Asia
Vietnam
About 95.5M people live in Vietnam, on 329,560 km² in 34 regions; the capital is Hanoi. The highest summit is Fansipan (3,147 m).
Best timeJan–Feb · Dec
Best weather in OctoberHạ Long 63
October: highs22° – 30°
Rain this month, on average398mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Vietnam at a glance
The atlas follows 40,697 places here month by month, with 127 mountains and 37 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Hanoi now27°CClear · 20:32Sunrise · sunset05:55 · 17:28HanoiNext holiday24 NovemberVietnam Cultural DayEarthquakes1in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Travel adviceUS 1UK 1Exercise normal precautions
40,697places in 34 regions127summits, highest Fansipan37monuments50museums38lakes21beaches1festivals965huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Vietnam's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+305%25.1M in 1950 → 101.6M in 2025 → 110M in 2050Vietnam · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$18,1002025 · 101/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy74.72024 · 106/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities39 %2025 · 172/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet84 %2024 · 82/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.902024 · 106/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover47 %2024 · 63/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Vietnam
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Vietnam
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
47OctoberHội An
Feb–Apr
28° / 24°757 mm
58OctoberHanoi
Jan · Nov–Dec
28° / 21°166 mm
47OctoberHuế
Jan–Mar
28° / 24°838 mm
32OctoberHo Chi Minh City
Jan–Feb · Dec
30° / 24°272 mm
34OctoberBiên Hòa
Jan–Feb · Dec
30° / 24°275 mm
57OctoberBắc Ninh
Jan · Nov–Dec
28° / 21°151 mm
50OctoberVinh
Jan–Mar
27° / 23°599 mm
53OctoberNam Định
Jan · Nov–Dec
28° / 22°246 mm
34 regions
Nghệ An Province2,950 places · Vinh
Lao Cai2,314 places · 5 summits · Yên Bái
Sơn La Province2,238 places · Sơn La
Tuyen Quang2,106 places · Hà Giang
Phu Tho1,927 places · 1 summits · Phúc Yên
Bac Ninh1,863 places · Bắc Ninh
Hà Tĩnh Province1,642 places · 2 summits · Hà Tĩnh
Dak Lak1,522 places · 6 summits · Buôn Ma Thuột
Gia Lai1,500 places · 3 summits · Quy Nhon
Thanh Hóa Province1,421 places · Sầm Sơn
Thai Nguyen1,409 places · 1 summits · Thái Nguyên
Lạng Sơn Province1,364 places · 1 summits · Lạng Sơn
Vinh Long1,176 places · Trà Vinh
Quang Ngai1,164 places · 9 summits · Quảng Ngãi
Cao Bằng Province1,149 places · 2 summits · Cao Bằng
Quang Tri1,137 places · 1 summits · Đông Hà
Lam Dong1,130 places · 15 summits · Đà Lạt
Lai Châu Province1,076 places · 1 summits · Than Uyên
Can Tho City991 places · Vị Thanh
Da Nang City934 places · 19 summits · Hội An
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)896 places · 1 summits · Ho Chi Minh City
Hanoi893 places · Hanoi
Ninh Binh883 places · Nam Định
An Giang882 places · 2 summits · Rạch Giá
Tay Ninh869 places · 1 summits · Tây Ninh
Dong Thap833 places · Mỹ Tho
Hai Phong705 places · Hải Dương
Dong Nai659 places · Biên Hòa
Hưng Yên Province625 places · Thái Bình
Khanh Hoa568 places · 17 summits · Nha Trang
Điện Biên Province560 places · Điện Biên Phủ
Ca Mau477 places · Cà Mau
Quảng Ninh436 places · Hạ Long
Thừa Thiên Huế Province398 places · 6 summits · Huế
Vietnam from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Vietnam
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Nature in Vietnam
Summit3,147 m
Fansipan
Summit3,076 m
Phu Si LungSummit2,985 m
Phu Luong
Lake
Ba Bể Lake
Lake
Hoàn Kiếm Lake
Lake
Xuan Huong LakeWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Vietnam
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Vietnam
37 monuments and 50 museums; the best known first.
Hội An
Mỹ Sơn
Imperial Citadel of Thang Long
Tràng An
Tomb of Khai DinhBuilt 1920
Temple of LiteratureBuilt 1070
Museum
War Remnants MuseumBuilt 1975
Museum
National Museum of Vietnamese HistoryBuilt 1958The festival year
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What's on in Vietnam
The ground and the sky in Vietnam
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Vietnam
8 large airports, 256 railway stations, 317 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Da Nang International AirportDAD · Hội An
23 kmNoi Bai International AirportHAN · Hanoi
22 kmPhu Bai International AirportHUI · Huế
13 kmTan Son Nhat International AirportSGN · Ho Chi Minh City
2.5 kmCat Bi International AirportHPH · Nam Định
71 kmTrà KiệuHội An
14 kmHà NộiHanoi
0 kmHuếHuế
2 kmGò VấpHo Chi Minh City
6.1 kmBiên HòaBiên Hòa
0.7 kmThị CầuBắc Ninh
1.1 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsACFG220 V
Emergency113Calling code +84
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyVietnamese DongVND
LanguagesVietnamese
Local time20:32Hanoi