Hỏa Lò Prison
Hỏa Lò Prison is a prison, prisoner-of-war camp, and museum located in Hanoi, Vietnam, designed by architect Auguste Henri Vildieu and established in 1896. It is one of the sights of the country on this site, holding rank 1 by English Wikipedia lookups among the countrys sights.
Planning a visit
The site is open Monday through Sunday from 08:00 to 17:00, and admission is 50,000 dong. Temperatures range from daily highs of 20 °C to 32 °C and lows of 13 °C to 26 °C throughout the year, with monthly rain varying from 26 mm in January and December to 327 mm in July. Hanoi is the capital, and the prison is located 1 km from it. The nearest airport is Noi Bai International Airport, situated 22 km away.
Nearby sights include St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hanoi at 0.5 km, Hanoi Train Street at 0.6 km, Hoàn Kiếm Lake at 0.8 km, Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long at 1.1 km, and Temple of Literature, Hanoi at 1.2 km.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 33 °C. The wettest is July, with about 327 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 20 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 21 |
| Average low, °C | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Rainfall, mm | 26 | 29 | 55 | 121 | 242 | 283 | 327 | 323 | 224 | 165 | 73 | 26 |
| Rainy days | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
