When is the best time to visit Vietnam?

Most guides agree on Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec. Hanoi: October to December, March to April. Ho Chi Minh City: December to April. Hoi An: February to July. Da Nang: February to August.

When is the rainy season in Vietnam?

Hanoi: over 250 mm in Jul, Aug, Sep. Ho Chi Minh City: over 250 mm in Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Hoi An: over 250 mm in Sep, Oct, Nov. Da Nang: over 250 mm in Sep, Oct, Nov. Ha Long Bay: over 250 mm in Jul, Aug.

Vietnam travel tips

Best time to visit Vietnam

Every guide's best months, checked against its own thirty-year rainfall: a filled month is recommended, a hatched one has over 250 mm of rain. Most of Vietnam agrees on Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec.

Place	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D	In words
HanoiOctober to December, March to April													October to December, March to April
Ho Chi Minh CityDecember to April													December to April
Hoi AnFebruary to July													February to July
Da NangFebruary to August													February to August
Ha Long BayOctober to December, and March to April (summer brings typhoons, winter brings fog)													October to December, and March to April (summer brings typhoons, winter brings fog)
Phu QuocNovember to March													November to March
SapaSeptember and October for the golden terraces, and March to April before the rains													September and October for the golden terraces, and March to April before the rains
Ninh BìnhFebruary to April for the green fields, and the harvest weeks in late spring — the summer is hot and wet													February to April for the green fields, and the harvest weeks in late spring — the summer is hot and wet