May in Hanoi – the starting point of a vivid summer, which is going to cover the city – is when you don’t see the tangling winter garments, just colorful dresses and polite shirts like patterns of a city picture instead. May in Hanoi is so delightful with the noise from on-the-way-to-work people, vendors as well as early sunshine bringing pleasant climate. 

The medium temperature is about 25°C - 31°C but not too hot to feel unpleasant. May is often reigned by the showery weather that you easily will see rain among the nice sky. Sometimes, the expected rains like that are saviors dispelling the still-strange weather of beginning summer. 

There are no more proper activities than walking around the street and enjoying particular summer cuisines such as “che”, mussel porridge, ice tea, ice coffee, frappe and so on.

In the surrounding area, May is nearly the harvest time of rice fields where you can visit to enjoy the tranquil life and contemplate the immense ripen rice fields, as well as live far from the hustle and bustle of urban life.