April is spring in the North of Vietnam, the dry and warm season in the Central Coast, the dry and warm season in the Central Highlands and South of Vietnam.
What helps to shape up the climate, weather patterns in Vietnam in April?
- The sun moving further northwards in the northern hemisphere heating up the vast plains to the west and northwest of Vietnam (meaning Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Yunnan in China). High temperature (low pressure) air troughs are formed in the air over the heated regions.
- The blow of the Northeasterly Monsoon, Easterly Wind and Southeasterly Wind in the North of Vietnam.
- The influence of the Northeasterly Monsoon in the part of Central Coast that is to the north of the Hai Van Pass.
- The influence of the foehn wind (Southwesterly Wind) in the Central Coast and the extreme Northwest of Vietnam.
- The influence of the hot air troughs to the extreme Northwest of Vietnam, parts of the Central Highlands of Vietnam and the South of Vietnam.
How the winds influence the weather and climate in Vietnam in April?
- Northeasterly Monsoon which is just weak and just enough to make mildly cool or pleasant temperatures in the North of Vietnam. The wind may cause drizzles for the first couple of days in the North. The wind may be strong enough to have influence in the Central Coast (mostly north of Hue) which may cause sudden rain or t-storms in the region for the first couple of days.
- The Easterly Wind or Southeasterly Wind which is humid and which may be blowing at the same time when the North is under the influence of the Northeasterly Monsoon. When these two winds blow at the same time, the North (mostly the Northeast and the lowlands) often has fog and damp air, even moisture indoors.
Most of North Vietnam enjoys fairly dry weather in April. Some places in the North may experience damp weather and fog at the beginning of the month, but often it is dry and cheery with some lovely sunshine. The temperatures are normally chilly in the mountains and pleasant in the lowlands.
- The Southwesterly Wind (or Westerly Wind or Lao Wind or foehn wind): The wind comes from the Bengal Bay in the Indian Ocean blowing through the heated continent and becomes hot and dry when blowing through the Northwest of Vietnam, north of the Central Coast of Vietnam and north of the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
The extremely Northwest of Vietnam, North of the Central Coast of Vietnam, parts of the Central Highlands of Vietnam may have a few days with hot temperatures reaching 35-37oC.
Besides, the high temperatures in parts of the Central Highlands and most of South Vietnam in April are attributed to thermal air troughs (hot air troughs) which are often formed to the northwest of these regions.
Below is our statistics of Vietnam weather in April 2020.
1/ North of Vietnam
First week of 2020 was with mostly cloudy weather, some drizzles, pleasant temperatures. A new spell of the Northeasterly Monsoon mid mid week brought the temperatures in the North to chilly and cold.
- Northeast of Vietnam (Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Ha Giang, Thai Nguyen): mostly clouds, t-storms, and rain, 14-25oC. Dong Van Plateau had little sun, clouds, rain, 11-19oC.
- Northwest of Vietnam:
+ Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Lao Cai: sun, clouds, isolated rain, 16-28oC. Sapa had little sun, mostly clouds, rain, 11-23oC. Mu Cang Chai had clouds, t-storms, rain, 12-26oC. Mai Chau had sun, clouds, some isolated rain, 17-26oC.
+ Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau: sun, clouds, and isolated t-storms, 15-34oC. Moc Chau had sun, clouds, isolated rain, 13-22oC.
- Lowlands (Halong Bay, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh): had little sun, clouds, isolated rain, 18-26oC in Halong Bay and Hai Phong, 17-26oC in Hanoi and the Red River Delta.
The second week of April 2020 marked a new spell of Northeasterly Monsoon at the middle of the week, heavy rain and bad t-storms in Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Lao Cai, Son La and Dien Bien. Clouds and t-storms were found in most of the North throughout the week. Cold temperatures in the mountains after the cold wind swept in.
- Northeast of Vietnam (Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Ha Giang, Thai Nguyen): some sun, clouds, t-storms and rain, 12-31oC. Dong Van Plateau had some sun, clouds, rain, 10-23oC.
- Northwest of Vietnam:
+ Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Lao Cai: sun, clouds, rain, 14-32oC. Sapa had sun, clouds some isolated rain, t-storms, 8-23oC. Mu Cang Chai had sun, clouds, isolated rain, t-storms, 10-26oC. Mai Chau had sun, clouds, rain, 13-32oC.
+ Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau: sun, clouds, t-storms, 12-32oC. Moc Chau had sun, clouds, rain, 9-24oC.
- Lowlands (Halong Bay, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh): little sun, clouds, isolated rain, 16-28oC in Halong Bay and Hai Phong, 14-29oC in Hanoi and the Red River Delta.
The third week of April 2020 was marked by cloudy and weak sunshine in most of North Vietnam, a heat strike in the extreme Northwest of the country, some heavy rain in the Northwest.
- Northeast of Vietnam (Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Ha Giang, Thai Nguyen): sun, clouds , isolated rain, 18-33oC. Dong Van Plateau had sun, clouds, isolated rain, 15-27oC.
- Northwest of Vietnam:
+ Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Lao Cai: sun, clouds, some heavy rain in Lao Cai, 18-35oC. Sapa had sun, clouds, some rain, 13-26oC. Mu Cang Chai had sun, clouds, some t-storms, 15-27oC. Mai Chau had sun, clouds, isolated t-storms on a day, 21-34oC.
+ Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau: sun, clouds, t-storms, some heavy rain in Lai Chau, some heat strikes, 17-37oC. Moc Chau had sun, clouds, some t-storms and isolated rain, 17-28oC.
- Lowlands (Halong Bay, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh): some sun, mostly clouds, some rain on a couple of days, 22-29oC in Halong Bay and Hai Phong, 20-31oC in Hanoi and the Red River Delta.
The fourth week of April 2020 was unusual: a new spell of cool Northeasterly Monsoon which was strengthened later; rain with big hailstones in Hoa Binh, Son La Dien Bien, Lai Chau; unusual low temperatures in the North of Vietnam.
- Northeast of Vietnam (Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Ha Giang, Thai Nguyen): had sun, clouds, rain, 13-31oC. Dong Van Plateau had sun, clouds, rain, 10-22oC.
- Northwest of Vietnam:
+ Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Lao Cai: sun, clouds, rain, 15-32oC. Sapa had some sun sun, mostly clouds, rain, 9-21oC. Mu Cang Chai had sun, clouds, t-storms, 11-26oC. Mai Chau had sun, clouds, rain, 15-30oC.
+ Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau: had sun, clouds, rain & t-storms, 13-34oC mostly, 20-37oC in Lai Chau in a couple of days. Moc Chau had sun, clouds, t-storms, 12-23oC.
- Lowlands (Halong Bay, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh): had sun, mostly clouds, isolated t-storms, 16-28oC in Halong Bay and Hai Phong, 16-30oC in Hanoi and the Red River Delta.
2/ The North of the Central Region (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh)
The first week of April was with little sun, clouds and isolated rain & t-storms, 18-29oC.
The second week of April 2020 the region had some sun, clouds, isolated rain and t-storms, 15-28oC.
The third week of April 2020 the region had sun, clouds, isolated t-storms, 23-32oC.
The fourth week of April 2020 was with sun and clouds mostly, isolated t-storms, 16-30oC.
3/The coastal areas in the Central Region of Vietnam (Central Coast of Vietnam including: Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan)
In the first week of April 2020, the Central Coast of Vietnam had nice weather: mostly sun, clouds, pleasant temperatures.
- Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Hue: sun, clouds, isolated t-storms, 21-33oC.
- Da Nang, Hoi An: sun, clouds, 23-34oC.
- Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen: sun, clouds, some isolated rain in Quy Nhon, 23-34oC.
- Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan: mostly sun and clouds, 23-34oC.
In the second week of April, the Central Coast had mostly sun, some clouds and rain as a new spell of cold wind swept in, mostly sun in the South of the Central Coast (Nha Trang, Phan Rang, Phan Thiet).
- Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Hue: mostly sun, clouds, isolated rain, 20-35oC.
- Da Nang, Hoi An: sun, clouds, isolated t-storms, 22-32oC.
- Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen: sun, clouds, some isolated t-storms, 21-33oC.
- Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan: sun and clouds, isolated t-storms, 23-33oC.
Third week of April was mostly with sun, clouds and pleasant temperatures.
- Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Hue: sun, clouds, t-storms on a day, 21-37oC.
- Da Nang, Hoi An: mostly sun, clouds, 24-32oC.
- Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen: mostly sun, clouds, 23-33oC.
- Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan: sun and clouds, 23-33oC.
The fourth week of April was with the influence of a new spell of cold wind from the North and there was unusual rain across the region.
- Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Hue: sun, clouds, rain, 19-33oC.
- Da Nang, Hoi An: sun, clouds, t-storms & showers, 21-32oC.
- Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen: sun, clouds, rain, 22-32oC.
- Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan: sun and clouds, isolated t-storms in Nha Trang, 23-34oC.
4/ The Central Highlands of Vietnam (Kon Tum, Gia Lai - Pleiku, Dak Lak - Buon Ma Thuot, Lam Dong)
April is the dry season and it may get warm at mid day sometimes.
In the first week was mostly with sun, hot at mid day on some days in Kon Tum and Buon Ma Thuot, some isolated t-storms, 17-38oC. Da Lat had sun, clouds, some isolated t-storms, 13-30oC.
The second week the region had mostly sun, clouds, t-storms, 19-35oC. Da Lat had sun, clouds, some t-storms, 14-26oC.
Third week was with sun and clouds, t-storms, heat strikes in parts, 19-37oC. Da Lat had sun, clouds, t-storms, rain 13-30oC.
The fourth week was with sun and clouds, 17-37oC. Da Lat has sun and clouds mostly, some isolated t-storms and rain, 14-29oC.
5/The South of Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Tay Ninh, Vung Tau, Dong Nai, and the Mekong Delta)
April is often the dry and hottest season in southern Vietnam.
In the first week of April 2020, the South of Vietnam had mostly sun and hot temperatures, some isolated t-storms.
- Vung Tau, Saigon, Mekong Delta had sun, clouds, isolated t-storms, 27-32oC in Vung Tau, 24-38oC in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta.
- Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc: sun, clouds, 25-38oC.
- Con Dao Islands had sun, clouds, strong winds on some days, 26-28oC.
- Phu Quoc Island had sun, clouds, isolated rain on a day, 27-34oC.
In the second week of April 2020, the South of Vietnam had mostly sun and clouds, some heavy showers. This year the rain had come earlier in South Vietnam.
- Vung Tau, Saigon, Mekong Delta had sun mostly, clouds, showers, 27-31oC in Vung Tau, 25-34oC in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta. The temperatures got to 35-36oC on a couple of days.
- Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc: sun mostly, clouds, showers, 24-34oC.
- Con Dao Islands had sun, clouds, t-storms and strong winds on a couple of days, 26-29oC.
- Phu Quoc Island had sun, clouds, t-storms, 26-32oC.
Third week was with sun and clouds, hot temperatures, t-storms. The rainy season seems to have started earlier than usual.
- Vung Tau, Saigon, Mekong Delta had sun, clouds, isolated t-storms, showers, heat strikes, 28-32oC in Vung Tau, 24-38oC in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta.
- Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc: sun, clouds, t-storms, showers, 25-37oC.
- Con Dao Islands had some sun, mostly clouds, some t-storms, 27-29oC.
- Phu Quoc Island had sun, clouds, t-storms, 25-33oC.
The fourth week was mostly with mostly sun and clouds, warm temperatures.
- Vung Tau, Saigon, Mekong Delta had sun mostly, clouds, showers and t-storms, 27-32oC in Vung Tau, 26-38oC in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta.
- Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc: sun, clouds, t-storms, 26-38oC.
- Con Dao Islands had mostly clouds,t-storms, strong winds on some days, 27-29C.
- Phu Quoc Island had mostly sun, clouds, some t-storms, 27-33oC.
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