Best time to visit Hanoi

Most of Hanoi famous songs writing about the autumn when the weather is cool and the landscapes bring artists the feeling of creativity. Obviously, autumn which lasts from late September to the end of November, is the best time to visit Hanoi. Its also the time to take the train/bus from Vietnam capital to Sapa town, Mu Cang Chai, Hoang Su Phi of Northeastern and Northwestern provinces to see the golden terraced rice fields (September and October)

The Northeastern seasonal winds let us know that We are in winter which lasts from December till the beginning of February. The average temperature of this period is between 15 – 25oC. Sometimes, it drops down to under 10oC. End of this season, the weather is getting warmer and that’s the time Hanoi enters the Lunar New Year period. Most of tourists come to Hanoi at this time and then head straight to Northwest and Northeast mountainous areas where peach and plum flowers blooming everywhere.

Summer sees a lot of local tourists and the weather is quite hot and humid. Sometimes it soars up to 37 – 39oC. 


Song: Ha Noi mua thu (Hanoi's autumn)

 

Hanoi in white "Sua" flower season (04 March 2014)

 

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Hanoi in the pomelo blossom season (March 27th 2014)

VietNamNet Bridge – In March, pomelo flower baskets appear on Hanoi’s streets.


For many years, this woman has sat in the corner of Hang Khoai Street to sell offering flowers.

 Pomelo flowers are rustic but have a dominant fragrance.

 Hanoians usually buy pomelo flowers to offer to their ancestors and to boil to shampoo their hair.

 A pomelo flower vendor on the street.

 Dien is the famous pomelo growing land of Hanoi. Coming here in March, visitors will smell the sweet scent of pomelo flowers everywhere.

Every March, Hanoians who settle far from the homeland miss the scents of pomelo flowers.