Hanoi in March

Mild, drizzle.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

March is rated good. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatWarm; good month.
• OctoberGreatBest month for walking.
• NovemberGreatDry, comfortable.

• HanoiHighs around 23 °C (73 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 15 daysHighs around 73 °F (23 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 15 days
• North, Vietnam · Hanoi, Hạ Long, Ninh Bình, Sa Pafine

  Four seasons: cool grey winters (Sa Pa can reach 0 °C (32 °F)), humid hot summers with storms Jul–Sep; Hạ Long cruises cancel on storm warnings.Four seasons: cool grey winters (Sa Pa can reach 32 °F (0 °C)), humid hot summers with storms Jul–Sep; Hạ Long cruises cancel on storm warnings.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Lantern full moon (Rằm tháng Giêng) check

  15th of the 1st lunar month · Every pagoda

  The busiest pagoda day of the year: Trấn Quốc and Quán Sứ are packed; go on a different day to look around.

• Perfume Pagoda pilgrimage season check

  From the 6th of the 1st lunar month to about the 3rd month · Chùa Hương, 60 km south-west

  Tens of thousands a day on the boats and cable car; do the trip outside the season or on a weekday.

• Gióng festival check

  Early 1st lunar month (Sóc temple) and 9th of the 4th month (Phù Đổng) · Sóc Sơn and Gia Lâm, outer Hanoi

  UNESCO-listed procession and mock battles; a half-day out by car.

Crowds · Vietnam overall

Medium

Prices · Vietnam overall

Medium

Vietnam overall: Best compromise for a north-to-south trip: north warming, centre and south dry.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Hanoi, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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