During the monsoon season (usually between June, July and August) some heavy rain affects the North. Not so much the South of Vietnam. Typically, clouds come just suddenly with strong winds and make the sky dark. The rain pours down for just about twenty minutes then leaves the air cool and fresh with sun shinning.

You will enjoy less people traveling at this time, and might get some discounts for your Vietnam tours and services but be aware the weather forecast as you might get stuck somewhere due to the hard rain and typhoons.

Some short tours to the North and South are recommended but we need to take the weather into account. We strongly recommend spending time to Centre Vietnam for a beach holiday for the magnificent coral sand beaches and great sites like Hue, Hoi An, and My Son.

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