June is summer in Northern Vietnam, hot season in the Central Coast, the rainy season with daily short-lived heavy rain and with pleasant temperatures in the Central Highlands, Southern Vietnam.
If you travel in the North or Central Region of Vietnam in June, make sure to drink enough water and always bring along a sunhat or umbrella when going outdoors.
In the Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam, the heavy daily rain may cause temporary floods in places and cities. Be extra cautious if you take part in a flooded road with running water and open sewage.
General Weather Patterns in Vietnam in June
In June there are tow main monsoons affecting Vietnam:
- The Northeast and lowland of Northern Vietnam often have the Southeasterly Wind which brings along moisture and which makes the temperatures pleasant.
- The remainder of the country including part of the Northwest of Vietnam, the Central Coast, the Central Highlands is to have the Southwesterly Wind. This wind causes rain in the Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam but causes dry heat and high temperatures in part of the Northwest of Vietnam and in the Central Coast due to the foehn effect.
The rain in the mountains in the far Northern Vietnam, in the Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam may cause places flooded temporarily.
It may be possible that the North of Vietnam and North of the Central Coast may receive typhoons or tropical depressions in June which may cause rain in a few days and which may disrupt cruises on Halong Bay. In the far Northern Mountain, there may be torrential rain which may result in landslides or flash floods.
Part of the Northwest of Vietnam, and the Central Coast of Vietnam are to undergo series of heat strikes in June with daily temperatures surpassing 36-38oC. The hottest places include Lao Cai, Hoa Binh, Son La, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri.
The Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam are in the rainy season in June with daily rain (which lasts 30 minutes – 1 hour per day). The rain makes the temperatures pleasant mostly. But the heavy rain may make streets flooded which may disrupt traffic temporarily.
What to expect from your holidays to Vietnam in June, where to go in Vietnam in June?
Taking the general weather conditions in Vietnam into consideration, for those travelers planning holidays to Vietnam or those who are on vacations in Vietnam in June, then there may be some notes as follows:
- Those planning an adventure tour, a sightseeing trip, a family holiday in the far northern mountains of Vietnam in June should expect strong sun, high humidity, high temperatures (except for places on high altitudes) and some rain. All visits and outdoor activities should be avoided at mid day from 11:00 A.M through 14:30 during which the temperatures are the highest of a day and it is easily to get sun-stroke. Trekking trails are often muddy, slippery and those embark on adventure trips should exercise caution.
- While Dong Van Karst Plateau in Ha Giang and Moc Chau Plateau in Son La are more likely to have lovely weather which is suitable for relaxing holidays, relaxing family vacations and sightseeing tours, Sapa may be different. The weather in Sapa in June may change from scorching sun to torrential rain and vice versa in ever short interval of time within one day. Trails in Sapa are quite muddy and slippery during this month.
- Families on holidays to Vietnam in the lowland of Northern Vietnam and in the Central Coast should make sure you have sunshade and enough drinking water, especially those with kids and/or senior travelers. Outdoor visits or activities should be avoided at mid day. During this time, even the Vietnamese workers/farmers take a break from work; they would rather start work earlier or extend their work later in the day, but not during mid day.
- June is a good time for junk cruises on Halong Bay as it is often clear skies and you have lovely photos of the islands in sunshine. Those on cruises on the Mekong River in Southern Vietnam should have a good time in June too; the temperatures in the Mekong Delta are mostly pleasant this month thanks to daily short-lived rain.
- June is not a good time for bird watching tours as migratory bird species have traveled back to their homeland, and bird parks and national parks in Vietnam are not busy with wildlife.
- June is a good time to go for beach holidays in Vietnam and is the best time for island vacations in Vietnam. The best beaches should be in the South of the Central Coast (Quy Nhon, Phu Yen, Nha Trang, Phan Rang, Mui Ne) and South of Vietnam (Vung Tau, Long Hai). Those on boat trips and sea exploration tours like snorkeling and scuba diving should have a great time as the sea is calm, and the sea water is clear. One thing you may like to know is that June is among the peak Vietnamese tourist season; it is school holidays and Vietnamese families travel which drive up prices in several popular spots insanely.
- The Con Dao Islands and Phu Quoc Island are the best destinations for island vacations in Vietnam in June. On these islands, the sun is bright and the temperatures are mostly pleasant (29-30oC) in June. The down side is that prices are often higher and lack of air tickets for flights to these islands. If you plan to stay in luxury hotels and resorts, the costs of goods and services are likely not changed much between high season and low season. Water sports and sea exploration tours should bring great experiences.
- For more adventure travelers and families you may like to consider the Cat Ba Island in Northern Vietnam, Ly Son Island and Phu Quy Island in the Central Region of Vietnam. It is hot in Cat Ba but you can get some nice sea breezes while at Ly Son and Phu Quoc, the weather should be just wonderful! The two latter islands are new destinations and are busy during weekends.
Below you can find Paradissa’s reviews and statistics of the weather in different regions in Vietnam in June 2023
At the end of May and the beginning of June 2023, there was a heat strike across the North and the Central Coast of Vietnam. The highest recorded temperatures on 3-June were found at :Bắc Mê (Hà Giang) 38.3oC, Bảo Lạc (Cao Bằng) 38.8oC, Tây Hiếu (Nghệ An) 38.6oC, Đô Lương (Nghệ An) 38.3oC, Hương Sơn (Hà Tĩnh) 39.2oC, Quy Nhơn (Bình Định) 38.1oC, Tuy Hòa (Phú Yên) 38.1oC,...
From 03-June there was rain in several places in the North of Vietnam putting an end to the heat strike. The rainfalls measured in 8 hours from evening of 03-June to early morning of 04-June: Nậm Păm (Sơn La) 94.0mm, Chiềng Khoang (Sơn La) 60.0mm, Thống Nhất (Hòa Bình) 61.2mm, Tân Lập (Hà Giang) 104.6mm, Quảng Ngần (Hà Giang) 64.0mm, Công Bằng (Bắc Kạn) 81mm, Yên Hoa (Tuyên Quang) 50.4mm, …
The Central Highlands and South of Vietnam had heavy daily rain and pleasant temperatures. Rainfalls recorded from 19:00 of 06-June to 07:00 A.M of 07-June: Hướng Phùng (Quảng Trị) 106.8mm, Trà My (Quảng Nam) 115mm, Trà Hiệp (Quảng Ngãi) 75.0mm, Ia Nan (Gia Lai) 70.4mm, Mỏ Cày (Bến Tre) 75.0mm,…
Then the weather patterns in the North and in the Central Coast followed a pattern: 3 to 4 days hot temperatures followed by heavy rain which was then followed by 3 to 4 days nice temperatures. Though the rain started falling in Northern Vietnam but the region had been under a severe drought that agricultural reservoirs and hydropower reservoirs ran dry. The rain helped to raise the water levels at the reservoirs by the end of the second decade of the month.
High temperatures recorded on 17-June: Tĩnh Gia (Thanh Hóa) và Tây Hiếu (Nghệ An) 39.3oC, Đô Lương (Nghệ An) 38.2oC… The humidity ranges from 55-65%.
Rainfalls from 19:00 hours of 17-June to 07:00 hours of 18-June: Xuân Nha (Sơn La) 136.2mm, Vạn Mai (Hòa Bình) 192.4mm, Lộc Tân (Lâm Đồng) 157.4mm, Bảo Lộc (Lâm Đồng) 150.0mm,…
Regional weather patterns in Vietnam at the end of the second decade of June 2023:
- Northeast: clouds, rain, 26-33oC;
- Northwest: sun, clouds, rain, 26-33oC in Hoa Binh, Yen Bai; 26-35oC in Lao Cai; 22-30oC in Son La, Dien Bien and Lai Chau;
- Lowlands: sun, clouds, rain, 28-36oC.
- North of the Central Coast: sun, clouds, 27-37oC;
- Central Coast from Quang Binh to Hue: sun, clouds, rain, 28-37oC;
- Central Coast from Da Nang to Quy Nhon: sun, clouds, isolated rain, 27-36oC mostly;
- Central Coast from Tuy Hoa to Nha Trang: sun, clouds, rain, 26-36oC in Phu Yen and 26-34oC in Khanh Hoa;
- Central Coast from Phan Rang-Thap Cham to Phan Thiet: sun, clouds, rain, 25-34oC;
- Central Highlands: rain, 21-31oC;
- East of Southern Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh): rain, clouds, 26-34oC;
- West of Southern Vietnam ( The Mekong Delta): clouds, rain, 23-31oC.
In the last 8-9 days of June 2023 it started to rain more on a daily basis in Northern Vietnam. The temperatures turned pleasant in most of Northern Vietnam. The severe drought had ended and there was enough water in reservoirs that helped normal operations for hydro-power plants in the North.
In the far northern mountain, recorded rainfalls in 13 hours from the evening of 22-June to the morning of 23-June: Đạo Viện 1 (Tuyên Quang) 139.4mm, Lương Bằng (Bắc Kạn) 120.6mm, Đình Cả (Thái Nguyên) 176.2mm,…Humidity in the Northeast of Vietnam was around 90% (saturated levels).
The Central Coast of Vietnam continued to have a heat strike. There is isolated rain in places.
There was heavy rain in the Central Highlands and South of Vietnam. High recorded temperatures on 23-June: Tây Hiếu (Nghệ An) 39.0oC, Đông Hà (Quảng Trị) 38.8oC,...Humidity in most of the Central Coast was around 50-65%.
Regional weather patterns in Vietnam in the last 7 days of June 2023:
- Northeast: clouds, rain, 23-28oC;
- Northwest: clouds, rain, 23-29oC in Hoa Binh, Yen Bai; 26-32oC in Lao Cai; 22-28oC in Son La, Dien Bien; 21-27oC in Lai Chau;
- Lowlands: clouds, rain, 25-32oC.
- North of the Central Coast: sun, clouds, rain, 26-34oC in Thanh Hoa; 27-37oC in the other provinces;
- Central Coast from Quang Binh to Hue: sun, clouds, rain, 27-38oC;
- Central Coast from Da Nang to Quang Ngai: sun, clouds, isolated rain, 27-36oC mostly;
- Central Coast from Quy Nhon , Tuy Hoa to Nha Trang: sun, clouds, rain, 26-36oC in Binh Dinh and Phu Yen and 26-35oC in Khanh Hoa;
- Central Coast from Phan Rang-Thap Cham to Phan Thiet: sun, clouds, rain, 25-36oC in Phan Rang, 25-34oC in Phan Thiet;
- Central Highlands: rain, 21-32oC;
- East of Southern Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh): rain, clouds, 26-36oC;
- West of Southern Vietnam ( The Mekong Delta): clouds, rain, 26-33oC mostly; 26-35oC in An Giang.
- Con Dao Islands: clouds, rain, 24-26oC;
- Phu Quoc Island: 26-29oC;
