The climate of Vietnam: when to go to Vietnam

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Due to its size, the climate of Vietnam varies considerably from north to south. Tropical monsoons occur from May to October in the north and south of the country. While along the central coast monsoons arrive in the months from September to January. In the other months the climate is dry.

Southern Vietnam has a humid tropical climate, with three distinct seasons. A wet season between May and November, with the rainiest months between June and August. A dry and cool season between December and January, and a dry but hot season between February and April. The hottest months are April and May. The annual average rainfall is around 2,000 mm. Temperatures vary little throughout the year with averages ranging between 21 ° C and 28 ° C.

A MONSONIC CLIMATE

The central coast of Vietnam has a climate almost reversed compared to the south, with the rainy season between August and January and the dry season between February and July. Rainfall is most intense between September and December, the average annual rainfall is around 2,000 mm. The central highlands have a climate similar to the south, but the temperatures are cooler and during winter are also possible frosts.

The north of Vietnam has a sub-tropical climate divided in two seasons a cool and dry season between November and April and a very hot and rainy season between May and October. Average annual rainfall varies between 1,600 and 2,400 mm.

The typhoons are possible in the north and center of the country between July and November.

The capital Hanoi has a wet tropical monsoonal climate, with hot and rains between May and September, and dry and cool climate between November and March. The average annual rainfall is 1,800 mm. The hottest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 33°C and an average minimum of 26°C, while the cooler is January with an average maximum temperature of 19°C and an average minimum of 13°C .

The sea water temperature in Vietnam varies between 30 ° C of the hottest months – June, July and August – and 24 ° C in the months of January, February and March.

WHEN TO GO TO VIETNAM

The best time to travel to Vietnam are the months between November and April.

VIETNAM CLIMATE: CLIMATIC TABLES

HANOI (19 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	13,7	19,3	18,6	8,4
February	15,0	19,9	26,2	11,3
March	18,1	22,8	43,8	15,0
April	21,4	27,0	90,1	13,3
May	24,3	31,5	188,5	14,2
June	25,8	32,6	239,9	14,7
July	26,1	32,9	288,2	15,7
August	25,7	31,9	318,0	16,7
September	24,7	30,9	265,4	13,7
October	21,9	28,6	130,7	9,0
November	18,5	25,2	43,4	6,5
December	15,3	21,8	23,4	6,0
YEAR	20,9	27,0	1676,2	144,5

DA NANG (7 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	18,5	24,8	96,2	13,7
February	19,8	26,1	33,0	6,9
March	21,5	28,7	22,4	4,8
April	23,3	31,0	26,9	5,6
May	24,9	33,4	62,6	8,9
June	25,5	33,9	87,1	8,0
July	25,3	34,3	85,6	8,6
August	25,5	33,9	103,0	11,4
September	24,1	31,5	349,7	15,4
October	23,2	29,6	612,8	21,2
November	21,6	27,0	366,2	20,9
December	19,3	24,9	199,0	18,6
YEAR	22,7	29,9	2044,5	144

HO CHI MINH CITY (19 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	21,1	31,6	13,8	2,4
February	22,5	32,9	4,1	1,0
March	24,4	33,9	10,5	1,9
April	25,8	34,6	50,4	5,4
May	25,2	34,0	218,4	17,8
June	24,6	32,4	311,7	19,0
July	24,3	32,0	293,7	22,9
August	24,3	31,8	269,8	22,4
September	24,4	31,3	327,1	23,1
October	23,9	31,2	266,7	20,9
November	22,8	31,0	116,5	12,1
December	21,4	30,8	48,3	6,7
YEAR	23,7	32,3	1931,0	155,6