Hanoi travel guide
Best Time to Visit Hanoi: Month-by-Month Guide
October and November are the best months to visit Hanoi — mild 20–28°C days, low rain and clear skies, ideal for the Old Quarter and Ha Long Bay side trips. March and April are nearly as good. Summer (June–August) is hot and stormy; winter is cool and misty.
When is the best time to visit Hanoi?
Hanoi has real seasons: a cool, misty winter (Dec–Feb), a hot, wet summer (Jun–Aug) and two glorious shoulder windows — March–April and October–November.
Hanoi month by month
Cool and misty, 14–20°C, atmospheric drizzle
Tet festival energy; still cool
Warm and dry — near perfect
Warm days, clear skies, flowers everywhere
Heating up, first heavy showers
Hot and wet, 26–34°C
Peak heat and downpours
Wettest month; typhoon tail-ends
Rains easing, golden light returns
Mild, dry, arguably Hanoi’s finest month
Crisp mornings, blue skies
Cool and grey; festive buzz
Dates to watch
Tet (late Jan–Feb) empties the city as locals return home — quiet streets but many closures; book intercity transport weeks ahead.
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best time to visit Hanoi — FAQs
What is the best month to visit Hanoi?
October and November are the best months to visit Hanoi — mild 20–28°C days, low rain and clear skies, ideal for the Old Quarter and Ha Long Bay side trips. March and April are nearly as good. Summer (June–August) is hot and stormy; winter is cool and misty.
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