Hoi An in January

Cool, showers; lanterns quieter.

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

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• MarchGreatMild and dry: the best month.
• AprilGreatWarm and dry; islands open.
• FebruaryGoodDrier; Tết some years.
• MayGoodHot; beach season.

• Hoi AnHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 11 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.

• 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

Medium

Prices · Vietnam overall

Medium

Vietnam overall: South and centre dry; the north is cool and grey — a jacket for Hanoi, cold nights in Sa Pa.

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

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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