February is spring in Northern Vietnam, about to be the end of the rainy season in the Central Coast, the dry season with pleasant temperatures in the Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam.
In February the North still to receive spells of the Northeasterly Wind but the Southeasterly Wind starts impacting the region. The air becomes moist and it is foggy often. Also there may be light drizzles which are called ‘rain dusts’ in local language. The temperatures are often pleasant in Northern Vietnam in February. The extreme Northwest of Vietnam (Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son La) may enjoy warmer temperatures, sunny days as the Northeasterly Wind may be too weak to travel this far.
February is a good time for adventure tours in the far northern mountains: trekking tours, bike tours and motorcycle tours.
The Central Coast of Vietnam still have rain but the rain is much lighter and rainy days are alternated by dry days with overcast skies. February is about to be a good time to travel in the Central Coast as the rain is light and should not affect much visits to tourist sites.
The Central Highlands and the South of Vietnam are normally to have the most beautiful weather in a year: pleasant temperatures and dry weather wit lovely sun. Traveling in the Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam be it adventure tours, beach holidays… are all great. The sun is mild and the temperatures are very pleasant.
Below you can find more details about the weather in Vietnam in February 2023.
First week of February, 2023
There seemed meetings of different winds in Northern Vietnam at the beginning of February that it turned moist, then wet and foggy. The temperatures were very pleasant. There were hails in Dien Bien and on the Fansipan Peak.
The regional weather was as follows:
- Northeast : clouds, light drizzle, 18-23oC ;
- Northwest : clouds, sun, light drizzles, 15-25oC mostly , 16-29oC in Dien Bien ;
- Lowlands in Northern Vietnam : moist, clouds, some light rain, some fog, 18-23oC ;
- North of the Central Coast : clouds, rain, moist, 19-23oC ;
- Mid Central Coast to the north of Hai Van : rain, clouds 21-27oC ;
- Mid Central Coast to the south of Hai Van : clouds, rain, 22-24oC ;
- South Central Coast (Quy Nhon – Nha Trang): some rain, clouds, sun 23-27oC ;
- South Central Coast ( Phan Rang-Thap Cham to Phan Thiet : sun, 22-32oC ;
- Central Highlands : sun, clouds, 18-29oC ;
- Southern Vietnam : clouds, sun, 22429oC mostly, 25-32oC in Ho Chi Minh City.
Second week of February, 2023
The second week of February 2023 continued with moist air in northern Vietnam until the end of the week when a new spell of the Cold Wind swept in. The North turned cold and dry, there was sparsly drizzles in the Central Coast. The Central Highlands and the South of Vietnam continued to have lovely sunshine with pleasant temperatures.
Third week of February, 2023
The third week of February started with the newly arrived cold wind blowing through the North of Vietnam and the Central Coast. Winter vibe prevails in northern Vietnam while the Central Coast had some light rain at first.
The regional weather was as follows:
- Northeast : clouds, 11-23oC ;
- Northwest : clouds, sun, 11-21oC mostly , 12-26oC in Dien Bien ;
- Lowlands in Northern Vietnam : clouds, dry, 14-19oC ;
- North of the Central Coast : clouds, rain, 16-18oC ;
- Mid Central Coast to the north of Hai Van : rain, clouds 19-23oC ;
- Mid Central Coast to the south of Hai Van : clouds, some light rain, 21-25oC ;
- South Central Coast (Quy Nhon – Nha Trang): some rain, clouds, sun 22-28oC ;
- South Central Coast ( Phan Rang-Thap Cham to Phan Thiet : sun, clouds, 23-32oC ;
- Central Highlands : sun, clouds, 16-28oC ;
- Southern Vietnam: sun, 22-32oC mostly, 23-34oC in Ho Chi Minh City.
Fourth week and last days of February, 2023
There was a spell of cold wind hitting Vietnam on 24-February-2023. The North had been enjoying nice weather and had short-lived rain when the monsoon arrived, then the weather turned nice again with lovely sun and winds.
The Central Coast had been having dry weather then it rained when the monsoon arrived.
The Central Highlands and South of Vietnam continued to have lovely weather: sunshine and pleasant temperatures. Ho Chi Minh City starts having warm temperatures (33-35oC).
Generally speaking, the weather in this period was great for trekking tours and adventure tours in Northern Vietnam, bird watching tours in the North and the South of Vietnam, great for beach holidays and family vacations in the South of the Central Coast, in the South of Vietnam, and on the Con Dao Islands and Phu Quoc Islands. It is fine to have sightseeing in the Central Coast given the light rain.
The regional weather was as follows:
- Northeast : sun, 9-24oC ;
- Northwest : sun, 10-24oC mostly , 12-26oC in Dien Bien ;
- Lowlands in Northern Vietnam : sun mostly and dry, 12-24oC ;
- North of the Central Coast : clouds, rain, sun 16-22oC ;
- Mid Central Coast to the north of Hai Van : rain, clouds 17-21oC ;
- Mid Central Coast to the south of Hai Van : clouds, some light rain, 19-24oC ;
- South Central Coast (Quy Nhon – Nha Trang): some rain, clouds, sun 21-27oC ;
- South Central Coast ( Phan Rang-Thap Cham to Phan Thiet : sun, clouds, 21-33oC ;
- Central Highlands : sun, 18-27oC ;
- Southern Vietnam: sun, 21-32oC mostly, 23-35oC in Ho Chi Minh City.
