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Where to go in Vietnam in February

In February, every region has somewhere worth going. The north: plum blossom (Na Ka valley) in Moc Chau; cloud hunting in Ta Xua. Central Vietnam: cherry blossom (mai anh dao) season in Da Lat; green seaweed season on the volcanic shore rocks in Ly Son. The south: calm, clear water in Phu Quoc; good weather in Vung Tau.

Built from Vietlume's season matrix: 32 sourced seasons and festivals, last checked 19 Oct 2026. No prices, no opening hours.

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By region

The north

Mostly good, a few to think twice about

Moc Chau — Plum blossom (Na Ka valley)

Jan–Feb

baosonla.vn 27 Nov 2024baosonla.vn 13 May 2024baoangiang.com.vn 8 Feb 2023✓ checked 19 Oct 2026

Ta Xua — Cloud hunting · Sơn tra (wild apple) blossoms in white

Dec–Feb · Feb–Mar

vnexpress.net 27 Sep 2023baosonla.vnvietnamnet.vn 10 Mar 2026✓ checked 19 Oct 2026

Ha Giang — Peach, plum, mustard flowers

Jan–Feb

baoangiang.com.vn 10 Feb 2023vntravel.org.vn 14 Mar 2025✓ checked 19 Oct 2026

Ninh Binh — Spring: cool weather, many festivals

Jan–Mar

sodulich.ninhbinh.gov.vn 15 Jul 2025sodulich.ninhbinh.gov.vn 1 Oct 2021vnexpress.net 27 Jul 2020✓ checked 19 Oct 2026

Think twice

Sa Pa — Ice can make the O Quy Ho pass road (Highway 4D) slippery and hard to drive

Dec–Feb

vtcnews.vn 12 Jan 2021congdankhuyenhoc.vn 24 Jan 2024vietnamplus.vn 21 Feb 2022vnexpress.net 4 Jun 2020✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

Cao Bang — Freezing months: hoarfrost and ice on the high mountains

Dec–Feb

baocaobang.vn 4 Aug 2024tuoitre.vn 6 Jan 2026✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

Festivals

20/2–22/2 · Thanh Ha — Bach Hao Pagoda festival, with a traditional boat race on the river by the pagoda

phatgiao.org.vn 3 Mar 2015✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

21/2–26/2 · Mu Cang Chai — Hmong Gau Tao spring festival — exact dates vary by year

laocai.gov.vn 25 Dec 2025✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

21/2 · Hanoi — Dong Da Mound Festival: commemorating the Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da victory

sovhtt.hanoi.gov.vn 3 Feb 2025tuoitre.vn 21 Feb 2026✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

22/2 · Ninh Binh — Bai Dinh Pagoda festival — opens on the 6th day of the 1st lunar month and runs to the end of the 3rd lunar month

sodulich.ninhbinh.gov.vn 3 Feb 2025nhandan.vn 22 Feb 2026✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

22/2 · Hanoi — Perfume Pagoda festival opens (My Duc), running through spring

vov.vn 1 Feb 2025✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

22/2 · Hanoi — Co Loa Festival: main day honouring King An Duong Vuong

sovhtt.hanoi.gov.vn 3 Feb 2025bvhttdl.gov.vn 27 Jan 2023✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

22/2–24/2 · Hanoi — Giong Festival at Soc Temple (Soc Son)

dsvh.gov.vn✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

25/2–26/2 · Cao Bang — Ky Sam Temple Festival

baocaobang.vn 10 Oct 2012baocaobang.vn 22 Mar 2023tuyengiaocaobang.vn 31 Jan 2023✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

26/2 · Ha Long — Yen Tu Spring Festival opens three months of pilgrimage

baoquangninh.vn 26 Feb 2026bvhttdl.gov.vn 25 Feb 2026✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

28/2–5/3 · Thanh Ha — Thuy Lam communal house festival, where the man who brought the thieu lychee is also honoured

baohaiphong.vn 7 Jun 2025✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

Central Vietnam

Mostly good, a few to think twice about

Nha Trang — Dry season

Jan–Aug

baokhanhhoa.vn 29 Oct 2024vnexpress.net 17 Aug 2026✓ checked 19 Oct 2026

Da Lat — Cherry blossom (mai anh dao) season · Dry season — the time to go

Dec–Feb · Dec–Apr

baolamdong.vn 28 Dec 2025baolamdong.vn 5 Feb 2026lamdong.gov.vnvnexpress.net 6 Nov 2024✓ checked 19 Oct 2026

Ly Son — Green seaweed season on the volcanic shore rocks · Garlic harvest season

Feb–Apr · Feb–Mar

baovanhoa.vn 15 Mar 2025plo.vn 10 Mar 2025vnexpress.net 7 May 2020lyson.quangngai.gov.vn 16 Apr 2025vov.vn 18 Mar 2024✓ checked 19 Oct 2026

Vinh Hy — Sunny season with little rain

Feb–Oct

vnexpress.net 19 Jun 2026✓ checked 19 Oct 2026

Think twice

Da Lat — Lunar New Year peak — roads into Da Lat often congested

Feb

nld.com.vn 13 Feb 2024baolamdong.vn 12 Feb 2026✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

Phu Quy — Rough sea — safety warning

Oct–Feb

lifestyle.znews.vn 18 Feb 2025tuoitre.vn 30 Dec 2025baolamdong.vn 19 Nov 2025lifestyle.zingnews.vn 12 Oct 2024baobinhthuan.com.vn 24 Dec 2023tuoitre.vn 19 Nov 2025✓ checked 19 Oct 2026

Festivals

21/2 · Quy Nhon — Dong Da – Tay Son Festival in the former Tay Son district, the Tay Son homeland

thanhnien.vn 20 Feb 2026vnexpress.net 22 Mar 2019✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

26/2 · Hue — Sình village wrestling festival

baochinhphu.vn 31 Jan 2023nhandan.vn 26 Feb 2026✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

The south

Mostly good, a few to think twice about

Vung Tau — Recommended window

Nov–Apr

vnexpress.net 19 Jun 2022sonnmt.hochiminhcity.gov.vn✓ checked 19 Oct 2026

Phu Quoc — Recommended window (southern dry season) · Calm, clear water — starfish easiest to see at Rach Vem fishing village

Nov–Apr · Dec–Apr

tuoitre.vn 27 Nov 2024vnexpress.net 11 Nov 2022vnexpress.net 15 Jan 2026vnexpress.net 20 Nov 2025✓ checked 19 Oct 2026

Think twice

Phu Quoc — Lunar New Year — peak visitor season

Feb

tuoitre.vn 23 Feb 2026✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

Con Dao — North-east wind season — big waves in Côn Sơn bay and ferries may be suspended; the west and south-west coasts of the main island stay calmer

Oct–Mar

vnexpress.net 17 Mar 2022tuoitre.vn 19 Mar 2025✓ checked 25 Sep 2026

What’s in season

A branch of white five-petalled blossoms beaded with mist droplets, opening with new leaves in the Sa Pa fog in early March.
Peach, plum, apricot blossomFeb–MarJust starting

Sunrise ~6:35 · sunset ~18:00 · golden hour from ~17:30

  • Worth a second thought: Ice can make the O Quy Ho pass road (Highway 4D) slippery and hard to drive
A hillside covered in plum orchards in full white bloom, with a dirt path winding between the trees.
Plum blossom (Na Ka valley)Jan–FebLast weeks

Sunrise ~6:35 · sunset ~18:00 · golden hour from ~17:30

Black-and-white view of a sea of clouds filling the valley below the slopes of Ta Xua, with a rocky outcrop and grasses in the foreground.Cloud hunting
Cloud huntingDec–FebLast weeks
Sơn tra (wild apple) blossoms in whiteFeb–MarJust starting

Sunrise ~6:35 · sunset ~18:00 · golden hour from ~17:30

A peach tree in pink bloom beside an empty terrace with a lone wooden chair, looking out over misty pine-covered slopes in Quan Ba, Ha Giang.

Ha Giang

Northeast

Peach, plum, mustard flowersJan–FebLast weeks

Sunrise ~6:35 · sunset ~17:55 · golden hour from ~17:25

Da Lat · Lam Dong

Central Coast & Highlands

Cherry blossom (mai anh dao) seasonDec–FebLast weeks

Sunrise ~6:10 · sunset ~17:55 · golden hour from ~17:25

  • Crowds: Lunar New Year peak — roads into Da Lat often congested

Ly Son

Central Coast & Highlands

Green seaweed season on the volcanic shore rocksFeb–AprJust starting
Garlic harvest seasonFeb–MarJust starting

Sunrise ~6:10 · sunset ~17:50 · golden hour from ~17:20

Plan a trip to Ly Son

Phu Quoc

South & islands

Calm, clear water — starfish easiest to see at Rach Vem fishing villageDec–Apr

Sunrise ~6:25 · sunset ~18:15 · golden hour from ~17:45

  • Crowds: Lunar New Year — peak visitor season
Plan a trip to Phu Quoc

Good weather to go

Places where the weather is pleasant right now.

Worth a second thought this month

  • Cao Bang
    • Worth a second thought: Freezing months: hoarfrost and ice on the high mountains
  • Phu Quy
    • Worth a second thought: Rough sea — safety warning
  • Con Dao
    • Worth a second thought: North-east wind season — big waves in Côn Sơn bay and ferries may be suspended; the west and south-west coasts of the main island stay calmer

Plan for February

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Sources for this page (66) · ✓ checked 19 Oct 2026
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  2. Moc Chau — Plum blossom (Na Ka valley):baosonla.vn (13 May 2024)
  3. Moc Chau — Plum blossom (Na Ka valley):baoangiang.com.vn (8 Feb 2023)
  4. Ta Xua — Cloud hunting:vnexpress.net (27 Sep 2023)
  5. Ta Xua — Cloud hunting:baosonla.vn
  6. Ta Xua — Sơn tra (wild apple) blossoms in white:vietnamnet.vn (10 Mar 2026)
  7. Ha Giang — Peach, plum, mustard flowers:baoangiang.com.vn (10 Feb 2023)
  8. Ha Giang — Peach, plum, mustard flowers:vntravel.org.vn (14 Mar 2025)
  9. Ninh Binh — Spring: cool weather, many festivals:sodulich.ninhbinh.gov.vn (15 Jul 2025)
  10. Ninh Binh — Spring: cool weather, many festivals:sodulich.ninhbinh.gov.vn (1 Oct 2021)
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  17. Cao Bang — Freezing months: hoarfrost and ice on the high mountains:tuoitre.vn (6 Jan 2026)
  18. Thanh Ha — Bach Hao Pagoda festival, with a traditional boat race on the river by the pagoda:phatgiao.org.vn (3 Mar 2015)
  19. Mu Cang Chai — Hmong Gau Tao spring festival — exact dates vary by year:laocai.gov.vn (25 Dec 2025)
  20. Hanoi — Dong Da Mound Festival: commemorating the Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da victory:sovhtt.hanoi.gov.vn (3 Feb 2025)
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  22. Ninh Binh — Bai Dinh Pagoda festival — opens on the 6th day of the 1st lunar month and runs to the end of the 3rd lunar month:sodulich.ninhbinh.gov.vn (3 Feb 2025)
  23. Ninh Binh — Bai Dinh Pagoda festival — opens on the 6th day of the 1st lunar month and runs to the end of the 3rd lunar month:nhandan.vn (22 Feb 2026)
  24. Hanoi — Perfume Pagoda festival opens (My Duc), running through spring:vov.vn (1 Feb 2025)
  25. Hanoi — Co Loa Festival: main day honouring King An Duong Vuong:sovhtt.hanoi.gov.vn (3 Feb 2025)
  26. Hanoi — Co Loa Festival: main day honouring King An Duong Vuong:bvhttdl.gov.vn (27 Jan 2023)
  27. Hanoi — Giong Festival at Soc Temple (Soc Son):dsvh.gov.vn
  28. Cao Bang — Ky Sam Temple Festival:baocaobang.vn (10 Oct 2012)
  29. Cao Bang — Ky Sam Temple Festival:baocaobang.vn (22 Mar 2023)
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  31. Ha Long — Yen Tu Spring Festival opens three months of pilgrimage:baoquangninh.vn (26 Feb 2026)
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  33. Thanh Ha — Thuy Lam communal house festival, where the man who brought the thieu lychee is also honoured:baohaiphong.vn (7 Jun 2025)
  34. Nha Trang — Dry season:baokhanhhoa.vn (29 Oct 2024)
  35. Nha Trang — Dry season:vnexpress.net (17 Aug 2026)
  36. Da Lat — Cherry blossom (mai anh dao) season:baolamdong.vn (28 Dec 2025)
  37. Da Lat — Cherry blossom (mai anh dao) season:baolamdong.vn (5 Feb 2026)
  38. Da Lat — Dry season — the time to go:lamdong.gov.vn
  39. Da Lat — Dry season — the time to go:vnexpress.net (6 Nov 2024)
  40. Ly Son — Green seaweed season on the volcanic shore rocks:baovanhoa.vn (15 Mar 2025)
  41. Ly Son — Green seaweed season on the volcanic shore rocks:plo.vn (10 Mar 2025)
  42. Ly Son — Green seaweed season on the volcanic shore rocks:vnexpress.net (7 May 2020)
  43. Ly Son — Garlic harvest season:lyson.quangngai.gov.vn (16 Apr 2025)
  44. Ly Son — Garlic harvest season:vov.vn (18 Mar 2024)
  45. Vinh Hy — Sunny season with little rain:vnexpress.net (19 Jun 2026)
  46. Da Lat — Lunar New Year peak — roads into Da Lat often congested:nld.com.vn (13 Feb 2024)
  47. Da Lat — Lunar New Year peak — roads into Da Lat often congested:baolamdong.vn (12 Feb 2026)
  48. Phu Quy — Rough sea — safety warning:lifestyle.znews.vn (18 Feb 2025)
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  54. Quy Nhon — Dong Da – Tay Son Festival in the former Tay Son district, the Tay Son homeland:thanhnien.vn (20 Feb 2026)
  55. Quy Nhon — Dong Da – Tay Son Festival in the former Tay Son district, the Tay Son homeland:vnexpress.net (22 Mar 2019)
  56. Hue — Sình village wrestling festival:baochinhphu.vn (31 Jan 2023)
  57. Hue — Sình village wrestling festival:nhandan.vn (26 Feb 2026)
  58. Vung Tau — Recommended window:vnexpress.net (19 Jun 2022)
  59. Vung Tau — Recommended window:sonnmt.hochiminhcity.gov.vn
  60. Phu Quoc — Recommended window (southern dry season):tuoitre.vn (27 Nov 2024)
  61. Phu Quoc — Recommended window (southern dry season):vnexpress.net (11 Nov 2022)
  62. Phu Quoc — Recommended window (southern dry season):vnexpress.net (15 Jan 2026)
  63. Phu Quoc — Recommended window (southern dry season):vnexpress.net (20 Nov 2025)
  64. Phu Quoc — Lunar New Year — peak visitor season:tuoitre.vn (23 Feb 2026)
  65. Con Dao — North-east wind season — big waves in Côn Sơn bay and ferries may be suspended; the west and south-west coasts of the main island stay calmer:vnexpress.net (17 Mar 2022)
  66. Con Dao — North-east wind season — big waves in Côn Sơn bay and ferries may be suspended; the west and south-west coasts of the main island stay calmer:tuoitre.vn (19 Mar 2025)

Flower and harvest seasons shift from year to year with the weather. Close to your trip, check the forecast and ask locally.