Hoi An Travel Guide

Hoi An Vietnam

History of Hoi An: Hoi An Ancient Town is located in Quang Nam Province in Central Vietnam, 30km South from Da Nang city. This beautiful old city was the land of Cham Pa Kingdom (Click to See >>>) from the 2^nd century until 1471, when Vietnamese King Lý Thái Tổ took over and annex the area to Dai Viet Country (Vietnam Now).

Hoi An Ancient Town

From 2^nd century, Cham People inhabited along the Central Coast of present Vietnam. They were famous in trading spices and ceramic with Meditaranian People and Himdusim was introduced to Cham People from that time. From the 4^th century, Hidusim became the national religion of Cham Pa Kingdom and the Champa Kings started to build My Son Sanctuary (Click to See >>>) to be Cham Tower Complex to worship Gods of Hindusim – Shiva, Vishnu, Brama,… Hoi An became a port for Cham People to transport building materials to My Son Holy land for constructions.

Until 16^th century, Hoi An started to become well-known port for trading in Southeast Asia under Vietnamese Nguyen Lords with a lot of Chinese, Japanese, European people to come. Hoi An then developed very quickly until 19^th century when Nguyen Kings decided to close down this port city. The result was that Hoi An remained almost untouched by the changes to Vietnam over the next 200 years.

Hoi An Vietnam

Today, the town is a tourist attraction because of its history, traditional architecture and crafts such as textiles and ceramics. Many bars, hotels, and resorts have been constructed both in Hoi An and the surrounding area. The port mouth and boats are still used for both fishing and tourism. In 2003, Hoi An was recognized by UNESCO to be World Cultural Heritage Site in Vietnam.

Hoi An Weather: Hoi An features a “Tropical monsoon” climate. The highest temperature is 36.7°C (89.06°F) and the lowest is 19.3°C (66.74°F), with an average yearly temperature of 25.7°C (78.26°F). Annual rainfall averages nearly 1816.8 millimetres (71.53 inches).

Historical Monthly Average Temperature & Rain Falls for Hoi An.

Months	High / Low (°C)	Tain Falls
January	22.5° / 19.3°	18.9 days
February	23.6° / 19.3°	11.5 days
March	26.2° / 21.2°	11.7 days
April	28.9° / 23.0°	15.3 days
May	31.3° / 24.9°	16.5 days
June	31.7° / 25.2°	13.5 days
July	30.8° / 24.8°	16.8 days
August	31.0° / 24.9°	17.9 days
September	29.7° / 24.5°	18.1 days
October	27.1° / 22.9°	17.6 days
November	25.5° / 22.1°	19.8 days
December	22.8° / 20.0°	21.7 days

Best Time to Visit Hoi An: Best Months to Travel to Hoi An is from January to March, since Hoi An climae is cool, dry and comfortable with the average temperature varying from 18^oC to 23^oC. It is suitable for a lot of awesome outdoor activities in Hoi An like: Countryside Cycling, Beach Bathing, Walking Tours, Cooking Class,...