Riding weather · Vietnam
Hanoi motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Hanoi area are November to April.
The driest months are February, November and December; the wettest is August, with about 348 mm of rain over 23 rain days.
Days are warmest in June (average high 33 °C) and nights coldest in January (average low 14 °C).
Month by month
Hanoi and the Red River delta.
- JanGood20°/14°61 mm
- FebGood22°/15°39 mm
- MarGood26°/19°61 mm
- AprGood29°/22°102 mm
- MayMixed32°/25°216 mm
- JunMixed33°/27°204 mm
- JulMixed33°/26°242 mm
- AugPoor32°/26°348 mm
- SeptMixed31°/25°280 mm
- OctMixed28°/22°181 mm
- NovGood26°/19°49 mm
- DecGood21°/14°30 mm
Average high/low in °C and monthly rain. How we rate months
Show the numbers
| Month | Riding | High | Low | Rain | Rain days | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Good | 20 °C 69 °F | 14 °C 57 °F | 61 mm | 10 | |
| February | Good | 22 °C 72 °F | 15 °C 59 °F | 39 mm | 7 | |
| March | Good | 26 °C 78 °F | 19 °C 66 °F | 61 mm | 11 | |
| April | Good | 29 °C 84 °F | 22 °C 71 °F | 102 mm | 11 | |
| May | Mixed | 32 °C 89 °F | 25 °C 76 °F | 216 mm | 17 | wet |
| June | Mixed | 33 °C 92 °F | 27 °C 80 °F | 204 mm | 16 | wet |
| July | Mixed | 33 °C 91 °F | 26 °C 79 °F | 242 mm | 20 | wet |
| August | Poor | 32 °C 89 °F | 26 °C 78 °F | 348 mm | 23 | very wet |
| September | Mixed | 31 °C 87 °F | 25 °C 76 °F | 280 mm | 21 | wet |
| October | Mixed | 28 °C 82 °F | 22 °C 71 °F | 181 mm | 13 | wet |
| November | Good | 26 °C 78 °F | 19 °C 66 °F | 49 mm | 8 | |
| December | Good | 21 °C 70 °F | 14 °C 57 °F | 30 mm | 6 |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Hanoi, corrected to riding elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountains and local showers, so read these as a regional picture rather than a forecast.
Climate data: Open-Meteo / ERA5, 2015 to 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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