Mai Chau is a beautiful town located in the west of Hoa Binh province and is gradually becoming a favorite tourist destination for many tourists every weekend. With a location not too far from Hanoi, convenient roads and extremely beautiful scenery, this place always receives the attention of all travel enthusiasts. So which season of the year should you travel to Mai Chau and which month is best to visit?
Mai Chau town looks like a giant basin with the low-lying area being the area along the Xia stream and the high area looking like a surrounding belt of mountains and extremely dangerous terrain. Because of its enclosed terrain, the climate in Mai Chau is also typical of a tropical high mountain climate with low humidity.
In Mai Chau, the climate has two distinct seasons: the rainy season and the dry season. The rainy season usually lasts from May to October, characterized by a hot and humid climate. The dry season starts from November to April of the following year with a dry climate. Mai Chau has a cool and pleasant climate all year round because it is protected by mountains, so summer is cool and winter, although cold monsoons rarely blow. If you care more about outstanding scenery than climate factors, don’t miss these important dates when traveling to Mai Chau.
January – February: Peach and Plum blossom season
Like other tourist destinations in the Northwest mountains, January is the time when spring colors cover the mountains and forests. Mai Chau in this season often has a gentle and shy beauty with the pink of Peach blossoms and the pure white of blooming Plum flowers.
March – April: The season of Hoof flowers
If anyone has ever visited Mai Chau on the occasion of March and April every year, they will surely never forget the heavenly purple color of the Cow’s Hoof flowers spread across the roads here. The weather in Mai Chau has gradually changed to sunny and warm, although the cold is still there, it will not be too cold. At this time, the Cow’s Hoof flowers will bloom and gradually replace the Peach and Plum colors to compete for beauty.
May – June – July: Season of ripe forest fruits
Going on a Mai Chau tour at this time, visitors will be able to freely enjoy the delicious flavors of the Northwest mountains and forests. At the same time, this season is also the season when Mai Chau welcomes a large number of tourists to rest and avoid the intense heat of the North.
November – December: “Cloud hunting” season
The rattan season in Hang Kia – Pa Co (in Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province) usually lasts from October to April of the calendar and the best time to “hunt clouds” is November of the year. However, clouds are inherently quick to change, so if you want to have the most complete “cloud hunting” trip, don’t forget to check the weather forecast before coming to Mai Chau.
In January and the end of July in Mai Chau will be the watering season and at this time the fields will be filled with water to prepare for the new sowing season. At this time, the whole Mai Chau valley is like a giant mirror radiating sparkling light and this is also the time when Mai Chau tour is chosen by many tourists.
The time when the green rice season covers Mai Chau is around March, April, May, August, and September. Traveling this season, you will be immersed in a cool, peaceful green space and your soul will be refreshed. Relax, stay away from the noise of the city. By July and the end of October, Mai Chau enters the ripe rice season again. The beauty of Mai Chau at this time can be said to be the most impressive and splendid. You can freely hunt for many beautiful photos in this poetic setting.