Best time to visit Hoi An
The month-by-month edit — when Hoi An actually opens up, when to avoid it, and how crowds and hotel rates move through the year.
Editor's window: Mar, Aug Two nights in Hanoi, three on the central coast, two in Ho Chi Minh.
The short answer
When Hoi An is at its best
Hoi An is the lantern-lit old town — a UNESCO trading port with the best boutique-hotel concentration in Vietnam, a serious tailoring tradition (24-hour suits and dresses, properly done), and a beach (An Bang) ten minutes' bike ride away.
Month by month
The Hoi An calendar
Average daytime high, rain days, crowd pressure (1–5) and hotel-rate index (1–5). Verified against climate-data.org and our hotel-rate tracking.
| Month | Avg high | Rain days | Crowd | Rate idx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°C | 10 d | ||
| Feb | 26°C | 5 d | ||
| Mar | 28°C | 4 d | ||
| Apr | 31°C | 5 d | ||
| May | 33°C | 8 d | ||
| Jun | 34°C | 7 d | ||
| Jul | 34°C | 7 d | ||
| Aug | 34°C | 11 d | ||
| Sep | 32°C | 15 d | ||
| Oct | 29°C | 21 d | ||
| Nov | 27°C | 22 d | ||
| Dec | 25°C | 18 d |
Sources: Numbeo cost-of-living — Hoi An · climate-data.org — Hoi An