Ba Dinh weather in January

In January, Ba Dinh sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 40 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ba Dinh's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ba Dinh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:40 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
78%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ba Dinh reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12115
22115
32115
42115
52115
62115
72115
82015
92015
102015
112015
122015
132015
142015
152015
162014
172014
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212014
222014
232014
242014
252014
262014
272014
282015
292015
302015
312015

How January really feels in Ba Dinh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ba Dinh weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 15°407.710.96.3
Feb22° / 16°266.711.36.6
Mar25° / 19°529.611.96.5
Apr29° / 22°10011.112.55.2
May32° / 25°23217.5133.3
Jun33° / 27°22618.313.32.4
Jul33° / 27°25920.413.22.4
Aug33° / 26°31422.512.72.5
Sep32° / 25°22618.712.13.3
Oct29° / 23°12111.911.55.2
Nov26° / 19°577.3117.1
Dec22° / 16°336.610.77.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22674
32575
42476
52377
62278
72278
82179
92179
102179
112080
122080
132080
142080
152179
162080
172080
182080
192080
202080
212080
221981
231981
241981
251981
261981
271981
281981
291981
301882
311981

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ba Dinh gets around 40 mm of rain over 7.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2524
2624
2724
2824
2923
3023
3123

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1432022140
2432022150
3441922150
4441921160
5451821170
6451820170
7451819170
8461819180
9461818180
10471818180
11471817170
12471817170
13481817160
14481917160
15491917150
16491917150
17501917141
18501817141
19511817131
20501818131
21501818131
22511718131
23511718131
24521618131
25521618131
26521518141
27521518141
28521418142
29511419142
30511419142
31501419152

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:385:22
210.76:385:23
310.86:385:23
410.86:395:24
510.86:395:24
610.86:395:25
710.86:395:26
810.86:395:26
910.86:405:27
1010.86:405:28
1110.86:405:28
1210.86:405:29
1310.86:405:30
1410.86:405:30
1510.86:405:31
1610.86:405:31
1710.96:415:32
1810.96:415:33
1910.96:415:33
2010.96:415:34
2110.96:405:35
2210.96:405:35
2310.96:405:36
2410.96:405:37
2511.06:405:37
2611.06:405:38
2711.06:405:39
2811.06:405:39
2911.06:395:40
3011.06:395:41
3111.06:395:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.16 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 4.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ba Dinh

In seasonPeak

In January, Ba Dinh sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ba Dinh sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Ba Dinh's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ba Dinh?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ba Dinh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ba Dinh in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Ba Dinh sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 8 days see rain.

UV index in Ba Dinh in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ba Dinh peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 20UV 11Nov 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High

Air quality in Ba Dinh in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ba Dinh is worst in December — around 171 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 50 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 19170 µg/m³Jul 1452 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan161Very unhealthy
Feb136Unhealthy
Mar122Unhealthy
Apr106Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul50Poor
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep96Unhealthy
Oct125Unhealthy
Nov152Very unhealthy
Dec171Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ba Dinh?

Ba Dinh sits at 21.0°N, 105.8°E, 15 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Yên Phụ, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Ba Dinh

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ba Dinh.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ba Dinh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,720 m.

The land around Ba Dinh is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (38%), trees (27%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
1,720 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Yên Phụ 1.0 km · Liễu Giai 1.0 km · Ô Chợ Dừa 2.0 km · Hanoi 2.0 km · Đống Đa 3.0 km · Hoàn Kiếm 3.0 km · Cầu Giấy 3.0 km · Láng Thượng 3.0 km

Vietnam travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,066
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
59%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 500
Religion
none 86%Catholic 6%Buddhist 6%Protestant 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ba Dinh (21.0365°, 105.8268°, elevation 15 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).