Weekly note

Vietnam in January

4 of the 4 destinations in Vietnam are in season in January: 2 a sweet spot, 0 good, 2 ok.

January is a sweet spot at 2 of these 4 places: Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Ranked for January

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Hanoi sweet spot 21° 7d £438 21C max, 7 rainy days
2 Da Nang okbusy 24° 12d £701 busier than usual
3 Ho Chi Minh City sweet spotbusy 32° 2d £507 busier than usual
4 Hội An okbusy 24° 13d — busier than usual

Fares are the typical return from London for January departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for January departures.

Other months for Vietnam

January elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Vietnam as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.