Southeast Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Hanoi

Early Nov–Mid Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.1°C, with 1.7 rainy days per 10 days.

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Season calendar

Hanoi season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 95.7)Mid Jan: Best (season score 94.9)Late Jan: Best (season score 91.4)Early Feb: Best (season score 90.6)Mid Feb: Best (season score 87.7)Late Feb: Great (season score 84.8)Early Mar: Great (season score 85.0)Mid Mar: Great (season score 73.9)Late Mar: Good (season score 69.8)Early Apr: Good (season score 61.2)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 51.9)Late Apr: Fair (season score 41.7)Early May: Fair (season score 31.5)Mid May: Fair (season score 32.5)Late May: Off-season (season score 25.4)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 15.0)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 12.6)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 8.1)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 9.1)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 4.0)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 4.3)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 9.5)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 13.3)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 21.3)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 33.6)Late Sep: Okay (season score 46.8)Early Oct: Good (season score 58.2)Mid Oct: Good (season score 66.5)Late Oct: Great (season score 77.3)Early Nov: Best (season score 87.2)Mid Nov: Best (season score 88.1)Late Nov: Best (season score 97.8)Early Dec: Best (season score 96.8)Mid Dec: Best (season score 100.0)Late Dec: Best (season score 98.1)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
JanuaryBest21.5°C1.574.0%
FebruaryBest24.3°C2.180.5%
MarchGreat28.0°C3.182.3%
AprilOkay31.4°C4.081.4%
MayFair32.5°C5.980.2%
JuneAvoid32.7°C7.186.6%
JulyAvoid32.5°C7.585.0%
AugustAvoid31.8°C7.782.5%
SeptemberFair30.9°C6.272.1%
OctoberGood28.5°C4.063.9%
NovemberBest25.6°C2.360.7%
DecemberBest21.7°C1.365.7%

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.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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