Vietnam Weather & Climate

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Vietnam is essentially tropical country with a humid monsoon climate. The annual mean temperature is over 20 degrees Celsius throughout the country ( Hanoi 23.4 C,. Hue 25.1 C,. Ho Chi Minh City 26.9 C). 

In July, the average temperature in Hanoi is 28.6 C. in Hue it is 28.9 C and in Ho Chi Minh City, 27.6 C. Lowland areas receive around 1,500mm of rain per year, while mountainous areas receive 2,000mm to 3,000mm. Humidity can reach 90 percent in the rainy season.

Vietnam has also two seasons: cool and dry from November to April and hot and rainy from may to October. The difference between summer and winter temperatures is dramatic in the north ( varying up to 20 degrees Celsius), the south is warm all year round, with seasonal variations in temperature averaging just three degrees Celsius.