Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Hanoi across the year
Best-looking months for Hanoi: Apr, Oct, Nov. Rated avoid: Jun, Jul, Aug.
- JanGoodMediumMedium3 events
- FebMixedHighHigh4 events
- MarGoodMediumMedium3 events
- AprGreatMediumMedium3 events
- MayMixedMediumMedium3 events
- JunAvoidHighMedium3 events
- JulAvoidHighMedium2 events
- AugAvoidMediumMedium2 events
- SepMixedMediumMedium2 events
- OctGreatLowLow4 events
- NovGreatMediumMedium4 events
- DecGoodHighHigh3 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in Hanoi
Typical highs 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C), lows 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C), rain on about 10 days.
- WeatherGood
- Cool, grey; check Tết dates. Typical highs around 20 °C, lows around 14 °C, rain on about 10 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Hanoi
- CrowdsMedium
- Medium crowd level: Vietnam overall. South and centre dry; the north is cool and grey — a jacket for Hanoi, cold nights in Sa Pa.Based on: Vietnam overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: Vietnam overall.Based on: Vietnam overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events3 events
- 3 listed, 1 with a big effect on crowds and closures: Ông Công Ông Táo (Kitchen Gods day); Tết (Lunar New Year); Lunar New Year.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Ông Công Ông Táo (Kitchen Gods day) (23rd of the 12th lunar month, a week before Tết)checkFamilies release live carp into Hoàn Kiếm, West Lake and the Red River; a pretty morning, busy lakesides.
- Tết (Lunar New Year) (Tết 2027 falls around 6 February)checkFlower markets and peach-blossom sellers the week before; then 3–7 days when many restaurants, shops and some museums close and trains and buses sell out. Hotels add 30–100%.
- Lunar New Year (Tết — 6 Feb 2027 (lunar, moves yearly))Trains, buses and flights sell out a week either side; many restaurants and shops close 3–7 days; prices up.