Study and understand Vietnam’s weather is one of the most important things to know before you visit the country. With such a large country, it is only natural that the weather in Vietnam varies widely from region to region. When I went around Vietnam, it was snowing in Sapa but I couldn’t withstand the heat in Mui NE! Here is everything you need to know about the weather in Vietnam, divided into three regions.
Northern Vietnam: In northern Vietnam, winter is bitterly cold, especially in areas bordering China, with temperatures that drop to individual numbers and even zero degrees Celsius. Summers are hot, and there are showers sometimes. Typehons and storms often follow the rainy season and cause landslides and other natural disasters.
So between March and May is the best time to visit the north shortly after the summer and before the monsoons arrive. Or between October and November, immediately after the monsoon and before the beginning of the summer (which can be difficult for the typhoons).
Central Vietnam: The weather in the central is tropical, with dry weather lasting from January to August and monsoons arrive in August and lasts until November, which gives travelers a window from October to January to visit.
Southern Vietnam:As you travel south in Vietnam, the climate becomes more tropical, with two distinct seasons, the rainy and the dry, similar to them in central Vietnam, which makes it perfect for travel between December and April.
Typhons in Vietnam: And going into Vietnam without being aware of them is a great risk. Although it is impossible to anticipate typhoons year in advance, most countries are aware of their imminent strategy and prepare appropriately. Check the weather forecast for typhoons online.
Typhons are common in central and southern Vietnam between August and November, which causes floods, while typhoons arrive a little earlier in the north, around the end of June or July. Overall, October is a stormy month across the country, with Typhoon season that ends around December every year.
