Old Quarter ReviewTrip toolkit
Small tools that make a first Hanoi trip calmer. Everything here runs in your browser and saves on your device only: no account, no tracking, nothing to sign up for.
Before you fly, and when things go wrong
The paperwork and safety pages of the site, written from the same checked facts:
Vietnam visa and entry: the official e-Visa route, the 45 day exemption and the fake site warnings.
Noi Bai airport, step by step: immigration to the Old Quarter ride, with fair prices for bus 86, Grab and taxis.
Hanoi emergency card: 113, 114, 115, the tourism hotline, lost passport steps and international hospitals, on one printable page.
eSIM and SIM cards: have data working when you land, without the airport counter markup.
Travel insurance: the four clauses that matter in Vietnam, including the motorbike clause.
Hanoi weather and air, today: live public data for picking your walking hours.
Hanoi weather, next 3 days
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Money in dong
Street food runs on cash dong. Convert either way, at today's rate:
≈ 2,564,100 VND
Showing a saved rate from 1 Nov 2026, because the live rate could not be loaded. Check a live source before you travel.
Packing checklist
0 of 16 packed. Your ticks are saved in this browser only.
Bring home, street by street
The guild streets still sell what their names promise. Tick the ones you hunt down; your ticks save in this browser only.
One honest caution: the dried herbs and remedies of Lan Ong street can breach customs rules in many countries. Admire them in the shop, photograph them, and leave them there.
Before you fly, by milestone
0 of 16 done. A calm countdown beats a last minute scramble, and every box lives on this device only.
Hanoi seasons, the short honest version
November to February: cool and dry, the kindest walking months, with a real chill in January. March to April: warming up, drizzle and flower streets. May to September: hot, humid, with fast afternoon rain; walk early and rest at noon. October: the golden month, milk flower scent and the clearest skies of the year.
Hanoi by month, the numbers
Thirty year climate averages for the city. Rain is described in words because a monthly total never tells you it falls in one fast afternoon hour.
| Month | Day high | Night low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°C | 14°C | Light drizzle |
| February | 22°C | 16°C | Light drizzle |
| March | 26°C | 21°C | Drizzle, warming |
| April | 29°C | 22°C | Moderate |
| May | 33°C | 25°C | Wet season starts |
| June | 35°C | 27°C | Very wet, hottest |
| July | 34°C | 27°C | Very wet |
| August | 33°C | 26°C | Very wet |
| September | 32°C | 25°C | Wet, easing |
| October | 30°C | 23°C | Moderate, clearing |
| November | 27°C | 20°C | Light |
| December | 21°C | 14°C | Light, cool |
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology climate normals, via Wikipedia. Averages, not a forecast; the live 3 day forecast sits at the top of this page.