Many foreigners consider to stay, work in another countries worry about adjusting to new climatic conditions. It is a key in any expatriation process and even moving to Vietnam to adapt to climate characteristics of Vietnam is no exception.

Climate characteristics of Vietnam vary on different geographical feature. If you live on the plains in Vietnam, there will be several months every year that are very hot and so humid. You can feel it like you are breathing under water. You sweat a lot but you don't cool down. Your clothes just get wet all the time being out. If you live in the mountains, it is expected to be cool to cold weather for several months every year. Sapa on the Chinese border even gets snow every few years in the winter only.

Hanoi has four seasons, with winter around Christmas-New Year time and summer in the middle of the year. Saigon and the Mekong delta have three seasons: the hot and dry from the middle of November to the middle of January, very hot and dry from the middle of January to the middle of May and the very hot and wet season from the middle of May to the middle of November. Nha Trang wet season is from September until January, with floods most common in November, and summer is from June to August. Sometimes, it can be hot anytime from March onwards in some years.

How does the local weather impact your daily life ?

Lots of locals and expats get sweat rash and skin problems in summer. Expats can get various illnesses caused by not drinking enough water. On the plains, the locals start to get colds and flu as soon as the temperature drops below 27 Celsius.

In wet season, don't even think about going out in the rain, unless you take complete change of clothes with you. No matter what raincoat or umbrella you use, you will still get wet. Expats do what the locals do by just pulling over under any awning and waiting for half an hour until it stops to rain. Regular flooding in many parts of Vietnam prevents travel and commuting to work in wet season.

As in other parts of the world, you get used to the climate where ever you live. You have to  accept the heat, accept the cold, accept the floods and adapt to them.

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