Vietnam has tropical monsoon (a period of a few months containing strong winds and heavy rain) type of climate. From May-September, the Monsoon climate sets in from the south, and the country is hit strongly by South-South Easterly winds. From October-April, the north Monsoon effects the Country with North-North Easterly winds. During the short time period between the two monsoonal seasons, the winds are light.
Vietnam has a single season during the South Monsoon, rainfall is not common or light during the remainder of the year. Rainfall is over-sufficient, with Annual rainfall exceeding 1000mm per year, in almost every part of the country. Rain is even higher in the hills, especially those which are facing the seas, in the range of 2000-2500mm a year.
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