Is It Monsoon?
Phan Thiet, Vietnam JANUARY
26°
★★★
Peak season
22° to 30°
Dry & Windy
The driest month of the year, virtually no rain, with strong, steady winds perfect for kitesurfing.
☀️ Sunscreen🪁 Best kitesurfing winds
26°
★★★
Peak season
23° to 30°
Peak Dry Season
Also essentially rain-free, with the sunniest, most reliable kitesurfing conditions of the year.
☀️ Sunscreen🪁 Best kitesurfing winds
28°
★★★
Peak season
24° to 31°
Sunniest Month
Still virtually dry, with the most sunshine hours of the entire year.
☀️ Sunscreen✨ Best sightseeing weather
29°
★★★
Shoulder season
26° to 33°
Peak Heat
The hottest month of the year, though still technically dry season with rain just starting to build.
🥵 Heat protection☀️ Sunscreen
30°
★★★
Shoulder season
27° to 33°
Rains Begin
The rainy season opens, though showers stay moderate and dry spells of several days are common.
☔ Light rain jacket🥵 Heat protection
29°
★★★
Off-peak season
26° to 33°
Steady Rain
Rain becomes more frequent, though still far lighter than the rest of monsoon Vietnam.
☔ Umbrella handy🥵 Heat protection
29°
★★★
Shoulder season
25° to 32°
Mid-Monsoon
Rain remains a regular presence, with brief afternoon downpours more common than all-day washouts.
☔ Umbrella handy🦟 Insect repellent
29°
★★★
Off-peak season
25° to 32°
Most Rain Days
The month with the most rain days of the year, though totals stay moderate by regional standards.
☔ Umbrella handy🦟 Insect repellent
29°
★★★
Off-peak season
25° to 32°
Wettest Month
The highest rainfall total of the year, though brief dry spells still happen.
☔ Umbrella handy🦟 Insect repellent
28°
★★★
Shoulder season
24° to 32°
Rains Ease
Rain starts tapering off as the dry season approaches, with sunshine hours climbing back up.
☔ Light rain jacket🦟 Insect repellent
28°
★★★
Shoulder season
24° to 31°
Winds Return
Rain becomes rare again as the kitesurfing winds pick back up, though a late typhoon is still possible.
🪁 Kitesurfing winds return🌀 Late typhoon possible
27°
★★★
Shoulder season
23° to 31°
Dry & Windy
Warm and mostly dry, though a typhoon remains possible until around December 20.
🪁 Kitesurfing winds return🌀 Typhoon risk until Dec 20
Drag through the year Jan
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
This month
Rainfall
0 mm
0 rainy days this month
Sunshine
9 hrs/day
69% of daylight hours
Humidity
69%
Comfortably humid
Wind
20 km/h
Noticeable breeze
Rainfall
0 mm
0 rainy days this month
Sunshine
9.5 hrs/day
73% of daylight hours
Humidity
67%
Comfortably humid
Wind
19 km/h
Noticeable breeze
Rainfall
5 mm
1 rainy day this month
Sunshine
10 hrs/day
77% of daylight hours
Humidity
69%
Comfortably humid
Wind
17 km/h
Noticeable breeze
Rainfall
30 mm
4 rainy days this month
Sunshine
9.5 hrs/day
73% of daylight hours
Humidity
71%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
14 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
Rainfall
135 mm
13 rainy days this month
Sunshine
8 hrs/day
62% of daylight hours
Humidity
73%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
13 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
Rainfall
145 mm
16 rainy days this month
Sunshine
7 hrs/day
54% of daylight hours
Humidity
75%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
15 km/h
Noticeable breeze
Rainfall
165 mm
16 rainy days this month
Sunshine
7 hrs/day
54% of daylight hours
Humidity
77%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
16 km/h
Noticeable breeze
Rainfall
165 mm
18 rainy days this month
Sunshine
6.5 hrs/day
50% of daylight hours
Humidity
77%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
17 km/h
Noticeable breeze
Rainfall
191 mm
17 rainy days this month
Sunshine
6.5 hrs/day
50% of daylight hours
Humidity
78%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
14 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
Rainfall
155 mm
14 rainy days this month
Sunshine
7 hrs/day
54% of daylight hours
Humidity
78%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
13 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
Rainfall
61 mm
7 rainy days this month
Sunshine
7 hrs/day
54% of daylight hours
Humidity
75%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
16 km/h
Noticeable breeze
Rainfall
20 mm
3 rainy days this month
Sunshine
7.5 hrs/day
58% of daylight hours
Humidity
73%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
19 km/h
Noticeable breeze
★★★ peak season, ★★☆ decent shoulder months, ★☆☆ true off-peak, based on rain frequency, heat, and haze.
Seasons at a glance
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Peak season: Jan, Feb, Mar
Phan Thiet's driest, sunniest stretch, hot but not the year's most intense heat, with the least rain of the year and the strongest, most reliable winds for kitesurfing in Mui Ne. This is also the busiest, priciest window for beach resorts.
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Shoulder season: Apr, May, Jul, Oct, Nov, Dec
This tier spans real variety. December is warm and mostly dry, but a typhoon remains possible until around December 20, keeping it just behind the peak months. April is still dry season but the hottest month of the year. October, May, and July sit within the rainy season without quite reaching its wettest extreme, and November eases back toward the dry season with strong kitesurfing winds returning.
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Off-peak season: Jun, Aug, Sep
The wettest stretch of the year, though even this is mild by Vietnamese standards, rain is moderate rather than torrential, and dry spells of several days are common. August has the most rain days of the year and September the highest total rainfall. Hotel prices drop to their lowest point of the year to match.
Good to know
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No commercial airport of its own
Most visitors fly into Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat and continue to Phan Thiet by road, a journey of roughly 3.5 to 4.5 hours depending on traffic.
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Vietnam's kitesurfing capital
Steady winds from November through March, strongest in December and January, have turned Mui Ne into one of Asia's best-known kitesurfing and windsurfing destinations.
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The driest, sunniest corner of Vietnam
This stretch of coast faces southeast, out of the direct path of both monsoons, so Phan Thiet gets far less rain and far more sun than almost anywhere else in the country. February can go the entire month without measurable rain.
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Typhoon risk lingers into December
Southern Vietnam sees its typhoon peak in early November, with some risk continuing until around December 20, worth keeping in mind for early-December trips.
Top attractions
1
White Sand Dunes (Bau Trang)
Sweeping white dunes beside a small lotus-covered lake, the most dramatic of the dune fields, with sledding down the slopes a popular activity.
2
Fairy Stream (Suoi Tien)
A shallow stream that winds between eroded red-and-white sandstone formations, best explored barefoot walking upstream through the shallow water.
3
Red Sand Dunes
Smaller and closer to town than the white dunes, with reddish-brown sand and gentle slopes, especially striking at sunrise or sunset.