When to go · Da Nang
Da Nang in January
Mixed month. Cool, windy, showers; sea rough; check Tết.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 25° / 19°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- Vietnam overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Vietnam overall
Verdict
Cool, windy, showers; sea rough; check Tết.
Weather in January
- Da NangHighs around 25 °C, lows around 19 °C, rain on about 12 days
Winter season
Cool and green; Christmas at the pink cathedral.
Watch: Rain and rough sea.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Ông Công Ông Táo (Kitchen Gods day) check
23rd of the 12th lunar month, a week before Tết · Rivers and the sea
Families release carp and burn paper offerings; the start of the Tết rush.
Tết (Lunar New Year) check
Tết 2027 falls around 6 February · Whole city
Flower markets and a riverside countdown before; then 3–7 days when many stalls and shops close and transport sells out. Hotels add 30–100%.
Lunar New Year big impact
Tết — 6 Feb 2027 (lunar, moves yearly) · Vietnam
Trains, buses and flights sell out a week either side; many restaurants and shops close 3–7 days; prices up.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vietnam overall
- Medium
- Prices · Vietnam overall
- Medium
Vietnam overall: South and centre dry; the north is cool and grey — a jacket for Hanoi, cold nights in Sa Pa.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast