When to go · Hoi An
Hoi An in January
Mixed month. Cool, showers; lanterns quieter.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 25° / 19°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- Vietnam overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Vietnam overall
Verdict
Cool, showers; lanterns quieter.
Weather in January
- Hoi AnHighs around 25 °C, lows around 19 °C, rain on about 11 days
Cool winter season
Cool, quieter lanes; Christmas lanterns.
Watch: Showers and grey days; 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.
Tết (Lunar New Year) check
Tết 2027 falls around 6 February · Whole town
Lanterns and flower stalls the week before; then 3–7 days when tailors, family stalls and some restaurants close. Domestic visitors fill the old town; hotels add 20–50%.
Full-moon lantern night check
14th of each lunar month · Old town and riverside
Streetlights off and lanterns on from about 18:00, candles on the river, folk music and games; motorbikes kept out. The most crowded evening of the month.
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