As one of the two largest tourist centers of the country, Hanoi Capital plays an essential role in the development of tourism of the whole country in general and of the Northern region in particular. Different from the Southern region that only has 2 seasons, Hanoi has 4 separate seasons which can satisfy even the most picky individual. Coming to Hanoi, tourists can enjoy all 4 seasons of the year, and each one has its own characteristics that instill in the visitors’ deepest corners of their hearts different feelings about life. Some people fall in love with Hanoi in the autumn, some adore Hanoi in the spring when the flowers start to bloom. If Hanoi has won your heart, and you are in love with the trees and street corners here, then don’t be afraid to set off and explore the elegant beauty through each season of this 1,000 year of civilization capital.

Hanoi in the spring

Spring, which is from February to April, is the season of remarkable growth and vitality. Coming to Hanoi in the spring, tourists will have the opportunity to enjoy sightseeing of many blossoming flowers, blooming buds and pristine sproutings on the branches. Spring in Hanoi is the most discernible when buds of tender peach blossom begin to bloom in Nhat Tan flower garden.

                                                                                                    Photo: Caoanhtuan

   Photo: Caoanhtuan

In recent years, Hanoi spring weather quite cool and pleasant, with mild warm sunshine, suitable for the whole nature to bloom, showing off its glamorous beautiful colors. Especially, sometimes there are spring drizzles, which will surely keep the kind hearts paused for a little while and lead it to feel a sense of nostalgia about something that has gone far in the past. Coming to Hanoi around this time, visitors will be able to participate in and learn about traditional festivals or experience folk activities held to celebrate the arrival of spring and Vietnamese New Year

In addition to peach blossom features Hanoi Tet holiday, pristine pure white Sua flowers, purple-colored mountain ebany and red-scented rice flowers competing to bloom in March is also notable characteristics of Hanoi’s springtime. The streets are full of flowers in succession, making the atmosphere of Hanoi even more joyful and jubiliant.

Summer of Hanoi

Someone once said that Hanoi in the summer is very hot-tempered and as sour and scornful as a girl’s personality. The weather in Hanoi from May onwards until the end of July is actually unfavourable, hot even in the morning and it often rains at the end of the day, making the space very clammy hot and uncomfortable. However, with hot weather, Summer is an ideal time to go on vacation, organizing picnics on the outskirts of Hanoi. Enjoying the fresh cool air blowing up from the lake, from the sea or relaxingly contemplating the picturesque natural scenery are experiences that travelers should definitely try when traveling to Hanoi in the summer.

Particularly, when it comes to Hanoi summer, it is indispensable without mentioning the burning red phoenix flower. It is not difficult to find the majestic red phoenix flowers that permeate the campus of the schools or throughout the streets of Hanoi. In addition, Hanoi Summer will turn more brilliant and elegant in the purple color of queen’s crape-myrtle on the days of May or in the aroma of fragrant lotus, fluttering in the breeze with the typical characteristics of the June.

Hanoi in the romance of autumn days

Referring to Autumn in Hanoi, visitors will immediately imagine the scent of milk flowers, nacre flowers in blue white, sweetly aromatic, blooming throughout every street of Hanoi. Or it would be incomplete in the absence of the scent of green Com with its fragrant aroma and the unique characteristics of young rice grains creeping through every street corner on the street peddles. In this season, Hanoi weather is probably the time when there are a huge number of tourists travelling to Hanoi, since just like Hanoians, everyone else’s heart has been completely stolen by the fantastic weather and especially the poetic beauty of the leaves falling season.

Autumn in Hanoi is the unlimited source of inspiration for many authors’ works , ranging from music, poetry to extremely abundant and unique photography. Unexpected showers frequently pour down  in this time of the year, and the cool mild weather lasts from August to October. Autumn is the time when trees start to have their leaves colors change and then fall unforgetably, creating the romantic landscapes, which misleads the sensitive souls to believe that theu are in a artistic movie scene.

Hanoi goes into the wintry seasons

Hanoi winter is from November to January, the coldest period of the year, and this is also the time when Hanoi wears the quietest appearance. The bitter coldness of the winter makes all daily activities of Hanoi people become more sluggish, less noisy and hustling compared to the busy summer months. In the winter, fog covers the entire sky, and the wet roads are sparse of people.

Winter travel in Hanoi is indispensable if there cannot be seen the colors of the typical flowers that only bloom in this season such as yellow rape flowers, tiny white daisies gently mingling in the crowd of people on the street. At this time, Hanoi bears a tranquil and ancient magnificence hanging on the streets or on antique bicycles, carrying loads of gorgeous flowers throughout the old streets of lovely Hanoi.

Source: WhatsupVietnam.com