When to go · Hanoi
Hanoi in March
Good month. Mild, drizzle.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 23° / 18°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 15
- Crowds
- Medium
- Vietnam overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Vietnam overall
Verdict
Mild, drizzle.
Weather in March
- HanoiHighs around 23 °C, lows around 18 °C, rain on about 15 days
- North, Vietnam · Hanoi, Hạ Long, Ninh Bình, Sa Pafine
Four seasons: cool grey winters (Sa Pa can reach 0 °C), humid hot summers with storms Jul–Sep; Hạ Long cruises cancel on storm warnings.
Spring season
Peach and kumquat trees for Tết, fine drizzle and green parks; the Perfume Pagoda pilgrimage season.
Watch: Tết week closures; damp that never dries laundry.
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.
Lantern full moon (Rằm tháng Giêng) check
15th of the 1st lunar month · Every pagoda
The busiest pagoda day of the year: Trấn Quốc and Quán Sứ are packed; go on a different day to look around.
Perfume Pagoda pilgrimage season check
From the 6th of the 1st lunar month to about the 3rd month · Chùa Hương, 60 km south-west
Tens of thousands a day on the boats and cable car; do the trip outside the season or on a weekday.
Gióng festival check
Early 1st lunar month (Sóc temple) and 9th of the 4th month (Phù Đổng) · Sóc Sơn and Gia Lâm, outer Hanoi
UNESCO-listed procession and mock battles; a half-day out by car.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vietnam overall
- Medium
- Prices · Vietnam overall
- Medium
Vietnam overall: Best compromise for a north-to-south trip: north warming, centre and south dry.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast