June is summer in the North and the Central Coast of Vietnam, the rainy season in the Central Highlands and South of Vietnam.
June is often the hottest month in the eastern side of the Northwest (Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Lao Cai), in the Red River Delta and the Central Coast of Vietnam (from Thanh Hoa to Phu Yen, Ninh Thuan). It is possible but not often hot in the Northeast and the extreme Northwest of Vietnam (Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau).
A typical hot day in Yen Bai Vietnam
June is when the far-northern mountains start receiving torrential rains and there may be flash floods. There may also be typhoons or tropical depressions brushing through Vietnam’s sea or inland but not often. It is best to consult local travel specialists if you want to take a trip into this region.
June is when the Central Coast suffers constantly from high temperatures (30-40oC). Along with the constant heat strike, there is a high danger of forest fires. Make sure you have enough cover when traveling outdoors in the strong sunshine.
June is a lovely time in the Central Highlands and South of Vietnam with short-lived daily rains which last for about 1 hour more or less. The temperatures are very pleasant, 22-33oC in the Central Highlands and 26-33oC in South Vietnam.
It rains daily (30 minutes or 1 hour) on the Con Dao Islands and Phu Quoc Island. The daily temperatures on these two islands are approximately 28-31oC. There may be days that the Southwesterly Monsoon is strong and the sea is rough from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau and from Ca Mau to Kien Giang, in the Rach Gia Gulf.
Below is our review and statistics of the weather in different regions in Vietnam in June 2019.
Phu Tho in the heat on a day in June
1/North Vietnam
There was a bad heat strike which made constant high temperatures in most of northern Vietnam. Flash floods were found in Dien Bien, Lai Chau and Sapa. There was no tropical depression or typhoon hitting North Vietnam in June 2019.
- The Northeast of Vietnam (Lang Son, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Ba Be National Park…) had sun, clouds and thunderstorms. Torrential rains were found across the region. While the region had the temperatures between 25-35oC mostly, Ha Giang and Bac Kan had high temperatures from 27-36oC from the second week till the month’s end.
Dong Van Karst Plateau was had sun, clouds, thunderstorms and some torrential rains. The temperatures were 17-27oC.
- The eastern Northwest of Vietnam (Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Lao Cai) suffered from a heat strike for almost the whole month with temperatures from 28-36 and 28-40oC. Torrential rains were found on some days in the region, too.
Sapa had most days of June with clouds, some sun, rains, 17-25oC. There was a flood in Sapa (Ban Ho Village).
Mu Cang Chai had mostly sun, clouds and thunderstorms. The temperatures were mostly 20-30oC.
Hanoi on a hot day in June
- The extreme North West of Vietnam (Son La, Lai Chau and Dien Bien) had sun, clouds and some torrential rains. There were flash floods at Lai Chau (Nam Nhun, Muong Te). The temperatures were mostly pleasant 22-32oC.
The Moc Chau Plateau enjoyed sun, clouds and rains, pleasant temperatures of 20-28oC mostly.
- The low lands in northern Vietnam (Halong Bay, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh) suffered from a heat strike from the second week till the end of the month with high temperatures from 28-39oC. It was mostly half sunny and half cloudy and some days with strong sun. Halong Bay was the only place immune from the heat strike, 28-34oC.
The Red River in June
2/The North of the Central Region (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh)
The region suffered from the heat strike for most of the month with strong sun and high temperatures, 29-40oC. It reached 43oC in some locations on certain days. A forest fire took place for 3 days in Ha Tinh.
3/ The Central Coast of Vietnam (Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan)
Most of the Central Coast suffered from strong sun without rains and with high temperatures for the whole month.
- Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Hue had sunny days, 29-40oC.
- Da Nang, Hoi An and the provinces to the south of the Hai Van Pass (Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen) had sunny days with hot temperatures, 28-38oC.
- Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan: It was mostly sunny days with scattered thunderstorms in Binh Thuan. The temperatures were high in Ninh Thuan, 27-36oC. It was mostly fine in Khanh Hoa and Binh Thuan, 24-33oC.
4/ The Central Highlands of Vietnam (Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Lam Dong)
The Central Highlands enjoyed a lovely June as usual: cloudy days with rains often. The temperatures were pleasant, 22-32oC mostly, 21-29oC in Pleiku.
Da Lat had a lovely June in 2019 with clouds and rains and pleasant temperatures, 17-24oC.
5/The South of Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Tay Ninh, Vung Tau, Dong Nai, and the Mekong Delta)
The South of Vietnam had a lovely June in 2019 which is quite typical weather of the rainy season here: daily rains for about 1 hour each day, sun, 26-33oC.
The Con Dao Islands and Phu Quoc Island enjoyed typical weather of the rainy season as usual: daily rains which last for 30 minutes or one hour each; 28-31oC. There were some days with strong Southwesterly Monsoon and rough sea.
