Asia

Best Time to Visit Vietnam

Month-by-month weather, crowd levels, and pricing. Based on historical averages.

Monthly Overview

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Cell color = crowds:LowMediumHighNumber = weather (1=worst, 5=best). * = this month.

Month	Weather	Crowds	Price	Events & Notes
January	★★★★★	high	$$	Tet preparation (Lunar New Year)
February	★★★★★	high	$$$	Tet (Lunar New Year)
March	★★★★★	high	$$	Good shoulder; north warms up
April	★★★★★	medium	$$	Central Vietnam starts wet season
May	★★★★★	medium	$$	Best month for Hanoi and north
June	★★★★★	low	$	Rainy in north; Hoi An central wet season
July	★★★★★	low	$	North is excellent; south rainy
August	★★★★★	low	$	North Vietnam peak dry; central/south wet
September	★★★★★	medium	$	Shoulder; transitional across regions
Octobernow	★★★★★	medium	$$	Mid-Autumn Festival
November	★★★★★	medium	$$	North rainy season peak; south shoulder
December	★★★★★	high	$$	Christmas, New Year

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