July is summer in northern Vietnam, is the dry season with hot temperatures in the Central Coast, is the rainy season with pleasant or chilly temperatures in the Central Highlands and rainy season with pleasant temperatures in southern Vietnam.
It is worth noting that with global climate change, and Vietnam is a long and skinny country with a long coastline, the weather patterns in Vietnam in a given year may be drastically different from the norm.
And it was dramatically different in 2025 as we found that the dry season in the Central Highlands and southern Vietnam was much less dry than normal. The Central Coast of Vietnam suffered from a typhoon in June with flooded places from Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang and Quang Nam Provinces. There was rain all over Vietnam in June 2025. Northern Vietnam seemed to have been experiencing a much shorter summer than normal with very pleasant temperatures mostly and only a short few days with high temperatures above 35oC.
Some bird species in the Central Highlands started nesting and mating from March 2025 which was quite unusual.
Monsoons and General Weather Patterns in Vietnam in July
1/ The General weather patterns in Vietnam in July
In July, northern Vietnam has mostly dry weather with warm or hot temperatures; it is normal July is the hottest month in Northern Vietnam. There may be showers in northern Vietnam which are mostly short-lived (1-2 hours) in which case the temperatures are fairly pleasant.
In the Central Coast of Vietnam, July is often the dry season with hot temperatures (35oC or higher). Similar to northern Vietnam, the Central Coast is expected to have hottest temperatures in a year in July.
The Central Highlands and South of Vietnam are more likely to have cloudy weather with daily short-lived rain which may last from 1 hour to 3 hours. The temperatures in July are to be pleasant mostly. In places with high altitudes in the Central Highlands, the temperatures may be chilly or cold. It is normal that it rains a lot in the Central Highlands and in southern Vietnam in July.
2/ Monsoons in Vietnam in July
The prevalent winds which affect different places in Vietnam in July :
- The Southeasterly Wind, which affects northern Vietnam, causes pleasant temperatures and possibly showers.
- The Central Coast of Vietnam starts coming under the influence of the Westerly Wind (a foehn wind) from Laos which is dry and warm. This same wind is less likely have impact on some places in the Northwest of Vietnam as compared to May.
- The Southwesterly Wind, which comes from the Equator, causes daily short-lived rain and pleasant temperatures in the Central Highlands and southern Vietnam. The rain lasts mostly 1 hour or 2 hours.
Adventure Travel, Nature Tours, Bird Watching Tours, Photo Tours in Vietnam in July
1/ Hiking Tours, Mountain Trekking Tours
July is not a good time time for trekking tours or mountain hiking trips in northern Vietnam and in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. This is because of either hot or rainy weather.
It is often warm or hot and humid in northern Vietnam and this makes it not suitable for long distance hiking. There are occasional rain in the region that the trekking trails are quite muddy or slippery.
In the Central Highlands, it is the rainy season that makes trekking or hiking tours not operable due to either muddy trails or flooded tracks.
2/ Adventure Tours
The lowland of Northern Vietnam including Hanoi, Halong Bay and Ninh Binh is a good place for general adventure holidays in July. It may be humid or it may be short-lived rain in this region, most tours in the region are still operable.
In the Central Coast of Vietnam, it is more likely to be hot in July. But general adventure tours such as walking or country road biking are still fine as this is done mostly in the shade or by the sea with some breezes.
In the Central Highlands, it isdaily short-lived rain. If you plan for adventure tours by car, then your tours should be fine still. The air is fresh and the temperatures are very pleasant mostly.
Southern Vietnam is to experience pleasant temperatures mostly and there is daily short-lived rain. All adventure tours such as walking, cultural exploration, boat trips... are to be done without any difficulties. It is good to know that some streets in Saigon Ho Chi Minh City, in Dong Nai and Binh Duong may be temporarily flooded after each heavy rain which may pose dangers from electricity leakage, open sewers... Some flooded streets in Dong Nai and Binh Duong may have strong currents that could sweep away people and vehicles.
3/ Birding Trips and Bird Watching Tours
July is not a good time for bird watching all over Vietnam: in the North of Vietnam, in the Central Coast, in the Central Highlands and in southern Vietnam. The reason is that it is hot in the North and in the Central Coast, and it is rainy season in the Central Highlands and in southern Vietnam. Most migratory bird species have returned to their resident areas. And most bird species have come into a period of nesting and mating in July.
But for those who can not change your trip to a different time, then it is still possible to observe resident birds in all birding sites in Vietnam. Besides, the rain in the Central Highlands and southern Vietnam in July last 1 or 2 hours per day only, and you can always have the rest of the day for bird watching.
Sites for bird watching in Vietnam in July :
- Cuc Phuong National Park (Ninh Binh): resident birds, some bird species have nesting and mating time in July.
- Van Long Nature Reserve (Ninh Binh): resident and migratory storks and waterfowls.
- Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh Province : water birds, some migratory species.
- Bach Ma National Park in Thua Thien-Hue Province with representatives of birds between northern and southern Vietnam. It is tricky with the weather at Bach Ma at anytime of the year!
- Yok Don National in Dak Lak Province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam: among the best places in Vietnam for birding, bird watching.
- Da Lat, Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, Deo Nui Sam at Di Linh (Lam Dong, Central Highlands) : among the best places in Vietnam for birding and bird-watching tours, highly rich in endemic bird species.
- Cat Tien National Park (Dong Nai, Southern Vietnam) : July is among the best places in Vietnam for birding and bird watching.
4/ Family Tours
Generally speaking, families should have a great time traveling in Vietnam in July if you only travel in the lowland in the North, in the Central Coast and in southern Vietnam. July is not a good time for family holidays in the far northern mountains because rainy weather may pose dangers such as flash floods, landslides, rockslides.
5/ Island Holidays
July is a great time to make trips to the islands in Vietnam. The reason is the sea is often not rough, and sea exploration tours are operational due to the weather. The temperatures are also perfect on islandsin Vietnam in July. Be warned that there may be typhoons/cyclones,hurricanes in northern Vietnam in July which may disrupt boat trips between the inland and the islands.
Some typhoons are very strong which cause rough sea all over Vietnam during the time of influence, and in this case boat travel (and possibly air travel) between the islands all over Vietnam and the inland are disrupted.
6/ Beach Vacations
July is a good time for beach holidays in Vietnam. But beaches in the country may be crowded due to that the Vietnamese are having summer holidays too.
In Northern Vietnam, Sam Son Beach, Cua Lo Beach or the beaches on islands in Northern Vietnam have pleasant or warm temperatures. The beaches are crowded this month.
And those beaches in the South of the Central Coast have mostly sunny weather, and with pleasant or warm temperatures : Quy Nhon, Tuy Hoa, Ninh Chu, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet.
If you travel to Southern Vietnam then you July try Vung Tau Beach, Long Hai Beach and Ho Tram Beach (all in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province). You can have pleasant temperatures with some sun and mostly clouds, and some short-lived rain.
Below are reviews of the Weather in Vietnam in July Monitored by AdventureGreen
1/ First week of July, 2025
In the last week of June 2025 and first week of July 2025, there was heavy rain in all over Vietnam. Yen Bai and Thai Nguyen were flooded due to heavy rain. The temperatures were pleasant most of the country. In the second half of the week, there was Typhoon No. 2 in the East Sea in 2025 coded Danas which did not hit the inland of Vietnam. Due to impact from Typhoon No. 2 in the East Sea, a couple of days at the end of the first week found many places in northern Vietnam and from Thanh Hoa to Hue with hot temperatures above 36oC to 39oC.
Regional weather at the end of the first week of July was as follows :
- Northeast (Halong Bay, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Ha Giang...): clouds, rain, 23-31/33oC;
- Northwest : clouds, rain, 23/24-32oC in Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, 23-30/32oC in Lao Cai ; clouds, rain, 21-27/28oC in Son La, Dien Bien, 18-24/25oC in Lai Chau;
- Lowlands in Northern Vietnam (Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Bac Ninh...) : clouds, rain, 26-31/32oC ;
- North of the Central Coast (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh): sun, clouds, rain, 26-33/34oC ;
- Mid Central Coast to the north of Hai Van (Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue) : sun, clouds, 27-34/35oC in Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Hue ;
- Mid Central Coast to the south of Hai Van (Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai) : sun, clouds, rain, 25-33/34oC ;
- South Central Coast (Quy Nhon, Tuy Hoa, Nha Trang): sun, clouds, rain, 27-35oC mostly, 27-33oC in Nha Trang ;
- South Central Coast ( Ninh Thuan, Phan Rang-Thap Cham): sun, clouds, rain, 26-33oC ;
- South Central Coast ( Binh Thuan, Phan Thiet Mui Ne): clouds, rain, 25-31oC ;
- Central Highlands (Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Dak Nong) : clouds, rain, 23-29oC in Kon Tum and Gia Lai ; 23-31oC in Dak Lak; 19-27oC in Lam Dong ;
- East of Southern Vietnam (Tay Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai) : clouds, rain, 24-32/33oC;
- West of Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta : Long An, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Kien Giang, An Giang) : clouds, rain, 26-31/32oC.
Con Dao Islands: clouds, rain, 26-31oC;
Phu Quoc Island: clouds, rain, 27-28oC;
2/ Second week of July, 2025
In the second week of July 2025, the first few days found hot temperatures in some places in northern Vietnam and from Thanh Hoa to Hue with high temperatures from above 36oC to 39oC. Then there was heavy rain in many places in northern Vietnam which brough pleasant temperatures back to the region.
There was rain and heavy rain in many places in the Central Highlands and in southern Vietnam and the temperatures in these two regions were mostly pleasant.
Regional weather at the mid of the second week of July was as follows :
- Northeast (Halong Bay, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Ha Giang...): clouds, rain, 24-33/34oC;
- Northwest : sun, clouds, rain, 26-37/39oC in Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, 25-36oC in Lao Cai ; clouds, rain, 22-29oC in Son La, Dien Bien, 19-26oC in Lai Chau;
- Lowlands in Northern Vietnam (Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Bac Ninh...) : sun, clouds, rain, 26-38oC ;
- North of the Central Coast (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh): sun, clouds, rain, 26-36-37oC ;
- Mid Central Coast to the north of Hai Van (Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue) : sun, clouds, rain, 27-35/36oC in Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Hue ;
- Mid Central Coast to the south of Hai Van (Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai) : sun, clouds, rain, 26-35/36oC ;
- South Central Coast (Quy Nhon, Tuy Hoa, Nha Trang): sun, clouds, rain, 27/28-36/37oC mostly, 27-35oC in Nha Trang ;
- South Central Coast ( Ninh Thuan, Phan Rang-Thap Cham): sun, clouds, some rain, 26-36oC ;
- South Central Coast ( Binh Thuan, Phan Thiet Mui Ne): clouds, rain, 25-31oC ;
- Central Highlands (Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Dak Nong) : clouds, rain, 23-31oC in Kon Tum and Gia Lai ; 23-31oC in Dak Lak; 19-26oC in Lam Dong ;
- East of Southern Vietnam (Tay Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai) : clouds, rain, 26-33oC;
- West of Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta : Long An, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Kien Giang, An Giang) : clouds, rain, 26-32/33oC.
Con Dao Islands: clouds, rain, 26-31oC;
Phu Quoc Island: clouds, rain, 26-28oC;
3/ Third week of July, 2025
In the third week of July 2025, there was a heat wave in part of northern Vietnam, in the area from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang with high temperatures above 36oC.
There was rain in many places in the Central Highlands and in southern Vietnam and the temperatures in these two regions were mostly pleasant.
Regional weather at the mid of the third week of July was as follows :
- Northeast (Halong Bay, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Ha Giang...): sun, clouds, rain, 25/26-36/37oC;
- Northwest : sun, clouds, rain, 24-36oC in Hoa Binh, Lao Cai, 25-37oC in Yen Bai ; clouds, rain, 21-31oC in Son La, Dien Bien, 19-29oC in Lai Chau;
- Lowlands in Northern Vietnam (Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Bac Ninh...) : sun, clouds, rain, 26-36/38oC ;
- North of the Central Coast (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh): sun, clouds, rain, 26-37/38oC ;
- Mid Central Coast to the north of Hai Van (Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue) : sun, clouds, some isolated rain, 26-36/37oC in Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Hue ;
- Mid Central Coast to the south of Hai Van (Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai) : sun, clouds, 27-35/37oC ;
- South Central Coast (Quy Nhon, Tuy Hoa, Nha Trang): sun, clouds, 29-37oC mostly, 28-35oC in Nha Trang ;
- South Central Coast ( Ninh Thuan, Phan Rang-Thap Cham): sun, clouds, 27-35oC ;
- South Central Coast ( Binh Thuan, Phan Thiet Mui Ne): clouds, rain, 26-30oC ;
- Central Highlands (Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Dak Nong) : clouds, rain, 22-31oC in Kon Tum and Gia Lai , Dak Lak; 19-26oC in Lam Dong ;
- East of Southern Vietnam (Tay Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai) : clouds, rain, 26-32/33oC;
- West of Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta : Long An, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Kien Giang, An Giang) : clouds, rain, 26-32/33oC.
Con Dao Islands: sun, clouds, rain, 27-31oC;
Phu Quoc Island: clouds, rain, 27-28oC;
17-July-2025
Hot temperatures in northern Vietnam, from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang and part of the Central Highlands: Mai Châu (Phú Thọ) 37.2oC, trạm Bắc Quang (Tuyên Quang) 37.5oC, trạm Sơn Động (Bắc Ninh) 38.2oC, trạm Hoài Đức (Hà Nội) 37.7oC, trạm Chí Linh (Hải Phòng) 37.5oC, trạm Hồi Xuân (Thanh Hóa) 37.2oC, trạm Hương Khê (Hà Tĩnh) 37.3oC,….
In the last three days of the third week of July 2025, there were strong gusts of wind in the North, in the South and in the Central Highlands consecutively.
4/ Fourth week and last days of July, 2025
Typhoon Wipha (No 3 in the East Sea in 2025) formed and hit northern Vietnam with the brunt of the typhoon between Hung Yen and Ninh Binh Provinces.
There was rain in most of Vietnam.
Regional weather at the beginning of the fourth week and the last days of July 2025 was as follows :
- Northeast (Halong Bay, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Ha Giang...): clouds, rain, 24-34oC;
- Northwest : clouds, rain, 24-32oC in Hoa Binh, 24-33/34oC in Yen Bai, Lao Cai; clouds, rain, 22-28oC in Son La, Dien Bien, 21-27oC in Lai Chau;
- Lowlands in Northern Vietnam (Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Bac Ninh...) : clouds, rain, 26-33oC ;
- North of the Central Coast (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh): clouds, rain, 26-33oC ;
- Mid Central Coast to the north of Hai Van (Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue) : clouds, rain, 27-32/33oC in Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Hue ;
- Mid Central Coast to the south of Hai Van (Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai) : clouds, rain, 27-34/36oC ;
- South Central Coast (Quy Nhon, Tuy Hoa, Nha Trang): clouds, 29-34/36oC mostly, 26-33oC in Nha Trang ;
- South Central Coast ( Ninh Thuan, Phan Rang-Thap Cham): clouds, rain, 27-36oC ;
- South Central Coast ( Binh Thuan, Phan Thiet Mui Ne): clouds, rain, 26-31oC ;
- Central Highlands (Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Dak Nong) : clouds, rain, 23-28oC in Kon Tum and Gia Lai , 23-29oC in Dak Lak; 19-24oC in Lam Dong ;
- East of Southern Vietnam (Tay Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai) : clouds, rain, 26-33oC;
- West of Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta : Long An, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Kien Giang, An Giang) : clouds, rain, 26/27-32/33oC.
Con Dao Islands: sun, clouds, rain, 27-32oC;
Phu Quoc Island: clouds, rain, 27-29oC;
21-July-2025
16:00 rainfalls in 24 hours: Xuân Nha2 135.6 mm (Sơn La); Vạn Mai 224.8 mm (Phú Thọ); Trạm Tấu 105.6 mm (Lào Cai); Như Xuân 395.8 mm (Thanh Hóa); Châu Nga 348.2 mm (Nghệ An);...
24-July-2025
23:00 rainfalls in 24 hours: Nậm Hàng2 162.4mm, Nậm Manh 143.2mm (Lai Châu); Mường Tùng 168.8mm, Lay Nưa 120mm (Điện Biên); Chiềng Lao2 162.8mm (Sơn La); Na Mèo 93.8mm (Phú Thọ); Phìn Ngan 154.2 mm, Cốc San 126.8 mm (Lào Cai); Hồ Thầu2 84.2 mm, Khâu Tinh 81.8 mm (Tuyên Quang); Nam Động 74.2 mm (Thanh Hóa); Văn phòng điều hàng 63.2mm (Nghệ An),...
31-July-2025
Hot temperatures in the North and the Central Coast of Vietnam: trạm Hòa Bình (Phú Thọ) 36.6oC, trạm Lào Cai 37.0oC, trạm Bắc Mê (Tuyên Quang) 38.2oC, trạm Tây Hiếu (Nghệ An) 37.2oC, trạm Đô Lương (Nghệ An) 37.3mm, trạm Đà Nẵng 37.3oC, trạm Quảng Ngãi 38.0oC, trạm Cam Ranh (Khánh Hòa) 40.4oC,…
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