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.
February in Hanoi
Typical highs 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C), lows 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C), rain on about 12 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Tết closures some years; cool. Typical highs around 21 °C, lows around 16 °C, rain on about 12 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Hanoi
- CrowdsHigh
- High crowd level: Vietnam overall. Tết week shuts businesses and fills every seat; the rest of the month is good north to south.Based on: Vietnam overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesHigh
- High price level: Vietnam overall.Based on: Vietnam overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events4 events
- 4 listed, 1 with a big effect on crowds and closures: Tết (Lunar New Year); Lantern full moon (Rằm tháng Giêng); Perfume Pagoda pilgrimage season; and 1 more.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- 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%.
- Lantern full moon (Rằm tháng Giêng) (15th of the 1st lunar month)checkThe busiest pagoda day of the year: Trấn Quốc and Quán Sứ are packed; go on a different day to look around.
- Perfume Pagoda pilgrimage season (From the 6th of the 1st lunar month to about the 3rd month)checkTens of thousands a day on the boats and cable car; do the trip outside the season or on a weekday.
- 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.