Destination Guides

January splits the country in two — a cold, misty north and a dry, sunny south — with central Vietnam easing out of its wettest weeks.

February often hosts Tet, Vietnam’s biggest holiday, while the south stays dry and sunny and the north remains cool and misty.

March brings pleasant transitional weather nationwide, with a misty northern spring, a drying centre, and a still-dry, warming south.

April sees Vietnam warming nationwide, with the south nearing peak heat, the centre still dry, and the north’s spring turning warmer.

May ushers in the south’s wet season with afternoon downpours, while the north and centre turn hot and increasingly humid.

June brings heavy rain to the north, building heat in the centre, and daily downpours in the south as the wet season deepens.

July is hot and rainy across the country, with typhoon risk beginning along the north and central coasts as summer peaks.

August keeps heavy rain and typhoon risk high across the north and centre, while the south stays hot and humid with regular downpours.

September brings the north’s pleasant, drier autumn while central Vietnam’s wet season begins and the south’s rains start easing.

October is prime time in the north’s cool, dry autumn, while central Vietnam faces its highest flood and typhoon risk of the year.

November offers the north’s best weather of the year, while central Vietnam remains at high risk of flooding as the south turns dry.

December brings a cold, misty north, a fully dry south, and central Vietnam settling down as its wet season winds to a close.