Vietnam Weather by Month

April is spring in North Vietnam with mostly mild sunshine and pleasant temperatures; hot and dry season in the Central Region and South of Vietnam. The western side of Vietnam from the North to the South is normally affected by the foehn effect which makes the air dry and hot.

In North Vietnam, August is middle of the rainy and typhoon season. In August 2018, the 4th typhoon, which lessened to be a tropical depression when hitting the coast, caused heavy rains the North East, North West and North of the Central Region of Vietnam. Floods were found at Phu Tho, Son La, Yen Bai.

August is the end of the summer in North Vietnam and beginning of autumn in the North; August is the end of the dry and hot season and is about to enter the rainy season in the Central Coast; August is the rainy season in the Central Highlands and South of Vietnam.

1/The North of Vietnam
In North Vietnam, December is winter but it was slightly different in 2018. December 2018 the North of Vietnam experienced the first week with perfect and typical autumn days: sunny, breezy and absolutely pleasant. The temperatures were 14-26oC in the lowlands and 12-23oC in the mountains.

December is the winter in the North of Vietnam, rainy and cold season in the Central Coast, the dry season in the Central Highlands and South of Vietnam.

1/In North Vietnam, February is spring time. There could be a few spells of mild cold winds at the beginning of the month though. Also, the easterly winds and southeasterly winds have more effects in the north which may result in light drizzles (rain dust) and thick fogs on some days in the North. The foehn wind has more effects in Son La, Dien Bien and Lai Chau which makes the temperatures in these provinces distinctly higher than the rest of the North.

February is the end of the winter and beginning of spring in the North of Vietnam; the beginning of the dry season in the Central Coast, the dry season in the Central Highlands and South of Vietnam.

1/In North Vietnam, January is deep in the winter with successive spells of cold northeasterly monsoons which are mostly dominant here at this time of the year. There are sometimes easterly winds and westerly winds which may also affect the north of Vietnam during this time. When these winds meet they cause light rains for a couple of days. If the northeasterly monsoons are strong, then it is normally dry and cold. There may be some days of January that it is foggy in the North.

January is the winter in the North of Vietnam, about to be the end of the rainy and cold season in the Central Coast, the dry season in the Central Highlands and South of Vietnam.

July is in the middle of the summer in North Vietnam with mostly sunny and very hot days with short-lived occasional rains, the summer in the Central Coast of Vietnam with only few short-lived rains and high temperatures, the rainy season in the Central Highlands and South of Vietnam meaning short-lived daily rains.

June is in the middle of the summer in North Vietnam with mostly sunny and hot days with short-lived occasional rains, the summer in the Central Coast of Vietnam with short-lived occasional rains and high temperatures, the rainy season in the Central Highlands and South of Vietnam meaning short-lived daily rains.

1/In North Vietnam, March is spring time. There could be a few spells of mild cold winds at the beginning of the month. During this time the North is influenced by different winds most of the time, and there could be extremely light winds (rain dusts). The rains should be so light that you do no need a raincoat at all traveling outdoors.

May is start of the summer in North Vietnam with mostly sunny and warm days with short-lived occasional rains, the summer in the Central Coast of Vietnam with short-lived occasional rains, the rainy season in the Central Highlands and South of Vietnam meaning short-lived daily rains.

In North Vietnam, November is autumn. November 2018 the North of Vietnam experienced the first week with wet weather conditions. Then, it was mostly sunny throughout the month. There was a new spell of winter monsoon to the North in the third week of November. The temperatures were 16-29oC in the lowlands and 14-26oC in the mountains.

November is end of autumn in the North and about the beginning of the winter up here. The North still have pleasant daily temperatures, the air gets drier and, often it gets chilly at night. There may be but not very often typhoons in the North during this month.

In North Vietnam, October is autumn. In October 2018 there were successive spells of winter monsoon at the beginning of the month and in the middle of the month which made the temperatures drop sharply. There were rains which accompanied the monsoons for 2-4 days each time. For most of the month the North has enjoyed sunny weather, breezy and chilly. The temperatures in the Northeast were from 12-27oC, in the Northwest 15-28oC, and 16-29 in the Red River Delta and the surrounding regions.

October is middle of autumn in the North, the most beautiful time here. The North have much more pleasant daily temperatures, there may be chances it gets chilly at night. There may be short-lived occasional rains and sometimes typhoons.

In North Vietnam, September is autumn in North Vietnam during which there are possible typhoons and tropical depressions. There are chances that it rains a few days during the time of a tropical storms or tropical depressions.

September is officially the beginning of the autumn in the North, the most beautiful time here. The North have much more pleasant daily temperatures, there may be chances it gets chilly at night. There may be short-lived occasional rains and sometimes typhoons.