Weather & Seasons In Vietnam - Best Time To Visit Vietnam

Vietnam is a country located in Southeast Asia and therefore it benefits generally on a dry and warm weather, yet there are several seasons with specific characteristics. However, because of the fact that Vietnam stretches on the eastern side of Indochina Peninsula, on the shores of South China Sea, and features a 2025-mile long (3260 kilometers) coastline there are large differences between north and south, as well as between the coastal area and mountainous regions.

Generally, in Vietnam are two seasons: one dry (considered winter), extending from November to April, and one wet (or summer) from May to October. However, the regional characteristics vary very spectacular with tropical monsoon occurring from October to April in the north and south, and from May to September in the central region, these periods representing the season when falls most quantity of rain. Referring to temperatures, travelers are beckoned about the fact that weather in Vietnam can become exceptionally hot year-round, but even so it is cooler in north between October and April. Temperatures around the country often reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in the rainy season (May to September, but especially in July and August), but the northern highlands and region of Hanoi can be often chilly in winter with temperatures dropping up to 41 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius).

When is the best time to visit Vietnam? The peak tourist seasons are the intervals November-January and April-June, when hotels, trains, and flights tend to get booked up, most tourist sites are crowded, and prices of hotel rooms and vacation packages often increase. However, there are significant differences between accommodation rates in popular vacation places in Vietnam like Hanoi, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Nha Trang, Halong Bay, Dalat, Hue, Sapa or Hoi An and the regions where go on holiday fewer foreign travelers. The main climatic features of the most visited travel destinations in Vietnam are the following: Hanoi - it features a typical northern climate with a cold and dry winter (when temperatures can drop to as low as 5 degrees Celsius or 41 degrees Fahrenheit) and a hot and extremely humid summer (temperatures can climb up to a maximum of 35 degrees Celsius or 95 degrees Fahrenheit); Saigon – due to its southern location it has a tropical climate with an average humidity level of 75% and an average temperature of 82,5 degrees Fahrenheit (28 degrees Celsius), the monsoon season lasts from May to November and the dry season between December and April; Halong Bay – it is characterized by a humid and tropical climate with a hot and very humid summer and a dry and cold winter, the best time to visit the region being considered from October to April; Nha Trang – it has a special weather without rainy season, so there is a warm and beautiful climate almost year-round, excepting the period between late October and early December.

Vietnam was in the last few years a more and more visited Southeast Asian country due to the very attractive travel deals, the number of foreign voyagers increasing continuously and mostly coming from UK, Australia, Canada, but also from USA and Scandinavia. As result of the flourishing tourist industry, hotels in Vietnam are in large number, particularly in top vacation spots, and feature high-class amenities and very good services. There are many people who go on holiday in Vietnam in order to visit tourist attractions in the largest cities of Hanoi and Saigon, take cruises in Halong Bay, or spend beach vacations in high-end resorts in Nha Trang. However, there are also many travelers who take sightseeing tours and visit regions of Vietnam where can be admired fantastic rainforests teeming by exotic plants and animals, ancient Buddhist temples and forgotten palaces, mountain villages where live tribes featuring unaltered cultures, and many others. In accordance with weather characteristics in each region, voyagers are advised to avoid visiting Vietnam in the rainy season because then the humidity is really high and the word "deluge" gets another signification!

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