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Vietnam

Visa, flight and trade news on Vietnam for Indian travellers and the Indian travel trade.

When to go to Vietnam

Best time to visit Vietnam from India: April to May and October to December for North; February to August for Central; December to April for South; November to April for Phu Quoc. Avoid if you can: North: July to August; Central: September to December; Phu Quoc: July to September.

Vietnam: best, okay and avoid months by region
Region	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
India peak	Xmas–NY				School hols	School hols					Diwali 8 Nov	Xmas–NY
North (Hanoi, Ha Long Bay)	Okay	Okay	Okay	Best	Best	Okay	Avoid	Avoid	Okay	Best	Best	Best
Central (Da Nang, Hoi An, Hue)	Okay	Best	Best	Best	Best	Best	Best	Best	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid
South (Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong)	Best	Best	Best	Best	Okay	Okay	Okay	Okay	Okay	Okay	Okay	Best
Phu Quoc	Best	Best	Best	Best	Okay	Okay	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Okay	Best	Best

Best most reliable weather · Okay visitable, with trade-offs · Avoid monsoon, storms, heat or disruption (often cheaper). The split between best and okay is editorial guidance based on the met-service and tourism-board sources below.

Region by region

North (Hanoi, Ha Long Bay)Best: Apr-May, Oct-Dec. Okay: Jan-Mar (cool, misty; lows ~14 C), Jun, Sep. Avoid: Jul-Aug (hot, humid, rainy; Aug 359 mm in our data).Vietnam Tourism: best Hanoi Apr-Jun or Sep-Dec; Ha Long Apr-Jun or Sep-Nov; storms can cancel cruises.
Central (Da Nang, Hoi An, Hue)Best: Feb-Aug (May-Aug hot, beach weather). Okay: Jan. Avoid: Sep-Dec (storms, floods; Oct 547 mm in our data).Vietnam Tourism: Hoi An rainy Sep-Jan, tropical storms from Sep, small floods Sep-Nov.
South (Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong)Best: Dec-Apr. Okay: May-Nov (afternoon downpours). Avoid: None.Vietnam Tourism: Dec-Apr clear and sunny; May-Nov wet season with a dependable afternoon downpour of a few hours.
Phu QuocBest: Nov-Apr. Okay: May-Jun, Oct. Avoid: Jul-Sep.Vietnam Tourism: avoid Jul-Sep (storms, ferry risk), Dec-Jan 'sublime'. Our data also show heavy rain in May-Jun and Oct (310-344 mm), so we rate those months okay, not best.

No single month suits the whole country; Vietnam Tourism says Mar-May is the best countrywide.

Peak periods

Diwali 8 NovDiwali (8 Nov 2026)Short-haul international fares spike; Dubai and Singapore routes 'commanding premium fares' and outbound sales to Dubai, Bali, Bangkok, Singapore, Vietnam up 30-40% vs Diwali 2024 (Moneycontrol, Oct 2025, quoting OTAs)
School holsIndian school holidays (mid-May to June)Family travel peak from India. Clashes with SW monsoon in Sri Lanka west coast, Maldives, Andaman coast of Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan; and with heat in UAE. Good fit for Bali, east-coast Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam's central coast.
Xmas–NYChristmas–New Year(Editorial estimate) Global peak; overlaps Dubai Shopping Festival and Japan's New Year closures.
VietnamTet (lunar new year) in early Feb 2027: [Inference] domestic travel peak, some closures.

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Monthly temperatures and rain

HanoiAverage highs 20–33 °C, lows 14–27 °C; rain 29–359 mm a month.

High °CLow °CRain mm

Monthly figures for Hanoi

Hanoi monthly averages
Month	High °C	Low °C	Rain mm
January	20.4	14	58
February	21.6	14.9	42
March	25.5	18.6	59
April	29.1	21.6	108
May	31.3	24.5	220
June	33.2	26.5	212
July	32.7	26.2	249
August	31.8	25.7	359
September	30.7	24.6	275
October	27.9	21.6	193
November	25.3	18.3	47
December	21.1	14.2	29

Temperatures: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 averages. Rain: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 averages.

Da NangAverage highs 24–33 °C, lows 20–27 °C; rain 79–547 mm a month.

High °CLow °CRain mm

Monthly figures for Da Nang

Da Nang monthly averages
Month	High °C	Low °C	Rain mm
January	23.7	20.2	182
February	24.5	20.2	103
March	27.4	22.3	83
April	30.2	24.5	79
May	31.9	26.3	109
June	33.2	27.3	103
July	32.6	27	126
August	32.8	27.1	151
September	30.6	25.8	292
October	28	24.5	547
November	26.3	23.2	496
December	23.9	21.2	398

Temperatures: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 averages. Rain: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 averages.

Ho Chi Minh CityAverage highs 30–34 °C, lows 23–26 °C; rain 15–296 mm a month.

High °CLow °CRain mm

Monthly figures for Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City monthly averages
Month	High °C	Low °C	Rain mm
January	31.3	22.8	37
February	32.6	23.2	15
March	33.8	24.5	19
April	34.1	25.6	61
May	33	25.9	197
June	31.5	25	226
July	30.8	24.8	272
August	31	24.7	257
September	30.7	24.4	296
October	30.3	24.1	274
November	30.3	23.7	154
December	30.2	22.9	77

Temperatures: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 averages. Rain: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 averages.

Phu QuocAverage highs 28–30 °C, lows 25–27 °C; rain 38–428 mm a month.

High °CLow °CRain mm

Monthly figures for Phu Quoc

Phu Quoc monthly averages
Month	High °C	Low °C	Rain mm
January	28.2	25.1	38
February	28.5	25.4	38
March	29	26.3	51
April	29.8	27.1	107
May	29.6	27	315
June	28.8	26.6	310
July	28.3	26.2	428
August	28.1	26.1	375
September	27.9	25.8	412
October	28.2	25.6	344
November	28.6	25.8	138
December	28.4	25.4	59

Temperatures: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 averages. Rain: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 averages.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, licensed CC BY 4.0. Climate averages are 2016–2025 ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service, ECMWF), processed by India Outbound Travel News. These are not official WMO normals; where a met service publishes station figures, the charts use them instead, as labelled.

Season sources: Weather and climate in Vietnam, Vietnam Tourism (vietnam.travel, VNAT)

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