What's on in Can Tho, Vietnam through the year

Busy — Tết, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Tết

  15 Jan – 28 Feb · usuallyLunar New YearClosuresBook early

  The delta goes home for a week. Markets, the boat operators and most kitchens shut for three or four days, and the flower boats on the Ninh Kieu quay are the thing to see beforehand. Source ↗

Still on: Dry season (1 Dec – 30 Apr (usually))

Quiet — travelers describe it as quiet, Tết

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Tết (15 Jan – 28 Feb (usually)), Dry season (1 Dec – 30 Apr (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Dry season (1 Dec – 30 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Dry season (1 Dec – 30 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Nature

  Orchard season in the delta

  1 May – 31 Aug · usuallyHarvest

  Mangosteen, rambutan and durian come in across the garden islands, and the orchard-and-lunch trips that only half work the rest of the year are worth doing. Source ↗

Busy — Summer break in Vietnam, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Orchard season in the delta (1 May – 31 Aug (usually))

Busy — Summer break in Vietnam, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Orchard season in the delta (1 May – 31 Aug (usually))

Busy — Summer break in Vietnam, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Nature

  Floating season

  15 Aug – 15 Nov · usuallyHigh water

  Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be. Source ↗

Still on: Orchard season in the delta (1 May – 31 Aug (usually))

Busy — Summer break in Vietnam, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Hazard

  King tides in the city

  15 Sep – 30 Nov · usuallyFlood season

  The triều cường tides put river water into Ninh Kieu and the older streets for an hour or two around dawn and dusk on the biggest days, whether or not it has rained. Source ↗

Still on: Floating season (15 Aug – 15 Nov (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Floating season (15 Aug – 15 Nov (usually)), King tides in the city (15 Sep – 30 Nov (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: Floating season (15 Aug – 15 Nov (usually)), King tides in the city (15 Sep – 30 Nov (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Season

  Dry season

  1 Dec – 30 Apr · usually

  Low water, hot mornings and the settled months for the canals — but also when the smaller channels behind Cai Rang get too shallow for anything but a sampan.