These are notes on Vietnam weather in January 2025 and what to know before planning travel holidays to Vietnam in 2025, be it your family tour or your travelers’ Vietnam vacations if you are a tour operator or travel agency.
General Weather Patterns in Vietnam in January
January is the winter in northern Vietnam with temperatures ranging from freezing to cold (below 0oC to 10oC-15oC).
January is the rainy season with cold temperatures in the Central Coast of Vietnam. The rain is much lighter compared to December and November. Some days the Central Coast has cloudy weather.
January is the dry season in the Central Highlands and southern Vietnam. The temperatures in the Central Highlands are 17-25oC and those in southern Vietnam are 22-32oC.
The prevalent winds in Vietnam in January is often the Northeasterly Wind which has impact on almost all of Vietnam.
It is the Northeasterly Wind that causes a real winter in northern Vietnam, long-lasting rain in the Central Coast of Vietnam and dry season in the Central Highlands and in southern Vietnam.
There are rarely tropical depressions or typhoons in Vietnam in January, if any, then it is more likely to have impact on southern Vietnam.
The Northeasterly Wind causes rough sea all over the country from the top north to the bottom south of Vietnam.
Possible Dangers From Extreme Weather: Snow in the mountains of the North of Vietnam
There are few chances of dangerous weather in Vietnam in January which, if any, may come from snowy or cold weather in the far northern region. If it snows, the roads in the mountainous regions of northern Vietnam become very slippery and vehicles are not prepared for this.
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
Vietnam Weather: First 10 Days of January 2025
02-Jan-2025:
15:00 hours: Rainfalls in 2 hours in Binh Thuan Province: Hàm Cần 83mm; La Dạ 2 35.4mm; Suối Kiết 4 34mm;...
Vietnam Weather: Second 10 Days of January 2025
10 to 11 January 2025: Successive strengthening of the cool Northeasterly Wind. Frost was found on mountain tops to the far northern regions of Vietnam.
Vietnam Weather: Last 10 Days of January 2025
Successive spells of the Northeasterly Wind: cool, sunny and dry weather in northern Vietnam, clouds and isolated rain in the Central Coast, dry and pleasant in the Central Highlands and dry, pleasant and warm in southern Vietnam.
23-January-2025: It turns gloomy and windy. Northern Vietnam weather pattern starts to shift from dry to damp, spring is just around the corner.
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