Vietnam

Ha Long Bay in February

🌤️ Cool dry season

Pleasant and mostly dry.

8.9Excellent

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Why February scores 8.9What goes into the score

🌡️ 22° / 14°C🌧️ 49 mm💧 dew pt 14°🍃 PM2.5 26

Weather comfort9.6
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (21.8°C highs / 14.1°C lows)
- ✓Slightly humid (dew point 14.3°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~49 mm rain)
Air quality6.8
- !Elevated (PM2.5 ~26 µg/m³)
Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution

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Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).

Holiday week

A long local holiday falls this month. Expect crowds at sights, fuller trains and flights, and higher hotel prices on those dates. Book ahead.

National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).

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A UNESCO-listed bay in northern Vietnam with thousands of limestone islands, best explored on an overnight boat cruise.

Events in February

Tết (Lunar New Year)Date variesLunar calendar — late Jan to mid-Feb, date moves each year

Vietnam's biggest holiday, when families gather and streets are decorated with flowers and red banners.

Why go: Many shops and restaurants close for several days and domestic travel is very busy, so book transport early.

Where: Ha Long and across Vietnam

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National DayEvery year2 September every year

A national holiday marking Vietnam's declaration of independence.

Why go: Domestic travel is busy around the long weekend.

Where: Across Vietnam