Season calendar
The best time to visit Vietnam
There is no single "best time" for Vietnam — the north, centre and south have different seasons. The calendar below rates every destination we cover for each month, based on ten years of temperature and rainfall data. Darker means better.
North
Hanoi, karst mountains and four real seasons — cool winters, hot wet summers.
Best: March–May and September–November
Plan around: July–August for heavy rain and storms; December–February is cold in the mountains
Central
Beaches, imperial history and highlands — dry spring and summer, stormy autumn.
Best: February–August
Plan around: September–December, the rainy and typhoon season
South
The Mekong Delta and Saigon — warm all year, dry December to April.
Best: December–April
Plan around: Nothing really — May–November brings short afternoon downpours
Month by month
Open a month for where to go and what to expect in each region.
Every destination, every month
- Great
- Good
- Fair
- Wet / extreme
| Destination | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | ||||||||||||
| Hanoi | January: Good | February: Great | March: Great | April: Great | May: Good | June: Fair | July: Fair | August: Wet / extreme | September: Fair | October: Good | November: Great | December: Great |
| Cao Bang | January: Fair | February: Good | March: Great | April: Great | May: Fair | June: Wet / extreme | July: Fair | August: Wet / extreme | September: Fair | October: Great | November: Great | December: Good |
| Ba Be Lake & Bac Kan | January: Good | February: Good | March: Great | April: Great | May: Fair | June: Wet / extreme | July: Fair | August: Wet / extreme | September: Fair | October: Great | November: Great | December: Good |
| Bac Ninh | January: Good | February: Great | March: Great | April: Great | May: Fair | June: Fair | July: Fair | August: Wet / extreme | September: Fair | October: Good | November: Great | December: Great |
| Central | ||||||||||||
| Da Nang | January: Great | February: Great | March: Great | April: Great | May: Great | June: Good | July: Good | August: Good | September: Fair | October: Wet / extreme | November: Fair | December: Fair |
| Quy Nhon | January: Great | February: Great | March: Great | April: Great | May: Good | June: Good | July: Good | August: Fair | September: Fair | October: Wet / extreme | November: Wet / extreme | December: Good |
| Dak Nong Geopark | January: Great | February: Great | March: Great | April: Great | May: Good | June: Fair | July: Fair | August: Fair | September: Fair | October: Fair | November: Great | December: Great |
| South | ||||||||||||
| Mui Ne & Phan Thiet | January: Great | February: Great | March: Great | April: Good | May: Good | June: Great | July: Good | August: Great | September: Good | October: Good | November: Great | December: Great |
| Chau Doc & An Giang | January: Great | February: Great | March: Good | April: Fair | May: Fair | June: Good | July: Fair | August: Fair | September: Fair | October: Wet / extreme | November: Good | December: Great |
| Vung Tau | January: Great | February: Great | March: Great | April: Great | May: Great | June: Good | July: Good | August: Good | September: Good | October: Good | November: Great | December: Great |
| Ben Tre | January: Great | February: Great | March: Great | April: Good | May: Good | June: Fair | July: Fair | August: Fair | September: Wet / extreme | October: Wet / extreme | November: Good | December: Great |
| Dong Nai & Cat Tien | January: Great | February: Good | March: Good | April: Fair | May: Fair | June: Fair | July: Wet / extreme | August: Wet / extreme | September: Wet / extreme | October: Fair | November: Great | December: Great |
| Dong Thap | January: Great | February: Great | March: Good | April: Good | May: Fair | June: Good | July: Fair | August: Fair | September: Fair | October: Wet / extreme | November: Good | December: Great |
| Bac Lieu | January: Great | February: Great | March: Great | April: Good | May: Good | June: Fair | July: Fair | August: Fair | September: Fair | October: Fair | November: Good | December: Great |
| Binh Duong | January: Great | February: Good | March: Good | April: Fair | May: Fair | June: Fair | July: Wet / extreme | August: Wet / extreme | September: Wet / extreme | October: Fair | November: Great | December: Great |
Hover or tap a square for details. Ratings come from average daily highs and monthly rainfall (method); data from Open-Meteo.