Hoi An in February

Drier; Tết some years.

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

February is rated good. These months rate higher:

• MarchGreatMild and dry: the best month.
• AprilGreatWarm and dry; islands open.

• Hoi AnHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 68 °F (20 °C), rain on about 6 days

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.

• Tết (Lunar New Year) check

  Tết 2027 falls around 6 February · Whole town

  Lanterns and flower stalls the week before; then 3–7 days when tailors, family stalls and some restaurants close. Domestic visitors fill the old town; hotels add 20–50%.

• Full-moon lantern night check

  14th of each lunar month · Old town and riverside

  Streetlights off and lanterns on from about 18:00, candles on the river, folk music and games; motorbikes kept out. The most crowded evening of the month.

• Nguyên Tiêu (first full moon) check

  15th of the 1st lunar month · Chinese assembly halls, old town

  Ceremonies and offerings at the Fujian, Cantonese and Chaozhou halls; the biggest lantern night of the year.

• Trà Quế vegetable village festival (Cầu Bông) check

  Early in the 1st lunar month · Trà Quế

  Village rites and offerings for the new growing season; small and local.

• Quan Công temple festival check

  13th of the 1st lunar month (also the 24th of the 6th month) · Quan Công Temple, Trần Phú

  Incense, offerings and lion dances; the temple is crowded.

• Fishermen's festivals (Cầu Ngư) check

  1st–3rd lunar months, by village · Coastal villages, Cù Lao Chàm

  Whale-worship rites and boat races before the fishing season.

• Lunar New Year big impact

  Tết — 6 Feb 2027 (lunar, moves yearly) · Vietnam

  Trains, buses and flights sell out a week either side; many restaurants and shops close 3–7 days; prices up.

Crowds · Vietnam overall

High

Prices · Vietnam overall

High

Vietnam overall: Tết week shuts businesses and fills every seat; the rest of the month is good north to south.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

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

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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