Hanoi from Los Angeles
12,300 km, about 15h 55m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Hanoi and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
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Public holidays at Los Angeles move this destination's year too little to make it a different answer, so the Hanoi page is the one of record. This one is kept for the distance and the flight it implies.
No fare history on LAX–HAN yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only. The price column fills in as the scanner collects.
Month by month from Los Angeles
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21° | 8d | 80 | ok | 21C max, 8 rainy days |
| Feb | 22° | 7d | 100 | sweet spot | 22C max, 7 rainy days |
| Mar | 26° | 8d | 85 | sweet spot | 26C max, 8 rainy days |
| Apr | 29° | 10d | 65 | okbusy | shoulder season |
| May | 31° | 16d | 65 | avoid | monsoon: 16 rainy days, 245mm |
| Jun | 33° | 18d | 85 | avoid | monsoon: 18 rainy days, 301mm |
| Jul | 33° | 21d | 65 | avoid | monsoon: 21 rainy days, 343mm |
| Aug | 32° | 24d | 65 | avoid | monsoon: 24 rainy days, 468mm |
| Sep | 31° | 19d | 85 | avoid | monsoon: 19 rainy days, 371mm |
| Oct | 28° | 11d | 65 | avoid | monsoon (moderate) |
| Nov | 26° | 6d | 65 | sweet spot busy | shoulder season |
| Dec | 21° | 5d | 80 | sweet spot | 21C max, 5 rainy days |
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in US as well as at Hanoi, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
The year in Hanoi
Hanoi experiences a monsoon season from May to October, which brings moderate rain. The climate normals indicate that the summer months can be quite humid and hot, which may affect comfort during travel.
| Busiest |
early Jul to late Aug — This is the peak summer season with the highest temperatures and humidity, attracting many tourists.
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|---|---|
| Quieter, still good |
early Mar to late Jun — These months offer warmer weather and lower rainfall, providing good conditions for travel.
early Sep to late Nov — The weather is cooler and drier, ideal for visiting after the summer peak.
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| Wet or stormy |
early May to late Oct — monsoon, moderate
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| Watch out for | extreme heat; rainy season |
This section was written by a language model from the climate figures above, and nobody has checked it. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe. The busiest and quieter periods here also count toward the crowd score, which is 20% of the ranking.
The rest of the trip
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