April is spring in Northern Vietnam, the dry and hot season in the Central Coast, the dry and hot season in the Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam. Places on high altitudes in the Central Highlands are to enjoy pleasant temperatures still.
In Northern Vietnam the temperatures are more likely pleasant in the Northeast and in the lowland, but more likely to be hot in part of the Northwest of Vietnam: Hoa Binh, Son La, Dien Bien and Lao Cai. The reason is that part of the Northwest is under impact of the Lao Wind which blows from Laos and which is a foehn wind.
Besides, part of the Northwest of Vietnam and North of the Central Coast of Vietnam are often to come under impact of growing hot-air troughs, which are often present in the atmosphere to the west (over Laos) or northwest (over China) of Vietnam, which are also attributed to dry air and hot temperatures in these places.
Monsoons in Vietnam in April
In April there are four monsoons affecting Vietnam:
- Northeasterly Monsoon causes pleasant temperatures in part of the North . The Northeasterly Wind in April is often not to impact the Central Coast of Vietnam.
- The Southeasterly Wind which causes pleasant temperatures in the North ;
- The Westerly Wind from Laos, which is a foehn wind and which affects part of the Northwest of Vietnam (Hoa Binh, Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Yen Bai) and part of the Central Coast (from Thanh Hoa to Hue), which causes dry and warm or hot temperatures ;
- The Southwesterly Wind, which comes mostly from the Bengal Bay in April and which is also a foehn wind causing dry and hot temperatures in part of the Central Highlands on low altitudes, hot temperatures in Southern Vietnam.
There may be more days that the lowland of Northern Vietnam is to come under the impact of the Southeasterly Monsoon or Easterly Monsoon which often causes pleasant temperatures in the region.
- The sea and the offshore islands in northern Vietnam are to come under impact of the Southeasterly Wind in April : pleasant temperatures, calm sea.
- The sea in the Central Region and Southern Vietnam is to come under the impact of the Southwesterly Wind or Westerly Wind which causes dry air and warm temperatures in places. The sea in these regions are to enjoy a calm time in April.
What to expect from your holidays to Vietnam in April, where to go in Vietnam in April?
Taking the general weather conditions in Vietnam into consideration, for those travelers planning trips to Vietnam or those who are on holidays in Vietnam in April, then there may be some notes as follows:
- April is a good time to travel to the far-northern mountains of Vietnam when it is mostly dry and the temperatures are more likely pleasant mostly.
The Red River Delta is also a good place to travel to in April. Ninh Binh is among the top choices for countryside landscape all the month. Those who embark on luxury cruises on Halong Bay may have foggy sometimes at the beginning of the month.
- The Central Coast of Vietnam often has sunny weather. Due to the foehn wind which may be strong in April that part of the Central Coast from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri may have hot days with strong sun. The region to the south of the Central Coast from Da Nang to Binh Thuan is more likely to enjoy lovely sunshine and pleasant or slightly warm temperatures.
- April is a great time for birding tours in Vietnam: Bach Ma National Park, Cat Tien National Park, Da Lat, Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park, Deo Nui San (Di Linh Plateau, Lam Dong Province). National parks in northern Vietnam tend to be mor quiet in April as migratory bird species have left the region.
- April is a great time to go for beach holidays or for island vacations in all over Vietnam Vietnam. The sea is calm all over the country in April.
The best beaches to visit in Vietnam in April include Sam Son Beach (Thanh Hoa), Cua Lo Beach (Nghe An), Dong Hoi (Quang Binh Province), Da Nang, Hoi An, Cam Ranh Beach (Khanh Hoa Province), Ninh Chu Beach (Phan Rang-Thap Cham City, Ninh Thuan Province), Mui Ne Beach (Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province), Ho Tram Beach (Xuyen Moc District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province), Long Hai Beach (Ba Ria-Vung Tau), Vung Tau (Vung Tau City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province).
For those who plan a trip to the Central Highlands, you are to have a wonderful holiday ahead with mostly sunny days and pleasant temperatures mostly. April is among the best times to travel to the region.
Those planning holidays to Southern Vietnam in April, then you are likely to have strong sun and hot temperatures with the highs reaching 36-37oC. The beaches in Vung Tau, Long Hai and Mui Ne, Phan Thiet are the best options near Saigon Ho Chi Minh City.
Con Dao Islands, Phu Quoc Island are to have either sunny or cloudy days with lovely temperatures of 26-33oC.
Below you can find Paradissa’s reviews and statistics of the weather in different regions in Vietnam in April 2024
At the beginning of April 2024, there was a brief heat strike all over Vietnam with high temperatures reaching 36-38oC. The Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam had been in a serious drought.
Coming towards the end of April, there were mild spells of the Northeasterly Wind which caused nice temperatures in Northern Vietnam.
Regional weather patterns in Vietnam at the end of the first week of April 2024 (after arrivals of the cool wind):
- Northeast: clouds, light rain, 20-26oC;
- Northwest: clouds, light rain, 22-26oC in Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, 23-31oC in Lao Cai; sun, clouds, rain, 21-33oC in Son La, Dien Bien, 21-31oC in Lai Chau ; (23-38oC in Dien Bien before the cool wind arrival)
- Lowlands: clouds, some light rain, 23-28oC.
- North of the Central Coast: clouds, isolated rain, 23-31oC ;
- Central Coast from Quang Binh to Hue: sun, clouds, 23-35oC ;
- Central Coast from Da Nang to Quang Ngai: sun, clouds, 23-32oC;
- Central Coast from Quy Nhon to Tuy Hoa: sun, clouds, 24-33oC ;
- Central Coast in Khanh Hoa: sun, clouds, 24-33oC ;
- Central Coast Ninh Thuan: sun, clouds, 25-34oC ;
- Central Coast Binh Thuan: sun, clouds, 25-34oC ;
- Central Highlands (Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong): sun, clouds, 19-39oC mostly ;
- East of Southern Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh): sun, clouds, 27-39oC;
- West of Southern Vietnam ( The Mekong Delta): sun, clouds, 27-37/38oC;
From the end of the first week to the third week of April 2024, there were a few weak spells of the Northeasterly Wind which affected mostly the Northeast and lowland of Northern Vietnam which caused lovely weather with some light and isolated rain, or mild sunshine or clouds and pleasant temperatures.
Part of the Northwest of Vietnam (including Hoa Binh, Son La, Dien Bien, part of Lai Chau and Lao Cai), the Central Coast of Vietnam, the Central Highlands of Vietnam and Southern Vietnam suffered from dry heat, strong sun and hot temperatures with the highs reaching 36-40oC.
High temperatures on 17-April : Yên Châu (Sơn La) 41.2oC, Ba Tơ (Quảng Ngãi) 37.4oC, Sơn Hòa (Phú Yên) 36.9oC, Ayunpa (Gia Lai) 36.5oC, Phước Long (Bình Phước) 36.8oC.
Regional weather patterns in Vietnam in mid of the third week of April 2024 :
- Northeast: clouds, light rain, 22-33oC;
- Northwest: sun, clouds, rain, 23-33oC in Yen Bai, 23-37oC ; sun, clouds, isolated rain, 22-36oC in Son La, Dien Bien, 20-32C in Lai Chau ;
- Lowlands: clouds, rain, 26-36oC.
- North of the Central Coast: clouds, 26-37oC ;
- Central Coast from Quang Binh, Quang Tri to Hue: clouds, isolated rain, 27-37oC ;
- Central Coast from Da Nang to Quang Ngai: sun, clouds, 28-37/26-36oC;
- Central Coast from Quy Nhon to Tuy Hoa: sun, clouds, 26-34oC ;
- Central Coast in Khanh Hoa: sun, clouds, 26-34oC ;
- Central Coast Ninh Thuan: sun, clouds, 26-35oC ;
- Central Coast Binh Thuan: sun, clouds, 26-33oC ;
- Central Highlands (Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Lam Dong): sun, clouds, 22-36oC ;
- East of Southern Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh): sun, clouds, 26-38oC;
- West of Southern Vietnam ( The Mekong Delta): sun, clouds, 26-37/38oC.
The first half of the last decade of April 2024, there were weak spells of the Northeasterly Wind in northern Vietnam which caused some rain and pleasant temperatures in most places. There was devastating hail in Mai Chau (Hoa Binh Province) and Van Ho District (Son La Province) which destroyed houses and agricultural crop.
The second half of the last 10 days of April 2024 marked a heat strike across Vietnam with high temperatures in most places with the exception of those on high altitudes. High temperatures recorded on 27-April-2024: Tp Lào Cai (Lào Cai) 41.7oC, Minh Đài (Phú Thọ) 41.2oC, Láng (Hà Nội) 41.5oC, Phủ Lý (Hà Nam) 41.8oC, Tĩnh Gia (Thanh Hóa) 42.8oC, Tương Dương (Nghệ An) 43.2oC, Hà Tĩnh 42.4oC, Đồng Hới (Quảng Bình) 42.6oC, Đông Hà (Quảng Trị) 42.9oC, Tp Huế (T.T.Huế) 42.4oC, Ayunpa (Gia Lai) 40.0oC, Đồng Phú (Bình Phước) 40.2oC, Tp Tây Ninh (Tây Ninh) 39.3oC, Long Khánh (Đồng Nai) 39.2oC…
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