers' Health — Vietnam as of 2026-08-25 (page review date) · read 2026-10-27
- Numbeo — Crime in Nha Trang (crowd-sourced survey, not official) as of 2026-07-12 (Numbeo "Last update" date) · read 2026-10-27
Photo and video credits
- Photo: “Nha Trang skyline” by kenner116, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons (resized)
- Video: “Nha Trang city tour , Vietnam” by Le Monde en Vidéo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (cut to 8 s from 1072 s, sound removed, scaled to 480p, re-encoded to H.264; poster = frame from the clip)
- Photo: “Nha Trang Beach 10” by Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (resized and converted to WebP)