Climate

    Vietnam has a very diverse climate because its land mass stretches over many degrees of longitude and its terrain varies from low lying coastal plains to 4000 meter mountain peaks. The North: Cold season is between November and April with average temperatures of 16C or 61F - it is often wet and chilly. In the dry season, between May and October, the average temperature is about 30C or 86F.

Central Vietnam: The climate varies from the coastal plain to the central highlands. This region tends to be warmer and more humid than the south in the middle of the year and cooler during the dry season from November to June.

The South: The temperatures in the south are fairly constant all of the year, ranging between 25 - 30C or 77 - 86F. The dry season is from November to April and the wet season from May to October.

From July to November, strong and unpredictable typhoons can hit some of the coastal regions of Vietnam with sometimes devastating results.