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 to visit Vietnam.
Location |
Average Temperature in °C (°F) |
Temperature Precipitation in mm (in) |
Buon Ma Thuot |
25.6 (78.1) |
237 (9.3) |
Can Tho |
27.7 (81.9) |
177 (7.0) |
Cao Bang |
25.9 (78.6) |
184 (7.2) |
Da Lat |
19.3 (66.7) |
208 (8.2) |
Dien Bien Phu |
25.5 (77.9) |
187 (7.4) |
Ha Giang |
26.7 (80.1) |
311 (12.2) |
Ha Long Bay |
26.8 (80.2) |
170 (6.7) |
Hanoi |
27.4 (81.3) |
165 (6.5) |
Hoi An |
28.8 (83.8) |
125 (4.9) |
Ho Chi Minh City |
28.8 (83.8) |
207 (8.1) |
Hue |
28.2 (82.8) |
102 (4.0) |
Phu Quoc |
28.4 (83.1) |
298 (11.7) |
Pleiku |
23.8 (74.8) |
245 (9.6) |
Quang Ngai |
28.3 (82.9) |
99 (3.9) |
Qui Nhon |
29.1 (84.4) |
84 (3.3) |
Sa Pa |
18.9 (66.0) |
346 (13.6) |
Vinh |
27.7 (81.9) |
132 (5.2) |
Yen Bai |
26.7 (80.1) |
219 (8.6) |
May Average Temperature & Precipitation in various locations in Vietnam
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.
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.
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Ba Be Lake | |
Bac Ha | |
Bach Ma NP | |
Ban Gioc Waterfall | |
Buon Ma Thuot | |
Can tho | |
Cao Bang | |
Cat Ba Island | |
Chau Doc | |
Con Dao Island | |
Cu Chi Tunnel | |
Da Lat | |
Da Nang | |
Dien Bien Phu | |
Dong Van | |
Former DMZ | |
Ha Giang | |
Ha Long Bay | |
Hanoi | |
Ho Chi Minh City | |
Hoa Lu ancient capital | |
Hoang Su Phi | |
Hoi An | |
Hue | |
Lai Chau | |
Lang son | |
Mai Chau | |
Mu Cang Chai | |
Mui Ne | |
My Lai | |
My Son Holyland | |
My Tho | |
Nha Trang | |
Ninh Binh | |
Phong Nha Ke Bang NP | |
Phu Quoc Island | |
Pleiku | |
Pu Luong | |
Quy Nhon | |
Sapa | |
Son La | |
Tam Coc | |
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