The best time to enjoy an Asia vacation, especially to Indochina countries is made up of several different factors like climate, types of tours you want to visit and your interest. However, the weather is an important factor that you should consider carefully before booking an Indochina Tour Package.
In all, three countries in Indochina possess 2 main seasons together: the rainy season from May to October/ November and the dry season from December of former year to April of the latter year. If you love the sunshine, traveling Indochina in the dry season is the best choice for you. However, if you like to experience something new and a little adventure, the rainy season is the best time for you to explore Indochina with unforgettable experiences in Indochina. Although that, each country in this area owns a different weather system which decides the exact time in a year what and where you should visit.
Best time to visit Indochina – Cambodia
The dry season of Cambodia lasts from October to late April of the latter year whereas from November to March of the latter year is the peak time of tourism. In this season, the weather is little rains and the temperature remains at the best, around 28 degrees Celsius which is available for all types of activities like swimming, snorkeling, hiking huge mountains and but it is quite crowded and expensive in all, the price can be booming and shortage.
If you hate traveling in crowding and busting sites, you can take a trip in the wet season when the price decreases the heat and few people travel there. Although it can rain in high frequency and it is hard to explore sun-kissed beaches or adventure games, there are always other offers for you, you can visit golden temples or national museums or enjoy massage services there instead of the outdoor places.
When is the Best Time to Visit Indochina – Laos
Although Laos climate is not as simple as Cambodia but is quite clear with two distinctive seasons, the dry season starts in October and ends in April and the rainy season is from May to September. The best time to visit Laos is the dry season. The temperature is somewhat cool, somewhere in Laos concludes in 2 seasons in a day, the daytime is modest, the evenings are relatively cooler and t=in the night, the temperature can step down to get much colder. In the dry season, the rain level is limited, you can take part in every interesting activity in Laos except for going for beach and boat travel owing to the water shortage of every water system in this no-sea country.
Best Time to Travel to Indochina – Vietnam
With special geographic locations, the weather of Vietnam is more complicated than two countries above; the climate there includes in distinctive seasons and separated by the altitude and latitude of the area into 3 areas: North, Central, and South.
North Vietnam
This area is the farthest zone of Viet Nam from the equator and lies in the monsoon belt; therefore, it shows the features of the tropical Monsoon climates with 4 seasons. Springs with drizzling days (February to late April) is the best time for traditional festivals in nearly every day in February, the summer is the hottest weather lying among May and August, that is also the high season of North Vietnam when Vietnamese is in summer holiday, every beach in North fit to bust, in this time you are recommended to visit mountainous areas like Ha Giang, Son La where the weather is still cool all days. At Autumn from September to November, it is the best time for you to visit North Vietnam, the temperature is moderate, you can visit everywhere in this area. The last season is winter lasting from November to late January in the latter year, the weather is quite hard and Sapa- Lao Cai is the best choice for you at this time.
Central Vietnam
The climate in this area is the toughest in Vietnam; It is the same as the weather in North Vietnam but it is colder and hotter. However, the weather cannot stop tourists from going for a bath in marvelous beaches along the long coastline and varying the number of historical attractions that can explore every season. Visiting Vietnam, you should avoid the typhoon’s months between August and September.
South Vietnam
South Vietnam is stable about the temperature throughout the year, the average temperature is high between 30 and 35 degrees. The climate is divided into 2 typical seasons: the dry season and the rainy season. March and April are the hottest months of South Vietnam and the coolest time of year is December. The best time to visit is the dry season, you can take a trip to floating markets in Mekong river and many other striking destinations.
