Is It Monsoon in Nam Dinh, Vietnam? Rainfall and Weather by Month

Is It Monsoon?
Nam Dinh, Vietnam JANUARY
17°
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Shoulder season
15° to 20°
Cold & Grey
Cold and often drizzly, with low cloud settling over the rice fields.
🧥 Warm layers☂️ Drizzle likely
19°
★★★
Off-peak season
17° to 21°
Damp & Overcast
The cloudiest, dampest month of the year, with the least sunshine of the whole year.
🧥 Warm layers☂️ Drizzle likely
21°
★★★
Shoulder season
19° to 23°
Cold Season Fades
Warming slowly, though the sky often stays overcast and the sun is still rarely seen.
🧥 Light jacket☂️ Drizzle possible
25°
★★★
Peak season
22° to 28°
Spring's Best
One of the best months of the year, mild and increasingly clear, often coinciding with the Phu Day Festival's pilgrimage season.
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Phu Day Festival, 3rd to 8th day of the 3rd lunar month
Thousands of pilgrims travel to Phu Day Temple to honor Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh with rituals, folk games, and performances. The exact dates shift each year with the lunar calendar but usually fall in April.
🧥 Light layers🙏 Phu Day Festival
29°
★★★
Shoulder season
26° to 32°
Heat & Rain Build
The monsoon starts creeping in as the heat climbs, with the year's first properly warm, humid days.
☔ Umbrella essential🥵 Heat building
31°
★★★
Off-peak season
27° to 34°
Deep Monsoon
Hot, muggy, and increasingly wet, with rain a regular fixture and the hottest temperatures of the year.
☔ Umbrella essential🥵 Heat protection
30°
★★★
Shoulder season
27° to 33°
Peak Heat
Nearly as hot as June, with frequent, sometimes heavy rain.
☔ Heavy rain gear🥵 Heat protection
29°
★★★
Off-peak season
27° to 32°
Wettest Stretch
Among the wettest months of the year, hot, humid, and prone to sudden downpours.
☔ Heavy rain gear⚠️ Flash-flood aware
28°
★★★
Shoulder season
26° to 32°
Summer Lingers
Still hot and rainy, with rain totals nearly as high as August.
☔ Heavy rain gear🦟 Insect repellent
26°
★★★
Peak season
23° to 29°
Autumn Arrives
One of the most pleasant months of the year, cooling fast with noticeably less rain and clearer skies.
🧥 Light layers✨ Best sightseeing weather
23°
★★★
Peak season
20° to 26°
Best of Autumn
Widely considered the best month of the year: mild, comparatively dry, and the clearest skies you'll find.
🧥 Light jacket✨ Best sightseeing weather
19°
★★★
Shoulder season
16° to 22°
Winter Begins
Cooler and greyer again, though still noticeably sunnier and less bleak than January or February.
🧥 Warm layers☂️ Drizzle possible
Drag through the year Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
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Oct
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Nov
Dec
This month
Rainfall
25 mm
9 rainy days this month
Sunshine
2.5 hrs/day
19% of daylight hours
Humidity
77%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
14 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
Rainfall
30 mm
13 rainy days this month
Sunshine
1.5 hrs/day
12% of daylight hours
Humidity
76%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
15 km/h
Noticeable breeze
Rainfall
51 mm
16 rainy days this month
Sunshine
1.5 hrs/day
12% of daylight hours
Humidity
80%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
15 km/h
Noticeable breeze
Rainfall
94 mm
13 rainy days this month
Sunshine
3 hrs/day
23% of daylight hours
Humidity
80%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
14 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
Rainfall
175 mm
12 rainy days this month
Sunshine
6 hrs/day
46% of daylight hours
Humidity
75%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
14 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
Rainfall
206 mm
13 rainy days this month
Sunshine
6 hrs/day
46% of daylight hours
Humidity
69%
Comfortably humid
Wind
13 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
Rainfall
231 mm
12 rainy days this month
Sunshine
6.5 hrs/day
50% of daylight hours
Humidity
74%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
13 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
Rainfall
295 mm
15 rainy days this month
Sunshine
5.5 hrs/day
42% of daylight hours
Humidity
80%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
11 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
Rainfall
325 mm
14 rainy days this month
Sunshine
6 hrs/day
46% of daylight hours
Humidity
80%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
12 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
Rainfall
226 mm
12 rainy days this month
Sunshine
5.5 hrs/day
42% of daylight hours
Humidity
75%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
14 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
Rainfall
61 mm
7 rainy days this month
Sunshine
4.5 hrs/day
35% of daylight hours
Humidity
74%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
14 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
Rainfall
30 mm
6 rainy days this month
Sunshine
4 hrs/day
31% of daylight hours
Humidity
70%
Air feels heavy and sticky
Wind
14 km/h
Light, barely noticeable
★★★ 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: Apr, Oct, Nov
Nam Dinh's best weather, spring's tail end into autumn's start: comfortable temperatures, less rain than the summer monsoon, and a break from winter's cold, clammy skies. Late October into November is the more reliable of the two windows, April can still catch the very end of a cool spell or the first build of pre-monsoon heat, and often coincides with the Phu Day Festival's spring pilgrimage season.
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Shoulder season: Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Dec
This tier covers real variety. December is markedly better than the months right after it, sunnier and less cold, though still firmly winter. January is cold and often drizzly. March starts warming but stays mostly grey. May, July, and September sit at different points of the summer monsoon, hot and rainy, but not always at its worst.
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Off-peak season: Feb, Jun, Aug
February is the coldest, cloudiest, and most drizzle-prone month of the year. June and August sit deep in the summer monsoon, hot, humid, and prone to sudden heavy downpours, with September's rain totals close behind.
Good to know
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No airport, an easy Hanoi day trip
Nam Dinh has no airport of its own; the nearest is Hanoi's Noi Bai, about 90km away. A direct train takes roughly 1.5 hours, and driving is closer to an hour.
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The Phu Day Festival draws pilgrims from across the north
Held annually from the 3rd to 8th day of the 3rd lunar month, this festival honors Lieu Hanh, one of Vietnam's most revered Mother Goddesses, and the Mother Goddess worship tradition it centers on was recognized by UNESCO in 2016.
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A former capital of the Tran Dynasty
The Tran Temple Complex honors the Tran Dynasty, which ruled Vietnam from the 13th to 15th centuries and used this area as a secondary royal seat.
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Once Indochina's largest textile center
Founded in 1898, the Nam Dinh textile plant became French Indochina's biggest, employing nearly 18,000 workers at its peak and even appearing on Vietnam's 2,000 dong banknote.
Top attractions
1
Tran Temple Complex
A cluster of temples dedicated to the Tran Dynasty kings, busiest during the Tran Temple Festival in the 8th lunar month when locals petition for good fortune.
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Phu Day Temple
The spiritual center of Vietnam's Mother Goddess worship tradition, a complex of around 20 structures tied to the legend of Princess Lieu Hanh.
3
Keo Hanh Thien Pagoda
A centuries-old Buddhist pagoda in Xuan Truong district known for its traditional wooden architecture and quiet gardens.