When to go · Ha Long City
Ha Long City, month by month
The best months for Ha Long City: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across Vietnam: South and centre dry; the north is cool and grey — a jacket for Hanoi, cold nights in Sa Pa.20° / 14°, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across Vietnam: Tết week shuts businesses and fills every seat; the rest of the month is good north to south.20° / 15°, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Ha Long City's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.22° / 18°, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Ha Long City's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.26° / 21°, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Ha Long City's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.30° / 24°, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across Vietnam: Humid north, wet afternoons in the south; school holidays fill the beach towns.32° / 26°, 16 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoons cancel sailings).32° / 26°, 18 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoons cancel sailings).31° / 26°, 18 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGreatInside Ha Long City's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.30° / 25°, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Ha Long City's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.28° / 22°, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberGreatInside Ha Long City's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.25° / 18°, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across Vietnam: North and south dry, centre wet; Christmas to New Year lifts beach prices.21° / 15°, 4 rain daysCrowds: High