Hanoi in October

Best month for walking.

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

No other month rates higher than October for Hanoi in this guide.

• HanoiHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 9 days
• North, Vietnam · Hanoi, Hạ Long, Ninh Bình, Sa Pabest weather

  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.

• Mid-Autumn Festival (Tết Trung Thu) check

  15th of the 8th lunar month; around 15 September in 2027 · Hàng Mã and the Old Quarter

  Lantern and toy stalls fill Hàng Mã for two weeks; lion dances; mooncakes everywhere. Very crowded on the evenings before the full moon.

• Liberation of the Capital Day

  10 October · Hoàn Kiếm, Ba Đình

  Flags and some events; not a public holiday.

• Autumn: milk-flower and green-rice season

  Late September to November · Street sellers everywhere

  Cốm (young green rice) sold in lotus-leaf parcels; the heavy scent of hoa sữa trees at night.

• City marathons and runs check

  Autumn weekends · Around the lakes

  Road closures around Hoàn Kiếm and West Lake on race mornings.

Crowds · Vietnam overall

Low

Prices · Vietnam overall

Low

Vietnam overall: The north is at its best; Hội An and Huế flood — skip the centre or keep dates loose.

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

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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