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Vietnam · Month guide
Vietnam in August
Around 31 °C with 299 mm of rain and 4.2 hours of sun a day.
August is a mixed month for Vietnam — worth planning around specific regions. Around 31 °C with 299 mm of rain and 4.2 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Vietnam · August
What the weather usually does
Vietnam · typical month
- Day / night24 – 31 °CYear range 17 – 31 °C
- Rainfall299 mmYear range 45 – 302 mm
- Sunshine4.2 hr / dayYear range 3.7 – 6.1 hr / day
What’s open · August
Things to do in Vietnam in August
Nothing in Vietnam shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best, though 1 is weather-dependent in August.
- LimitedHa Long Bay cruises
typhoon season in the Gulf of Tonkin; sailings are cancelled at short notice when a storm tracks in
Sources: localvietnam.com, tnktravel.com
- At its bestHoi An Ancient Town
the dry, beach-ready stretch of the central Vietnamese year
Sources: vietnamtourism.com, asiatouradvisor.com
- OpenGolden rice terraces (Sa Pa, Mu Cang Chai, Ha Giang)
the terraces are there all year; the gold is a few weeks before each harvest
Sources: vietnamcoracle.com, vietnam.travel
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
63 regions · current month
Vietnam, taken apart
- An Giang32°C now · 31–34 °C yr
- Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu30°C now · 29–32 °C yr
- Bình Dương32°C now · 31–34 °C yr
- Bình Phước31°C now · 30–34 °C yr
- Bình Thuận30°C now · 29–32 °C yr
- Bình Định32°C now · 25–33 °C yr
- Bạc Liêu31°C now · 29–32 °C yr
- Bắc Giang32°C now · 20–33 °C yr
- Bắc Ninh33°C now · 21–34 °C yr
- Bến Tre31°C now · 29–32 °C yr
- Cao Bằng30°C now · 17–30 °C yr
- Cà Mau30°C now · 29–32 °C yr
- Cần Thơ31°C now · 30–34 °C yr
- Da Nang32°C now · 23–33 °C yr
- Gia Lai30°C now · 26–33 °C yr
- Haiphong32°C now · 20–33 °C yr
- Hanoi33°C now · 21–34 °C yr
- Ho Chi Minh32°C now · 31–34 °C yr
- Hà Giang30°C now · 17–30 °C yr
- Hà Nam33°C now · 21–34 °C yr
- Hà Tĩnh32°C now · 21–34 °C yr
- Hòa Bình31°C now · 20–33 °C yr
- Hải Dương32°C now · 21–34 °C yr
- Hậu Giang31°C now · 30–34 °C yr
- Khánh Hòa31°C now · 25–31 °C yr
- Kiên Giang30°C now · 30–33 °C yr
- Kon Tum28°C now · 24–30 °C yr
- Lai Châu28°C now · 19–28 °C yr
- Long An32°C now · 31–34 °C yr
- Lào Cai29°C now · 18–29 °C yr
- Lâm Đồng27°C now · 26–29 °C yr
- Lạng Sơn31°C now · 18–31 °C yr
- Nam Định32°C now · 20–33 °C yr
- Nghệ An31°C now · 21–33 °C yr
- Ninh Bình32°C now · 21–34 °C yr
- Ninh Thuận31°C now · 26–31 °C yr
- Northeast Vietnam31°C now · 18–31 °C yr
- Phú Thọ32°C now · 20–33 °C yr
- Phú Yên32°C now · 25–32 °C yr
- Quảng Bình31°C now · 21–33 °C yr
- Quảng Nam32°C now · 23–32 °C yr
- Quảng Ngãi33°C now · 24–33 °C yr
- Quảng Ninh31°C now · 19–31 °C yr
- Quảng Trị32°C now · 23–33 °C yr
- Red River Delta33°C now · 21–34 °C yr
- Sóc Trăng31°C now · 29–32 °C yr
- Sơn La29°C now · 20–30 °C yr
- Thanh Hóa31°C now · 20–33 °C yr
- Thái Bình32°C now · 20–33 °C yr
- Thái Nguyên32°C now · 20–33 °C yr
- Thừa Thiên Huế32°C now · 23–33 °C yr
- Tiền Giang32°C now · 30–33 °C yr
- Trà Vinh31°C now · 29–32 °C yr
- Tuyên Quang32°C now · 19–32 °C yr
- Tây Ninh32°C now · 31–35 °C yr
- Vĩnh Long31°C now · 30–33 °C yr
- Vĩnh Phúc33°C now · 21–34 °C yr
- Yên Bái30°C now · 18–30 °C yr
- Điện Biên29°C now · 21–30 °C yr
- Đông Nam Bộ31°C now · 30–33 °C yr
- Đắk Lắk30°C now · 26–33 °C yr
- Đắk Nông28°C now · 27–31 °C yr
- Đồng Tháp32°C now · 31–35 °C yr
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.7 | 16.8 | 13.0 | 27.1 |
| February | 24.9 | 17.3 | 14.2 | 29.4 |
| March | 27.8 | 19.9 | 17.3 | 31.1 |
| April | 29.9 | 22.3 | 19.1 | 33.4 |
| May | 31.0 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 33.6 |
| June | 31.3 | 24.8 | 23.8 | 33.4 |
| July | 30.7 | 24.5 | 23.6 | 32.5 |
| August | 30.6 | 24.3 | 23.4 | 32.5 |
| September | 29.9 | 23.6 | 22.5 | 31.7 |
| October | 28.1 | 22.0 | 19.6 | 30.3 |
| November | 26.5 | 20.1 | 17.2 | 29.4 |
| December | 23.8 | 17.4 | 14.0 | 27.3 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 65 |
| February | 45 |
| March | 65 |
| April | 100 |
| May | 215 |
| June | 233 |
| July | 281 |
| August | 299 |
| September | 302 |
| October | 266 |
| November | 162 |
| December | 100 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 4.1 |
| February | 4.9 |
| March | 5.7 |
| April | 6.1 |
| May | 5.3 |
| June | 4.8 |
| July | 4.3 |
| August | 4.2 |
| September | 4.0 |
| October | 3.7 |
| November | 4.0 |
| December | 3.7 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8 | 5.6 | 11.3 |
| February | 8.0 | 6.1 | 10.7 |
| March | 7.4 | 5.9 | 9.6 |
| April | 6.9 | 5.4 | 8.7 |
| May | 6.2 | 4.7 | 8.1 |
| June | 7.2 | 5.2 | 9.9 |
| July | 7.6 | 5.3 | 10.9 |
| August | 7.4 | 5.0 | 11.0 |
| September | 6.2 | 4.2 | 10.1 |
| October | 6.7 | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| November | 7.5 | 5.2 | 11.2 |
| December | 8.4 | 5.7 | 11.8 |
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