Southeast Asia · Nature travel

Best time to visit Ha Long Bay

Early Feb–Mid Mar, Early Apr–Mid Apr, Early Nov–Mid Jan is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.2°C, with 1.7 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Ha Long Bay
Photo: Taewangkorea (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Ha Long Bay season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 91.0)Mid Jan: Best (season score 87.8)Late Jan: Great (season score 81.4)Early Feb: Best (season score 86.2)Mid Feb: Best (season score 86.4)Late Feb: Best (season score 88.0)Early Mar: Best (season score 88.4)Mid Mar: Best (season score 86.2)Late Mar: Great (season score 85.3)Early Apr: Best (season score 89.3)Mid Apr: Best (season score 86.1)Late Apr: Great (season score 75.9)Early May: Good (season score 59.9)Mid May: Okay (season score 55.8)Late May: Fair (season score 42.8)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 21.0)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 19.5)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 13.0)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 14.8)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 2.5)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 2.3)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 6.4)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 7.8)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 14.4)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 29.1)Late Sep: Fair (season score 39.7)Early Oct: Okay (season score 53.9)Mid Oct: Good (season score 65.3)Late Oct: Great (season score 81.9)Early Nov: Best (season score 90.0)Mid Nov: Best (season score 91.0)Late Nov: Best (season score 100.0)Early Dec: Best (season score 98.5)Mid Dec: Best (season score 95.0)Late Dec: Best (season score 95.2)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest20.3°C1.574.9%
FebruaryBest21.0°C2.079.0%
MarchBest23.1°C3.080.2%
AprilGreat27.1°C2.375.6%
MayOkay30.6°C3.073.6%
JuneOff-season32.6°C3.282.9%
JulyAvoid32.3°C4.080.3%
AugustAvoid31.8°C4.581.0%
SeptemberOff-season31.2°C4.072.1%
OctoberGood29.4°C2.058.7%
NovemberBest26.5°C1.458.0%
DecemberBest22.1°C1.167.8%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: PHU LIEN(49 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.