June is summer in Northern Vietnam, the hot season in the Central Coast, rainy season in the Central Highlands, and in Southern Vietnam.
General Weather Patterns in Vietnam in June
In Northern Vietnam, the Northwest may have areas under impact of the foehn wind and may have high temperatures. There may be torrential rain in both the Northwest and Northeast of Vietnam which could make places temporarily flooded.
The Northeast and lowland of Northern Vietnam are more likely to have the Southeasterly Wind which often makes the temperatures from tolerable to pleasant.
The Central Coast of Vietnam often has high temperatures and very strong sun in June. The region is under heat strikes most of the time due to foehn wind and due to growing hot air troughs over the northwest and west of Vietnam. Temperatures in the areas south of the Hai Van Pass (from Da Nang to Binh Thuan) is to have lower temperatures than those to the North of the Hai Van Pass (from Thanh Hoa to Hue) thanks to less impact of the foehn wind.
The Central Highlands and South of Vietnam come under influence of the Southwesterly Wind coming from the Equator. The wind causes daily short-lived (30 minutes - 1 hour) yet heavy rain. The rain often causes temporary floods in cities which disrupt traffic. The temperatures in the Central Highlands are often very pleasant and those in Southern Vietnam are pleasant thanks to the wind and the rain.
Adventure Travel, Nature tours, Bird Watching Tours in Vietnam in June
June is generally not a good time for adventure tours, bird watching tours in Vietnam. This is because of the high temperatures which are not suitable for active holidays and because of rain which makes forest trails, nature trails muddy for bike tours or trekking tours. The sun is quite strong mostly which dehydrates and enervates us quickly.
Those who plan for adventure holidays or trekking tours in Sapa are to have changing weather conditions : hot in the valleys, strong sun, torrential rain all within one day. This is because of the winds on high altitudes, the high mountains blocking clouds which turn the weather from strong sun to rain and vice versa in matters of minutes. In the villages in the valleys, the temperatures are quite warm under strong sun due to low altitudes compared to the town.
Hoa Binh, Mai Chau and to a lesser degree Ninh Binh may come under impact of the foehn wind which makes temperatures high mostly (above 36oC).
June is the time that most migratory bird species have left national parks and nature reserves in Vietnam, and bird parks in the country are not busy with wildlife as during autumn, winter and spring time (October through February or March). There are certainly still several native birds still in national parks but they are not that readily visible thanks to abundance of food in the dense undergrowth. The exception we may get is at wetland areas like Van Long Nature Reserve in Ninh Binh, Ba Be National Park, Xuan Thuy National Park in Northern Vietnam ; bird parks in the Mekkong Delta (Tram Chim, Bac Lieu, Thap Muoi, Lang Sen...) in Southern Vietnam.
Those birders who stray off the well-beaten-track and venture into the Central Highlands may find better luck at Da Lat (the Tuyen Lam Lake, Lang Biang Mountain, Ta Nung Valley) or at the Yok Don National Park (near Buon Ma Thuot).
Given all those mentioned setbacks, June is the best time for beach vacations and island holidays in Vietnam. Thanks to absence of the Northeasterly Monsoon, the sea is mostly calm all over the country mostly. The bright sun often turns your beach holidays into amazing experiences. Those who plan to travel to Vietnam’s offshore islands like Ly Son, Con Dao and Phu Quoc should enjoy calm sea, bright sun, pleasant temperatures.
Thanks to calm sea water, all sea exploration tours, water sport activities and sea adventure tours should operate smoothly as planned.
Below is Weather in Vietnam in June 2023 Monitored by AdventureGreen
First week of June, 2023
A heat strike in the North and part of the Central Coast continued from the last two days of May into the first week June 2023. The highest temperatures during the heat strike on 31-May-2023 were found at : Lạc Sơn (Hòa Bình) 41.7oC, Hòa Bình 41.3oC, Hồi Xuân (Thanh Hóa) 42.4oC, Quỳ Châu (Nghệ An) 42oC, Tương Dương (Nghệ An) 42.5oC, Tây Hiếu (Nghệ An) 42.5oC, Hương Khê (Hà Tĩnh) 41.3oC. Mường La (Sơn La) 43.3oC, Sông Mã (Sơn La) 42.0oC, Yên Châu (Sơn La) 40.5oC, Bắc Mê (Hà Giang) 42.0oC, Bảo Lạc (Cao Bằng) 41.7oC, Tương Dương (Nghệ An) 40.4oC. Humidity was mostly in the range of 40-65%.
The Central Highlands and South of Vietnam had torrential rain, rainfalls recorded in 14 hours in between 31-May to 01-June : Đồng Kho (Bình Thuận) 106mm, Bông Krang (Đắk Lắk) 52.8mm, Lộc Ninh (Bình Phước) 107.4mm.
Regional weather in Vietnam during the heat strike in the first week of June 2023 was as follows
- Northeast : sun, clouds, 26-39oC;
- Northwest : sun, 24-37oC mostly ; 24-34oC with some rain in Lai Chau ; 28-40oC in Lao Cai ;
- Lowlands in Northern Vietnam : sun, 28-39oC ;
- North of the Central Coast : sun, 29-38oC mostly;
- Mid Central Coast to the north of Hai Van : sun, clouds, some rain, 28-39oC in Quang Binh and Quang Tri ; 27-37oC in Hue ;
- Mid Central Coast to the south of Hai Van : sun, clouds, showers, 26-37oC ;
- South Central Coast (Quy Nhon – Nha Trang): sun, some rain, 26-37oC mostly ; 26-36oC in Nha Trang;
- South Central Coast ( Phan Rang-Thap Cham to Phan Thiet : sun, clouds, rain, 26-37oC in Phan Rang, 26-34oC in Phan Thiet;
- Central Highlands : clouds, rain, 21-31oC ;
- East of Southern Vietnam (Tay Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai) : sun, clouds, rain, 26-33oC mostly, 26-34oC in Tay Ninh.
- West of Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta) : clouds, rain, 26-32oC mostly ; 26-33oC in An Giang.
Coming towards the end of the first week, the temperatures in Northern Vietnam started getting better and there was rain across the region. Torrential and long-lasting rain was found across the Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam causing temporary floods in several places. Travelers in these two regions certainly had some difficult time nagivating the flooded streets.
Rainfalls recorded in 9 hours on 4-June : Bảo Lạc 85mm,Văn Chấn 71mm, Ngân Sơn 47mm, Tân Sơn 44mm.
Second week of June, 2023
In the second week of June 2023, there was a heat strike in the North and the Central Region of Vietnam which was interrupted by heavy rain in several places at the end of the second week. There had been a severe drought in the North of Vietnam and part of the Central Coast that reservoirs ran dry and hydropower plants did not have enough water to generate electricity. Power failures were more common in the North of Vietnam.
The Central Highlands and South of Vietnam had daily heavy rain and pleasant temperatures.
Third week of June, 2023
The third week of June 2023 started off with more rain in Northern Vietnam and the North as well as the Central Coast enjoyed some days with more tolerable temperatures. Then heat strike resumed in the North and Central Coast of Vietnam.
Rainfalls in the first 6 hours of 17-June-2023 : Bắc Quang 62,6mm; Bắc Mê 47,8mm (Hà Giang); Ba Bể 107,4mm; Ngân Sơn 57,8mm (Bắc Kạn); Ba Chẽ 52mm (Quảng Ninh).
High temperatures on 17-June-203 : Tĩnh Gia (Thanh Hóa) 38.8oC, Đô Lương (Nghệ An) 38.0mm, Hương Khê (Hà Tĩnh) 37.8oC, Nam Đông (Thừa Thiên Huế) 37.0oC… Common humidities on 17-June at 13:00 hours were 55-65%.
The Central Highlands and South of Vietnam had heavy rain and pleasant temperatures. Rainfalls from 13:00 to 15:00 on 17-June : Đăk Mâm (Đắk Lắk) 52.2mm, Đắk DRông (Đắk Nông) 44.8mm, Long Xuyên (An Giang) 43.6mm, Phước Bình (Đồng Nai) 39.8mm, Long Vĩnh (Tiền Giang) 39.4mm, Tân Hội Trung (Đồng Tháp) 35.4mm, …
The regional weather was as follows:
- Northeast : sun, clouds, rain, 26-33oC ;
- Northwest : clouds rain, 23-32oC in Son La, Dien Bien and Lai Chau ; sun, clouds, rain, 26-36oC in Hoa Binh and Yen Bai, 27-37oC in Lao Cai ;
- Lowlands in Northern Vietnam : sun, clouds, rain, 28-36oC ;
- North of the Central Coast : sun, clouds, isolated rain, 28-36oC ;
- Mid Central Coast to the north of Hai Van : sun, clouds , isolated rain, 27-37oC ;
- Mid Central Coast to the south of Hai Van : clouds, sun, isolated rain, 26-36oC ;
- South Central Coast (Quy Nhon – Nha Trang): clouds, sun, rain, 26-34oC ;
- South Central Coast ( Phan Rang-Thap Cham to Phan Thiet : sun, clouds, rain, 25-34oC in Phan Rang, 25-32oC in Phan Thiet ;
- Central Highlands : showers, rain, 21-31oC ;
- East of Southern Vietnam (Tay Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai) : clouds, rain, 25-32oC ;
- West of Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta) : clouds, rain, 24-31oC.
Rainfalls recorded in 8 hours from 19:00 4-June to early 05-June: Nậm Ban 2 (Hà Giang) 50.8mm, Minh Quang (Vĩnh Phúc) 122.7mm, Phấn Mễ (Thái Nguyên) 77.8mm, Đa Cốc (Thái Bình) 71mm, Măng Tố (Bình Thuận) 74.2mm, Mỹ Đức (Lâm Đồng) 73.6mm, Bông Krang 3 (Đắk Lắk) 53.6mm, Bù Đăng (Bình Phước) 52.6mm, …
Fourth week and last days of June, 2023
The fourth week and the lat days of June found more daily rain in Northern Vietnam which made the temperatures mostly pleasant. The rain was mostly in the evening.
The Central Coast continued to have a heat strike. Highest recorded temperatures on 21-June : Tĩnh Gia (Thanh Hóa) 38.6oC, Tây Hiếu (Nghệ An) 39.2oC, Hương Khê (Hà Tĩnh) 38.7oC, Ba Đồn (Quảng Bình) 38.1oC,...The humidity was around 40-65%.
The Central Highlands and South of Vietnam had daily rain and pleasant temperatures. Rainfalls in 6 hours from the evening of 21-June to early morning of 22-June : IaGrăng 48.6mm (Gia Lai), Bông Krang 74.8mm (Đắk Lắk ), Đạ Tồn 54.6mm (Lâm Đồng), Tà Lài 85.4mm (Đồng Nai), …
Regional weather in Vietnam in the last 8 days of June 2023
- Northeast : clouds, rain, 23-32oC;
- Northwest : clouds, ain, 25-34oC in Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Lao Cai ; 23-29oC in Lai Chau ; 23-31oC in Son La, Dien Bien ;
- Lowlands in Northern Vietnam : clouds, rain, 27-36oC ;
- North of the Central Coast : sun, clouds, isolated rain, 28-37oC mostly;
- Mid Central Coast to the north of Hai Van : sun, clouds, isolated rain, 27-38oC ;
- Mid Central Coast to the south of Hai Van : sun, clouds, isolated rain, 27-36oC ;
- South Central Coast (Quy Nhon – Nha Trang): sun, clouds, rain, 26-35oC in Nha Trang, 26-37oC in the other places;
- South Central Coast ( Phan Rang-Thap Cham to Phan Thiet : sun, clouds, rain, 26-36oC ;
- Central Highlands : clouds, rain, 22-32oC ;
- East of Southern Vietnam (Tay Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai) : clouds, rain, 26-36oC .
- West of Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta) : clouds, rain, 25-33oC mostly, 25-34oC in An Giang.
