Destination Guides

May is Ha Giang entering its wet season — temperatures rise, rain increases (64% daily chance), and the mountain landscape […]

June is Ha Giang’s wettest month — the landscape is extraordinarily lush and green, the mountain streams and waterfalls are

July is Ha Giang’s most lush and most challenging month — similar conditions to June (74% rain chance, hot and

August continues July’s monsoon conditions with similar landscape intensity and road challenges. The Independence Day long weekend (31 Aug –

September is one of Ha Giang’s finest months — the harvest arrives, the terraces turn from green to gold, and

October is Ha Giang’s most balanced and arguably finest month — the rain has largely cleared (45% chance, mostly light),

November is Ha Giang’s dry, clear month — the landscape is in its post-harvest bare and the buckwheat is growing

December is Ha Giang at its coolest and most stark — the landscape is bare after harvest, the plateau is

January is Ha Giang at its coldest and most atmospheric. The mountain air is sharp and clear, the terraced hillsides

February is Ha Giang’s most celebrated month — the buckwheat flower season peaks in early February, covering the Dong Van

March is Ha Giang’s spring transition — the buckwheat blossom has ended, the terraces are beginning their spring planting, and

April is Ha Giang’s most vibrant spring month — the terraces are lush with new rice, the mountain passes are