Weather, climate and best time to go to Vietnam
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Vietnam
Best time to go to Vietnam
Best time to go to Vietnam
The best time to go to Vietnam is from january until april and october until december, in which you have a pleasant till hot temperature and barely till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Vietnam is 36° in may and the lowest is 22° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Vietnam or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 22° | 66 mm | |
| Feb | 25° | 25 mm | |
| Mar | 28° | 56 mm | |
| Apr | 33° | 62 mm | |
| May | 36° | 181 mm | |
| Jun | 36° | 282 mm | |
| Jul | 35° | 319 mm | |
| Aug | 34° | 316 mm | |
| Sep | 33° | 232 mm | |
| Oct | 31° | 108 mm | |
| Nov | 28° | 45 mm | |
| Dec | 24° | 39 mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Vietnam? Go to the full climate information about Vietnam
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Vietnam indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Vietnam.
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Climate Vietnam
Climate Vietnam
In Vietnam there are 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the humid subtropical climate and monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate. The average annual temperature for Vietnam is 30° degrees and there is 1730 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 88 days a year with an average humidity of 75% and an UV-index of 6.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Hanoi in Vietnam per month.
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Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
Average UV-index |
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| Jan | 22° | 15° | 66 mm | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 |
| Feb | 25° | 18° | 25 mm | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 |
| Mar | 28° | 20° | 56 mm | 22 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| Apr | 33° | 24° | 62 mm | 22 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| May | 36° | 28° | 181 mm | 22 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| Jun | 36° | 29° | 282 mm | 26 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Jul | 35° | 29° | 319 mm | 28 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Aug | 34° | 28° | 316 mm | 26 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Sep | 33° | 27° | 232 mm | 23 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct | 31° | 24° | 108 mm | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 |
| Nov | 28° | 21° | 45 mm | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 |
| Dec | 24° | 16° | 39 mm | 14 | 17 | 2 | 5 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 22° in january in Vietnam and at least around 15° degrees. In january there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 66 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in Vietnam.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 25° in february in Vietnam and at least around 18° degrees. In february there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 25 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Vietnam.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 28° in march in Vietnam and at least around 20° degrees. In march there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 56 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Vietnam.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 33° in april in Vietnam and at least around 24° degrees. In april there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 62 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Vietnam.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 36° in may in Vietnam and at least around 28° degrees. In may there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 181 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Vietnam.
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 36° in june in Vietnam and at least around 29° degrees. In june there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 282 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Vietnam.
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 35° in july in Vietnam and at least around 29° degrees. In july there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 319 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Vietnam.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 34° in august in Vietnam and at least around 28° degrees. In august there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 316 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Vietnam.
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 33° in september in Vietnam and at least around 27° degrees. In september there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 232 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Vietnam.
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 31° in october in Vietnam and at least around 24° degrees. In october there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 108 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Vietnam.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 28° in november in Vietnam and at least around 21° degrees. In november there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 45 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Vietnam.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 24° in december in Vietnam and at least around 16° degrees. In december there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 39 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Vietnam.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Vietnam
Weather statistics Vietnam
View all weather statistics from Vietnam per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Vietnam and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Vietnam
About Vietnam
Time difference Vietnam
Vaccinations Vietnam
Currency Vietnam
Exchange rate Vietnamese dong op
14 day weather forecast Vietnam
The weather for Hanoi in Vietnam will be 37° till 29° degrees in the next 14 days with every day chance of light rain showers or a quite a few rain.
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| Max (°C) | 36° | 37° | 35° | 36° | 35° | 36° | 35° |
| Min (°C) | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 27° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 25% | 70% | 70% | 75% | 70% | 55% | 55% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1.9mm | 14.9mm | 12.6mm | 18.4mm | 15.1mm | 7.6mm | 7.0mm |
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| UV-index | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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| Max (°C) | 37° | 35° | 35° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° |
| Min (°C) | 27° | 27° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 15% | 55% | 45% | 15% | 20% | 35% | 50% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0.4mm | 8.0mm | 4.8mm | 1.1mm | 1.6mm | 3.0mm | 6.1mm |
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| UV-index | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
About Vietnam
Vietnam is in the continental part Azië and the capital is Hanoi. It is 329.560 km² with 3.444 km of coastline and has a population of 94.660.000. In terms of area, the country is 11x bigger than United Kingdom. If you want to call Vietnam you have to use +84 or 0084 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +845012457809 or 00845012457809.
Vietnam is in a straight line at 9.234 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 12 hour and 50 min.
Time difference Vietnam
In Vietnam it is now 03:45 hour at night on wednesday 22 august 2018. That is 5 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Vietnam is Asia/Saigon and the Greenwich time is UTC+07.
Vaccinations Vietnam
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Vietnam.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Hepatitis B
- Japanse encefalitis
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
- Tuberculose (TBC)
- ZIKA-virus
Currency Vietnam
In Vietnam the Vietnamese dong is used to pay.
Exchange rate Vietnamese dong op
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1 Vietnamese dong = € 0,00 euro
100 Vietnamese dong = € 0,00 euro
1 euro = 26.643,49 Vietnamese dong
100 euro = 2.664.348,58 Vietnamese dong
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
Download Android
Download Apple
MasterCard Nearby
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