South east asia seasons

Throughout Southeast Asia, the monsoon season generally refers to the "southwest monsoon", the time of the year when the prevailing winds blow up from the warm, wet equatorial seas, bringing in rains and storms.

Southeast asia monsoon season map

Southeast asia monsoon season map

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This southwest monsoon generally starts in May or June, reaching a fever pitch between August and October (typhoon season in Vietnam and the Philippines) then tapering off by November.

Rain and overcast skies mark the weather throughout the monsoon season.

At best, areas affected by the monsoon experience a few days of sunshine, punctuated by continuously rainy days. As July turns into August, the rains intensify - tropical depressions evolve into storms or typhoons that emerge from the Pacific and roll west, crashing through the Philippines and Vietnam and inflicting casualties along the way.

South east asia weather by month

By December or January, the winds' prevailing direction reverses. Now the winds blow from the north, driving cold, dry air from China and Siberian Russia into Southeast Asia. This signals the beginning of the dry season, ge

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