Calendar by area
Central Highlands
Plant new trees at the start of the rains, best from 15 May to 15 August.
Robusta, basalt soil below 800 m
| Dry spell for flower buds, no water | Nov–Dec |
|---|---|
| Irrigation and flowering | Jan–Mar |
| Dry-season round, with the second irrigation | Feb–Mar |
| Start of the rains | May–Jun |
| Middle of the rains | Jul–Aug |
| End of the rains | early Sep to early Oct |
Arabica, lower areas (Lâm Hà, Đam Rông, Đức Trọng)
| Harvest | Aug–Oct |
|---|---|
| Pruning, dry season | Nov–Dec |
| Irrigation and flowering | late Jan to late Mar |
| Start of the rains | Apr–May |
| Middle of the rains | Jun–Jul |
| End of the rains | Aug–Sep |
Arabica, high ground (Đà Lạt, Cầu Đất, Krông Năng, Kon Plong)
| Harvest, which can run into January or February | Oct–Feb |
|---|---|
| Start of the rains | Apr–May |
| Middle of the rains | Jun–Jul |
| End of the rains | Aug–Sep |
Sources
- Viện KHKT Nông Lâm nghiệp Tây Nguyên (WASI), QĐ 79/QĐ-VNLT, 30/12/2020
- Hồ Công Trực, Trung tâm Khuyến nông Quốc gia, 02/08/2017
- Trung tâm Khảo kiểm nghiệm Phân bón Quốc gia, 18/03/2021
- Bộ NN&PTNT, QĐ 3702/QĐ-BNN-TT, 24/09/2018
- Tài liệu sản xuất cà phê chè bền vững (NSC), GCP, Cục Trồng trọt và các đơn vị, 2021
Northwest
Grown only in some places (Sơn La, Điện Biên). Winters are cold with frost, so shade trees are needed.
Arabica, rain-fed
| Harvest, which can run into January or February | Oct–Feb |
|---|---|
| Start of the rains | Apr–May |
| Middle of the rains | Jun–Jul |
| End of the rains | Aug–Sep |
| New planting | May–Jul |
North Central, former Quảng Bình to Huế
Grown only in some places. Coffee here is rain-fed, and no source gives its own fertilizing months.
Arabica (Khe Sanh, Quảng Trị)
| Harvest, which can run into January or February | Oct–Feb |
|---|---|
| New planting | Jun–Aug |
Southeast
There is no calendar for coffee in the Southeast yet: ask a Minh Tam agronomist or your local agriculture office.
This calendar is compiled from the sources listed under each entry. Actual dates change with the year, variety, water and weather. Where they differ, follow your local agriculture office's schedule.
Sources last checked: 04 Nov 2026