These are notes on Vietnam weather in January 2024 and what to know before planning travel holidays to Vietnam in 2024, be it your family vacation or your travelers’ Vietnam tours if you are a tour company or travel agency.
General Weather Patterns in Vietnam in January
January is winter in northern Vietnam, about the end of the rainy season in the Central Coast of Vietnam. January is the dry season in the Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam. The temperatures should be cold in Northern Vietnam and part of the Central Coast, pleasant in the Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam.
The prevalent wind in Vietnam mostly in January is often the cool Northeasterly Wind. This wind may approach Northern Vietnam from the coast or blows through inland only: the former case causes light rain in the North and the latter case causes dry and pleasant weather in this region.
The Northeasterly Wind mostly causes rainy weather in the Central Coast of Vietnam.
The Northeasterly Wind causes rough sea all over Vietnam from the North to the South including the Con Dao Islands and the Phu Quoc Island.
Possible Dangers From Extreme Weather: Landslides, Rock Slides, Flash Floods
There are very low chances of weather dangers in Vietnam in January. There may be thick snow in the far-northern mountains which may make roads slippery in the first 10 days of the month. If there were risks from weather conditions, they should to be updated in the list below.
1/ Northern Vietnam
None
2/ Central Highlands and Central Coast of Vietnam
None.
3/ Southern Vietnam
None
First 10 Days of January 2024
There were 02 spells of the cold Northeasterly Wind in Vietnam in the first ten days of January 2024 and the North experienced brief rain and strong winds, but mostly the region enjoyed sunny weather with very pleasant temperatures.
The North of the Central Coast and the South of the Central Coast enjoyed mostly cloudy and sunny days with pleasant temperatures. The Mid of the Central Coast had more of rainy weather. Overall the Central Coast enjoyed more of the dry season in January 2024. This was earlier than usual.
The Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam enjoyed mostly sunny weather with pleasant temperatures. Southern Vietnam had some warm days though.
The weather patterns and temperatures in different regions at the end of the first ten days of January 2024 were as follows:
- Northeast of Vietnam: sun, clouds, some rain, 14-24oC;
- Northwest of Vietnam: sun, clouds, some rain, 16-26oC in Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, 14-22oC in Lao Cai; 14-24oC Son La and Dien Bien, 13-20oC in Lai Chau;
- Lowlands in northern Vietnam: sun, clouds, some rain, 17-26oC;
- North of the Central Coast: sun, clouds, 18-26oC mostly;
- Central Coast from Quang Binh to Hue: sun, some clouds, some rain, 20-26oC;
- Central Coast from Da Nang to Quy Nhon: sun, clouds, 22-27oC;
- Central Coast from Tuy Hoa to Nha Trang: sun, clouds, 23-29oC;
- Central Coast in Phan Rang-Thap Cham : sun, 22-31oC;
- Central Coast in Phan Thiet: sun, 22-31oC;
- Central Highlands: sun, 16-32oC mostly, 19-29oC in Dak Lak.
- East of Southern Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh): sun, 24-34oC.
- West of Southern Vietnam ( The Mekong Delta): sun, clouds, 23-33oC.
The Phu Quoc Island had sun, clouds, some rain, 25-31oC.
The Con Dao Islands had sun, clouds, 26-30oC.
Second 10 Days of January 2024
In the second 10 days of January 2024, Vietnam had a new spell of the Northeasterly Wind which caused rain and cold temperatures in the North. The Central Coast, Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam had dry weather and pleasant temperatures mostly.
The Central Region seems to have entered the dry season, earlier than usual. Northern Vietnam had the longest streak of rainy days since the beginning of this winter.
The weather in different regions in Vietnam:
- Northeast of Vietnam: rain, 16-22oC;
- Northwest of Vietnam: rain, 17-24C in Hoa Binh, Yen Bai; sun, clouds, 17-22oC in Lao Cai; sun, clouds, some isolated rain, 15-28/7-23oC in Son La, Dien Bien; sun, clouds, rain, 13-23oC in Son La and Dien Bien, 12-20oC in Lai Chau;
- Lowlands in northern Vietnam: rain, 18-24oC;
- North of the Central Coast: sun, clouds, some isolated rain, 19-27oC;
- Central Coast from Quang Binh to Hue: sun, clouds, some isolated rain, 19-25oC;
- Central Coast from Da Nang to Quang Ngai: sun, clouds, rain, 21-26oC;
- Central Coast from Quy Nhon, Tuy Hoa to Nha Trang: sun, clouds, 22-28oC;
- Central Coast from Phan Rang-Thap Cham to Phan Thiet: sun, clouds, 23-29oC.
- Central Highlands: sun, clouds, 16-28oC mostly, 18-26oC in Dak Lak;
- East of Southern Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh): sun, clouds, 23-32oC;
- West of Southern Vietnam ( The Mekong Delta): sun, clouds, 23-32oC;
Last 10 Days of January 2024
In the last decade of January 2024, there were successive spells of the Northeasterly Wind which caused the lowest temperatures in the North to below freezing point. There was frost, ice and snow in the mountains. There was rain for a day in the North and some heavy rain in the Central Coast.
The Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam remained to have beautiful sunshine and pleasant temperatures.
Regional weather at the beginning of the last 10 days of January 2024
- Northeast : clouds, some rain, 5-9oC in Lang Son, 8-12oC in the others;
- Northwest : sun, clouds, some rain, 7-13oC in Hoa Binh, Yen Bai & Lao Cai; sun, clouds, some rain, 5-12oC in Son La, Lai Chau, and 6-14oC in Dien Bien;
- Lowlands in Northern Vietnam: sun, clouds, some rain, 10-14oC ;
- North of the Central Coast (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh) : some sun & clouds, rain, 9-18oC;
- Mid Central Coast to the north of Hai Van (Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Hue): rain, 10-18oC in Quang Binh, 15-20oC in the others;
- Mid Central Coast to the south of Hai Van (Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai): rain, 19-23oC;
- South Central Coast (Quy Nhon – Nha Trang): sun, clouds, rain in Quy Nhon, 22-26oC
- South Central Coast ( Phan Rang-Thap Cham to Phan Thiet : sun, clouds, 22-30oC;
- Central Highlands : sun, clouds, 17-26oC;
- East of Southern Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh): sun, clouds, 24-34oC;
- West of Southern Vietnam ( The Mekong Delta): sun, clouds, 23-32oC;
The Phu Quoc Island had sun, clouds, 24-31oC.
Con Dao Islands had sun, clouds, 25-29oC.
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