Nha Trang city lies on the coast of the East Sea and its pristine municipal white beach of fine silica sand forms a crescent around the sparkling blue water of the bay. And thus Nha Trang beach is considered being of the finest of Vietnam. The 7-km white-sand beach of Nha Trang is often called Vietnam's Mediterranean. It is sunny all year round, with an average temperature of 23oC thanks to northern winds. Annual rainfall is less than anywhere else in the country and the area is not threatened by serious storms as it is protected by the Truong Son Mountains and Ca Pass