Best time to visit Vietnam

Vietnam in this dataset covers 6 cities with distinct NASA POWER grid cells (plus nearby cities that share a cell). Annual rainfall among those cities runs from 1373 mm in Ho Chi Minh City to 2210 mm in Da Nang. The monthly-average temperature swing is 5.2–12.9°C depending on the city.

Every city we list in Vietnam falls in a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split.

Regional contrasts in Vietnam

The hottest peak in the sample is Ho Chi Minh City in April (31.7°C). The coldest monthly average is Hanoi in January (16.0°C). Da Nang takes the most rain (2210 mm a year, wettest in October); Ho Chi Minh City takes the least (1373 mm).

Warmest-month averages in the set range from 28.5°C to 31.7°C. Use the city pages for the month-by-month table; this page is the contrast between places.

Best months by region

Southern cities: typical hottest-month average 31.5°C and about 1407 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Cần Thơ (January, February, and March); Ho Chi Minh City (January, February, and March).

Central cities: typical hottest-month average 29.0°C and about 2185 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Da Nang (February, March, and December); Huế (February, March, and December).

Northern cities: typical hottest-month average 28.7°C and about 1625 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Haiphong (February, November, and December); Hanoi (February, March, and December).

Cần Thơ in Vietnam

Cần Thơ sits at 10.04°, 105.79°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. April is the warmest month at 31.4°C (high 36.9°C); December is the coolest at 26.2°C (low 22.2°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 5.2°C.

The monsoon runs from May to November. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are January, February, and March. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,507,187. The wettest month is September (223 mm, 23 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (10 mm).

Da Nang in Vietnam

Da Nang sits at 16.07°, 108.22°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. June is the warmest month at 29.0°C (high 32.1°C); January is the coolest at 21.5°C (low 19.0°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 7.5°C.

The monsoon runs from July to December. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are February, March, and December. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,276,000. The wettest month is October (562 mm, 23 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (27 mm).

Haiphong in Vietnam

Haiphong sits at 20.86°, 106.68°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. June is the warmest month at 28.5°C (high 30.6°C); January is the coolest at 16.2°C (low 12.3°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 12.3°C.

The monsoon runs from May to October. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are February, November, and December. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 2,625,200. The wettest month is August (338 mm, 26 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (25 mm).

Hanoi in Vietnam

Hanoi sits at 21.02°, 105.84°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. June is the warmest month at 28.9°C (high 32.3°C); January is the coolest at 16.0°C (low 11.1°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 12.9°C.

The monsoon runs from May to October. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are February, March, and December. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 8,053,663. The wettest month is August (322 mm, 24 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (22 mm).

Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City sits at 10.82°, 106.63°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. April is the warmest month at 31.7°C (high 37.7°C); December is the coolest at 26.2°C (low 21.5°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 5.5°C.

The monsoon runs from May to November. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are January, February, and March. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 14,002,598. The wettest month is October (215 mm, 23 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (7 mm).

Huế in Vietnam

Huế sits at 16.46°, 107.60°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. June is the warmest month at 29.0°C (high 32.0°C); January is the coolest at 20.9°C (low 18.4°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 8.1°C.

The monsoon runs from July to December. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are February, March, and December. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,380,000. The wettest month is October (560 mm, 24 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (28 mm).