Vacation season in Vietnam. When is the best time to go on vacation to Vietnam?

The climate in Vietnam is monsoon. This means that the weather in Vietnam is two main seasons, which are dictated by the influences of the southwest monsoon from April to September and the northeast monsoon from October to late March or early April.

It is worth remembering that the southwest monsoon brings warmer and wetter weather, while the northeast monsoon brings cooler and less humid weather.

You can mentally divide the country into three parts - north, center and south. In these parts of Vietnam, the weather can vary even at the same time. But in general, temperatures are constant throughout the year, with the exception of Hanoi and the northernmost part of the country (where it can get very cold in December and January), as well as the central highlands (where it can be slightly cooler than the rest of the country all year round) ...

In North Vietnam, as I wrote above, it is quite cool and even cold (due to the northeast monsoon) from November to March and warm and hot from April to October). December and January in particular can be quite cold and this is not the best time to visit. This time of year there can also be heavy fogs that stagnate for several days - all resulting in extremely poor visibility in places like Sapa and Halong Bay. Wettest months of the year in Hanoi-July and August, driest- December and January.

Central Vietnam- a kind of transitional region from north to south, and, accordingly, the weather there is the best. Since the coastline of this part is protected by the Chyon Son Mountains, the rains that come with the southwest monsoon simply do not fall on the coast, so there is a little rain between April and September, but clearly less than in other parts of the country.

But these pleasant days also pass when the northeast monsoons begin to blow, from September to December, and it rains over the northern part of Central Vietnam (from Hoi An and Da Nang to Hue and Dong Kha). These regions can also be affected during the typhoon season in the western Pacific - strong storms hit the coast from August to November, in particular, Hoi An often floods heavily (in October or November). Nothing nice!
The more southerly coastal areas of Central Vietnam (from Nha Trang to Mui Ne) are less prone to rain - it is generally drier and more sunny.

Since the Chyon Son mountain range does not protect South Vietnam especially in the Mekong Delta, there is a lot of rain and hot, humid weather during the southwest monsoon from April to September, and June and July are particularly humid months.
At this time, you will most likely witness small floods in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), and on Fukuoka Island during these months, very unfavorable weather conditions and a rough sea.

Average annual temperatures are generally higher in the plains than in the mountains and higher in the south than in the north. Temperature fluctuations are lower in the southern plains around Ho Chi Minh City and in the Mekong Delta - there are always somewhere between 21 and 28 ° C throughout the year. Seasonal fluctuations in the mountains and in the north are much more pronounced, with temperatures ranging from 5 ° C in December and January to 37 ° C in July and August.

So, when is the best time to visit Vietnam? This question cannot be answered unequivocally. In general, with Northern destinations such as Hanoi and Sapa are great in October, November and December- there may be a little rain at this time, but in general, the sky is clear and the weather conditions are not bad.

The coastal area from Hue to Nha Trang is good to visit in the first half of the year, from January to July, while in Saigon and the resorts in the Mekong Delta are best traveled from November to February or March... In general, the warmest month in the country is April and the coldest month is December. September is the wettest month and February is the driest. The water here is always quite warm, so don't worry about that.