Vietnam experiences a fair degree of
diversity in climate. The north has distinct summer and
winter seasons some lasts from May until October, when the
weather is hot and very humid with temperatures averaging
about 30 degrees Celsius. November to April are the winter
months when the temperature is mainly dry and average
temperatures are about 18-20 degrees Celsius. Please note
that in the mountainous regions of the country, temperatures
will be much lower than this, so warm clothing is required
if you are traveling to hill tribe areas during the winter
months.
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WEATHER
CHART |
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Hanoi ( North) |
Danang (centre) |
Saigon(South) |
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Av. Temp
(Celsius) |
Av.Rainfall
(mm) |
Av. Temp
(Celsius) |
Av.Rainfall
(mm) |
Av. Temp
(Celsius) |
Av.Rainfall
(mm) |
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Jan |
17 |
18 |
22 |
101 |
27 |
15 |
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Feb |
18 |
28 |
22 |
31 |
28 |
4 |
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Mar |
20 |
38 |
24 |
12 |
29 |
13 |
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Apr |
24 |
81 |
27 |
18 |
30 |
42 |
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May |
28 |
197 |
29 |
47 |
29 |
221 |
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Jun |
30 |
238 |
30 |
42 |
29 |
331 |
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Jul |
30 |
322 |
30 |
99 |
28 |
314 |
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Aug |
29 |
343 |
28 |
117 |
28 |
268 |
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Sep |
28 |
252 |
26 |
447 |
27 |
334 |
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Oct |
26 |
98 |
24 |
530 |
27 |
268 |
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Nov |
22 |
42 |
22 |
221 |
27 |
114 |
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Dec |
19 |
21 |
21 |
208 |
27 |
56 |
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Today's temperature |
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Hanoi
Halong
Hue
Danang
Nhatrang
Muine
Saigon
Phuquoc
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The
North ( From Northern mountains to Danang)
Areas north of
the 18th Parallel
have two seasons: winter and summer.
Winter last from around November to
April, quite cool and wet, February and March are marked by a persistent
drizzling rain.
The hot summer runs from May to
October, very high humidity and it is also the season of occasional
typhoons.
The Central ( From Danang to Nha
trang)
Nha Trang and north central coastal
lowlands have a long dry season from late January to October,
accompanied by fog and fine drizzle. Other coastal lowlands are denied
significant rainfall from the southwestern monsoon (April or May to
October) by the Truong Son Mountain Range. It is very wet period.
Dalat like the rest of central
hightlands is much cooler than the Mekong Delta and the coastal strip.
Its dry season is from December to March.
The South ( From Nha Trang to
Mekong Delta )
The South has two main seasons: the
wet and the dry.
The wet season last from May to
November (June to August are wettest months). There are heavy but short
lived downpours almost daily, in the afternoon.
The dry season runs from December to
April (Late February to May are hottest and very humid). It is also the
begining of rainy season.
In Ho Chi
Minh City, average annual temperature is 27°C, average humidity is 80%
and annual rainfall averages 1979 mm.
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