Vietnam - weather & travel conditions in May

Weather

In Vietnam, May is the first month of summer. The country is now under the blue sky and sunshine. Despite the concern of raising temperature, May is still a good time for tours in Vietnam.

In the North of the country, with Hanoi is the centre, the average temperature of May stays at around 31°C. Refreshing downpours may come once a week for a short time each. In far north mountainous areas such as Sa Pa and Ha Giang, the weather is more favourable and stays at an average of 27°C. Coastal areas and beaches like Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Island through sharing summer feature but rather comfortable thanks to the ocean breeze.

The weather in Centre of Vietnam, including Hue, Hoi An, Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, is on its way to the peak of summer with sunshine and blue skies dominate the whole way of the month and the average temperature stays at around 33°C. Beaches in this area proved to be a good choice. The Centre Highland with its high elevation is expected to offer cooler weather and good condition to explore.

Climate in South of Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, Mui Ne, Mekong Delta & Phu Quoc starts to welcome frequent refreshing short downpours in the afternoon that help to bring down the temperature and make it more relieved than the previous month. The average temperature in this area during May will stay at around 32°C.

May Average Temperature and Precipitation in various locations in Vietnam

May Average Temperature & Precipitation in various locations in Vietnam

Events

International Labors Day

This is a public holiday in Vietnam just after another one – The Reunification Day in 30th April. During this time Vietnamese workers have time off for connecting holidays and you will see streets are excitingly decorated with lights, flowers, banners and so on and resident houses also required to hang national flags. For Vietnamese, this is the first summer vacation and they tend to travel somewhere away to enjoy it. For you, it is good time to wander though calm streets and take picture of exciting colors.

What to do and expect if travel to Vietnam in May

May stays amongst good months to travel in Vietnam. This month offers lots of clear days with blue sky and beaches along the country often being good choice. For those who want to get suntan then this is good time to get it here.

Long biking or outdoor adventures are more than possible whilst walking and easy style travel is more than appropriate. Just drink enough water and dress light, loose fitting.

In the far north mountainous areas of Vietnam including Sa Pa are in rice transplanting season making the scenery one of two best – time - to - visit of the year.

If you wish to have an off bitten track journey, a discovery on zeep and/or bike is a great idea. Up there, the temperature is normally 5 or 6°C lower than in the lowland making it good condition for trekking and exploring landscapes. Da Lat in the Central Highland with the same conditions is also put high on the list.

Other highlights along the country can be put into your itinerary without hesitation depending on your taste and time schedule.