When to go · Hanoi
Hanoi in October
Great month. Best month for walking.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29° / 22°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Low
- Vietnam overall
- Prices
- Low
- Vietnam overall
Verdict
Best month for walking.
Weather in October
- HanoiHighs around 29 °C, lows around 22 °C, rain on about 9 days
- North, Vietnam · Hanoi, Hạ Long, Ninh Bình, Sa Pabest weather
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.
Autumn season
The best walking weather: green rice flakes (cốm) in September, milk-flower scent in October, Mid-Autumn lanterns on Hàng Mã.
Watch: 2 September closures; the rush for October rooms.
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.
Mid-Autumn Festival (Tết Trung Thu) check
15th of the 8th lunar month; around 15 September in 2027 · Hàng Mã and the Old Quarter
Lantern and toy stalls fill Hàng Mã for two weeks; lion dances; mooncakes everywhere. Very crowded on the evenings before the full moon.
Liberation of the Capital Day
10 October · Hoàn Kiếm, Ba Đình
Flags and some events; not a public holiday.
Autumn: milk-flower and green-rice season
Late September to November · Street sellers everywhere
Cốm (young green rice) sold in lotus-leaf parcels; the heavy scent of hoa sữa trees at night.
City marathons and runs check
Autumn weekends · Around the lakes
Road closures around Hoàn Kiếm and West Lake on race mornings.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vietnam overall
- Low
- Prices · Vietnam overall
- Low
Vietnam overall: The north is at its best; Hội An and Huế flood — skip the centre or keep dates loose.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.