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Vietnam, month by month

Where in Vietnam is at its best each month, and where to skip. Each verdict comes from the place's stated best season and the closures, weather warnings and festivals Tourisma has for it: in the middle of the season is a great month, its first or last month a good one; a weather warning (monsoon seas, smoke) moves a month down, a closure (a park shut, the boats stopped) moves it down to mixed at most, and a shut place is better avoided.

Vietnam in January

Plan January

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Cat Ba (Lan Ha Bay), Con Dao, Da Nang, Hoi An, Hue, Ly Son Island, Mai Chau, Phong Nha, Pu Luong, Quy Nhon.

Better avoided

Can fall this month

  • Tet (Lunar New Year) (dates shift yearly)

Vietnam in February

Plan February

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Cat Ba (Lan Ha Bay), Con Dao, Ly Son Island, Mai Chau, Pu Luong.

Better avoided

Can fall this month

  • Tet (Lunar New Year) (dates shift yearly)
  • Perfume Pagoda festival (Chua Huong) (dates shift yearly)

Vietnam in March

Plan March

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Ban Gioc Waterfall (Cao Bang), Cat Ba (Lan Ha Bay), Ha Giang, Pu Luong.

Can fall this month

  • Perfume Pagoda festival (Chua Huong) (dates shift yearly)

Vietnam in April

Plan April

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Ban Gioc Waterfall (Cao Bang), Da Lat, Ha Giang, Pu Luong.

Can fall this month

  • Reunification Day and Labour Day holidays
  • Perfume Pagoda festival (Chua Huong) (dates shift yearly)

Vietnam in May

Plan May

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Ban Gioc Waterfall (Cao Bang), Ben Tre (Mekong Delta), Can Tho (Mekong Delta), Cu Chi Tunnels, Da Lat, Ha Giang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Mui Ne, Phu Quoc, Vung Tau.

Can fall this month

  • Reunification Day and Labour Day holidays

Vietnam in June

Plan June

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Cat Ba (Lan Ha Bay), Ban Gioc Waterfall (Cao Bang), Ben Tre (Mekong Delta), Can Tho (Mekong Delta), Cu Chi Tunnels, Da Lat, Ha Giang, Ha Long Bay, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Mai Chau, Mui Ne, Phu Quoc, Sapa, Vung Tau.

Can fall this month

  • Da Nang International Fireworks Festival

Vietnam in July

Plan July

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Ban Gioc Waterfall (Cao Bang), Ben Tre (Mekong Delta), Can Tho (Mekong Delta), Cat Ba (Lan Ha Bay), Cu Chi Tunnels, Da Lat, Ha Giang, Ha Long Bay, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Mai Chau, Mui Ne, Ninh Binh (Tam Coc & Trang An), Phu Quoc, Pu Luong, Sapa, Vung Tau.

Can fall this month

  • Da Nang International Fireworks Festival

Vietnam in August

Plan August

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Ben Tre (Mekong Delta), Can Tho (Mekong Delta), Cat Ba (Lan Ha Bay), Cu Chi Tunnels, Da Lat, Ha Giang, Ha Long Bay, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An, Hue, Mai Chau, Mui Ne, Ninh Binh (Tam Coc & Trang An), Phu Quoc, Pu Luong, Sapa, Vung Tau.

Vietnam in September

Plan September

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Cat Ba (Lan Ha Bay), Ben Tre (Mekong Delta), Can Tho (Mekong Delta), Cu Chi Tunnels, Da Lat, Ha Long Bay, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Mui Ne, Nha Trang, Ninh Binh (Tam Coc & Trang An), Phu Quoc, Vung Tau.

Better avoided

  • Da Nang · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast
  • Hoi An · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast
  • Hue · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast
  • Phong Nha · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast; Cave Expeditions Closed for the Flood Season
  • Quy Nhon · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast

Can fall this month

  • Mid-Autumn Festival (Tet Trung Thu) (dates shift yearly)
  • National Day holiday

Vietnam in October

Plan October

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Cat Ba (Lan Ha Bay), Ha Long Bay, Ben Tre (Mekong Delta), Can Tho (Mekong Delta), Con Dao, Cu Chi Tunnels, Da Lat, Ho Chi Minh City, Ly Son Island, Mui Ne, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, Vung Tau.

Better avoided

  • Da Nang · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast
  • Hoi An · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast
  • Hue · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast
  • Phong Nha · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast; Cave Expeditions Closed for the Flood Season
  • Quy Nhon · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast

Can fall this month

  • Mid-Autumn Festival (Tet Trung Thu) (dates shift yearly)
  • Buckwheat flower season, Ha Giang

Vietnam in November

Plan November

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Ban Gioc Waterfall (Cao Bang), Ben Tre (Mekong Delta), Can Tho (Mekong Delta), Cat Ba (Lan Ha Bay), Con Dao, Cu Chi Tunnels, Da Lat, Ho Chi Minh City, Ly Son Island, Nha Trang, Pu Luong.

Better avoided

  • Da Nang · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast
  • Hoi An · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast
  • Hue · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast
  • Phong Nha · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast; Cave Expeditions Closed for the Flood Season
  • Quy Nhon · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast

Can fall this month

  • Buckwheat flower season, Ha Giang

Vietnam in December

Plan December

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Cat Ba (Lan Ha Bay), Con Dao, Ly Son Island, Mai Chau, Nha Trang, Pu Luong.

Better avoided

  • Ban Gioc Waterfall (Cao Bang) · Freezing Winters in the Mountains
  • Da Nang · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast
  • Ha Giang · Freezing Winters in the Mountains
  • Hoi An · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast
  • Hue · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast
  • Phong Nha · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast; Cave Expeditions Closed for the Flood Season
  • Quy Nhon · Typhoon and Flood Season on the Central Coast
  • Sapa · Freezing Winters in the Mountains
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