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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.
WEATHER CHART
|
Hanoi (
North) |
Danang
(centre) |
Saigon(South) |
|
|
Av. Temp
(Celsius) |
Av.Rainfall
(mm) |
Av. Temp
(Celsius) |
Av.Rainfall
(mm) |
Av. Temp
(Celsius) |
Av.Rainfall
(mm) |
|
Jan |
17 |
18 |
22 |
101 |
27 |
15 |
|
Feb |
18 |
28 |
22 |
31 |
28 |
4 |
|
Mar |
20 |
38 |
24 |
12 |
29 |
13 |
|
Apr |
24 |
81 |
27 |
18 |
30 |
42 |
|
May |
28 |
197 |
29 |
47 |
29 |
221 |
|
Jun |
30 |
238 |
30 |
42 |
29 |
331 |
|
Jul |
30 |
322 |
30 |
99 |
28 |
314 |
|
Aug |
29 |
343 |
28 |
117 |
28 |
268 |
|
Sep |
28 |
252 |
26 |
447 |
27 |
334 |
|
Oct |
26 |
98 |
24 |
530 |
27 |
268 |
|
Nov |
22 |
42 |
22 |
221 |
27 |
114 |
|
Dec |
19 |
21 |
21 |
208 |
27 |
56 |
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 highlands 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 beginning
of rainy season.
In Ho Chi Minh City, average annual
temperature is 27°C, average humidity is 80% and annual rainfall averages
1979 mm |