When to go · Hoi An
Hoi An in March
Great month. Mild and dry: the best month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29° / 21°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 4
- Crowds
- Medium
- Vietnam overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Vietnam overall
Verdict
Mild and dry: the best month.
Weather in March
- Hoi AnHighs around 29 °C, lows around 21 °C, rain on about 4 days
Dry spring season
Best weather: dry, 26–31 °C, green rice fields, the sea calming and island boats starting.
Watch: Tết week closures and domestic crowds.
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.
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.
Nguyên Tiêu (first full moon) check
15th of the 1st lunar month · Chinese assembly halls, old town
Ceremonies and offerings at the Fujian, Cantonese and Chaozhou halls; the biggest lantern night of the year.
Quan Công temple festival check
13th of the 1st lunar month (also the 24th of the 6th month) · Quan Công Temple, Trần Phú
Incense, offerings and lion dances; the temple is crowded.
Fishermen's festivals (Cầu Ngư) check
1st–3rd lunar months, by village · Coastal villages, Cù Lao Chàm
Whale-worship rites and boat races before the fishing season.
Cù Lao Chàm island season check
About March to September · Cửa Đại pier
Speedboats run in calm seas; daily visitor caps apply (check).
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
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.