The weather in Vietnam is very varied due to the great distance from north to south. Vietnam extends from the mountainous Van Don province to the north, and 1600 km to the south, to the mouth of the lush Mekong Delta.

Vietnams weather and climate
Vietnam thus has both subtropical and tropical climate. In northern Vietnam’s mountainous areas, on the border with China, you can experience temperatures approaching the freezing point and even see snow on top of the country’s highest mountain Fansipan at Sapa. In South Vietnam, on the other hand, you will encounter classic warm equatorial climate.

When is the best time to travel to Vietnam?
Vietnam’s climate diversity means that there are NOT bad times to travel to Vietnam. There are always areas with comfortable climate. When you travel to Vietnam you therefore have a certain influence on what conditions you are going to travel under, it just depends on where and when you visit the country.

When you look at the weather in Vietnam you can roughly divide it into 3 regions: 

North Vietnam
Is where you will find Vietnams capital Hanoi, the Mountain city Sapa with beautiful rice terraces and the UNESCO protected Halong Bay.

Central Vietnam 
Endless white sandy beaches at Da Nang, UNESCO protected Hoi An, the former imperial city Hue and worlds largest cave Son Doong is found here.

South Vietnam
Here you can visit the mighty Mekong Delta, fast growing Ho Chi Minh City, Nam Cat Tien national park, beaches at Mui Ne and Nha Trang and two exotic islands Phu Quoc and Con Dao

Below you can read our guide to the climate and the weather in the different parts of Vietnam:

North Vietnam
(Sapa, Ha Giang, Halong Bay and low land  around Hanoi)

Recommended time to travel to North Vietnam:
March – April & August – November

March – April:18-32 degrees. Days of sunshine and days of cloudy. Rarely rain.

August – November
19-30 degrees. Varied weather conditions. Days of rain and days of dry weather.

Central Vietnam
(Hoi An, Danang, Dong Hoi & Hué)

Recommended time to travel to Central Vietnam:February – August

February – August:Sunshine and dry weather. Between 20-34 degrees. Some rain showers.

South Vietnam
(Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta, & Phan Thiet)

Recommended time to travel to South Vietnam: November – April

November – April:
High sunshine. Between 21 – 33 degrees.