Cao Lãnh weather in October

In October, Cao Lãnh sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 288 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Cao Lãnh's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cao Lãnh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
288 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:50 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
85%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Cao Lãnh is provincial city of Dong Thap, Viet Nam.

Density
1,980/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Cao Lãnh reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Cao Lãnh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
17 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Cao Lãnh weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°264.111.55.0
Feb32° / 23°131.911.74.7
Mar34° / 25°315.611.93.5
Apr35° / 26°7912.612.22.5
May33° / 26°17924.312.52.1
Jun32° / 26°21626.612.62.3
Jul31° / 25°22727.912.62.4
Aug32° / 25°24028.212.32.3
Sep32° / 25°27728.212.12.2
Oct32° / 25°28826.911.82.5
Nov32° / 24°14016.311.53.5
Dec31° / 23°638.911.44.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4892
5892
6892
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
121090
131090
141090
151189
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201387
211585
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312377

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Cao Lãnh gets around 288 mm of rain over 26.9 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
194
294
394
494
594
694
794
894
994
1094
1194
1293
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1492
1591
1690
1789
1888
1987
2085
2184
2282
2380
2479
2577
2675
2774
2872
2971
3069
3168

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101387
201387
301486
401486
501486
601585
701585
801684
901684
1001684
1101684
1201783
1301783
1401882
1501981
1601981
1702080
1812178
1912277
2012376
2112475
2212574
2312772
2422870
2523068
2623167
2733364
2833562
2933661
3043759
3143957

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
27calm
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67calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:495:44
211.95:495:43
311.95:495:42
411.95:495:42
511.95:495:41
611.95:495:41
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.3 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.4Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Cao Lãnh

In seasonPeak

In October, Cao Lãnh sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cao Lãnh's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Cao Lãnh?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cao Lãnh.

What to pack for Cao Lãnh in October

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

In October, Cao Lãnh sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Cao Lãnh in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cao Lãnh peaks around August 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 22UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Cao Lãnh in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Cao Lãnh is worst in January — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (August, 30 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1172 µg/m³Aug 1331 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr53Poor
May47Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct56Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec70Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Cao Lãnh?

Cao Lãnh sits at 10.5°N, 105.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Quận Đức Thịnh, 20 km away.

Topography around Cao Lãnh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cao Lãnh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m.

The land around Cao Lãnh is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
680 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Quận Đức Thịnh 20 km · Lai Vung 23 km · Long Xuyên 23 km · Sa Dec 23 km · Thốt Nốt 24 km · Tràm Chim 24 km · Kiến An 31 km · Vĩnh Thạnh 37 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 Cao Lãnh (10.4602°, 105.6329°, elevation 5 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. 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).