February averages 22 mm over 7 rain days, with 26.3°C by day and 20.4°C at night — the driest month of the first half of the year. Check where Tet falls: the lunar new year can land in February and close small restaurants for about a week.
- Rain
- 22 mm / 7 daysLong-term average, Da Nang station
What February is like
February is where the winter weather settles. Rainfall is 22 mm over 7 rain days — a tenth of November's total over a third of the days — and the average maximum climbs to 26.3°C from January's 25.2°C, while nights stay around 20.4°C.
In practice that means dry pavements, clear light and a city that is easy to walk. It is the month when the Marble Mountains stop being a heat decision and start being a two-hour stop, and when My Khe is at its most pleasant for people who do not want to swim.
Dry streets, and what to do with them
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| Place | Hours | Ticket |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Mountains | 07:00–17:00 | 40,000₫ + lift |
| Cham Museum | 07:30–17:00 | 60,000₫ |
| Da Nang Museum | 08:00–17:00 | 50,000₫ |
| Ba Na Hills | 08:00–22:00 | 1,000,000₫ |
The walkable version of the city finally makes sense: Han Market, the riverfront and the museums are within a couple of kilometres of each other, and the Dragon Bridge show — 21:00 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, fire for two minutes and water for three — is a five-minute stop rather than an evening.
Hoi An is 32.2 km south, about 30 minutes with clear roads, and February evenings make the walk back along the river worth planning for. The old town runs 09:00–21:30 in summer and 09:00–21:00 in winter; the lanterns are on from dusk.
Tet, in February
The lunar new year moves between late January and February, and in the years it lands in February it lands in the middle of the strongest weather of the season. That is the trade: dry, comfortable days and a week when a lot of small businesses are shut.
Museums and the big attractions usually keep their hours. What closes are the family restaurants, the small shops and the places that make a city feel lived in — which is most of what you came for, so plan the Tet week around the major sites and ask your hotel where to eat.
Who February suits
- Travellers who want to walk a city rather than survive it: 26°C with dry pavements.
- Families, because the beach and the museums both work without a weather plan.
- Anyone who wants Ba Na Hills with a decent chance of a view: 1,000,000₫ a ticket, and cloud is the risk, not rain.
It suits less well if your trip is built on the beach as an all-day activity: the sea is at its coolest of the year, and while people swim, nobody spends three hours in it.
Getting around in February
Everything worth seeing is inside a short ride. The airport is 6 km from the An Thuong strip, about ten minutes; Han Market to My Khe is 4.7 km, six minutes; the Marble Mountains are 9.7 km, fourteen minutes.
The two longer hops are Ba Na and Hoi An, and they are almost the same distance in opposite directions: 31.8 km west to the cable car base, about 29 minutes, and 32.2 km south to Hoi An, about 30 minutes. February roads are dry, so both of those times hold; in October they do not.
We do not print taxi or Grab fares, because the app quotes by the hour and a number here would be stale. The distance and the time are the parts that stay true.
A rest hour near the end of the day
LENA Nails & Beauty (our salon)
By late afternoon on a wet day your shoes are finished and the museums are closing. LENA is an indoor stop with fixed prices and no weather risk, and all three branches are a short Grab ride from My Khe and An Thuong.
The Deluxe Foot Spa is 300,000₫ (about 12 USD): shaping, cuticle work, heel scrub, dead skin removal, a hot towel and a cream massage, with no soak. The VIP 4-in-1 at 400,000₫ (about 16 USD) adds the soak in a single-use liner, a salt scrub, mud mask and lotion, with five scents. Staff speak English and Vietnamese; open 8:30–20:30.
- 89 Pham Tu, Son Tra
- 211/88 Nguyen Van Thoai, An Hai
- 34 An Thuong 3, An Thuong
- Open daily 8:30–20:30
Prices from the salon's menu of 1 November 2026. USD figures use 25,000₫ = 1 USD.
Questions people ask
Is February the driest month in Da Nang?
Of the first half of the year, yes: 22 mm over 7 rain days. June and July are also dry but much hotter, at 34.9°C and 34.4°C.
Will Tet affect my February trip?
It can: Tet moves, and in years it falls in February small restaurants and shops close for about a week. Museums and large sites usually stay open.
Can you swim in February?
The air is 26.3°C and the sea is cool. People swim, briefly, and the beach is at its emptiest.
How busy is February?
Busy until Tet and quiet during it, then busy again. It is high season for visitors from Korea and Japan.
Sources and check dates
- WMO World Weather Information Service, Da Nang station — monthly rainfall, rain days and temperatures, retrieved 2 November 2026
- Da Nang City Tourism Portal — 2026 admission prices and opening hours, checked 2 November 2026
- Drive distances and times measured on OSRM (OpenStreetMap routing), 2 November 2026