When to go

Flowers and fields

• Late January to February: plum and peach blossom, around Hà Giang city and Quản Bạ.
• May to early June: planting, with flooded terraces around Hoàng Su Phì and Yên Minh.
• July to August: green rice across the loop.
• Mid-September to mid-October: golden rice at Hoàng Su Phì.
• Late October to November: buckwheat flowers around Đồng Văn, Lũng Cú and between Yên Minh and Đồng Văn.
• December to February: bare fields and cold weather.

Weather by month

• November: dry and clear, usually 14–23°C in town and 8–16°C on high passes.
• December: colder, about 11–19°C in town and 4–13°C on high passes, with cold mornings.
• January: about 10–18°C in town and 3–12°C on high passes, with morning frost.
• March to April: the clearest skies of the year, and fewer crowds.
• June to August: about 24–34°C, heavy rain, and the highest landslide risk. Experienced riders only.
• Pack warm layers by the high-pass numbers, not the town numbers.

The buckwheat festival

The 2026 flower festival is in Đồng Văn. Two news sources disagree on the opening date (25 October and 6 November), so we are not publishing one. Check the provincial announcement. Please stay out of the flower fields and respect local customs.

Markets

• Đồng Văn: Sunday morning, from about five, busiest from seven to nine.
• Mèo Vạc: usually Sunday. Du Già: Friday morning.
• Schedules change, so confirm locally.

Our reading, for families

These are our inferences, not sourced statements: March and April look safest, being dry, clear and easy to book. For the buckwheat flowers, late November is calmer than October. June to August is for experienced riders only.