Hoi An in March

Mild and dry: the best month.

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

No other month rates higher than March for Hoi An in this guide.

• Hoi AnHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 4 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Cù Lao Chàm island season check

  About March to September · Cửa Đại pier

  Speedboats run in calm seas; daily visitor caps apply (check).

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 Hoi An, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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