Chơn Thành weather in January

In January, Chơn Thành sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chơn Thành's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chơn Thành's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:21 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
57%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chơn Thành reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
113223
123223
133323
143323
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How January really feels in Chơn Thành

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Chơn Thành weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°183.211.44.2
Feb34° / 23°112.411.63.7
Mar34° / 25°406.711.93.0
Apr34° / 26°10514.912.22.5
May33° / 26°22024.912.52.2
Jun32° / 25°27726.512.72.4
Jul31° / 25°30829.312.62.4
Aug31° / 25°31129.112.42.4
Sep31° / 24°32928.512.12.4
Oct31° / 24°27625.811.72.8
Nov31° / 24°12814.711.53.8
Dec31° / 23°507.611.34.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44753
54753
64852
74852
84852
94951
104951
115050
125050
135050
145050
155050
165050
175050
185050
195149
205050
215149
225149
235248
245248
255446
265446
275545
285743
295743
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Chơn Thành gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.2 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
412
512
611
711
811
911
1011
1111
1211
1311
1411
1511
1611
1711
1811
1911
2011
2111
2211
2311
2410
2510
269
279
288
298
307
317

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1182140291
2182140291
3182140291
4182240291
5182240291
6182239291
7182339291
8182338291
9192337291
10192437291
11192436291
121102436281
132102435281
142102435281
152112435281
162112435281
172112435281
182112435271
192112435270
202122435270
212112435270
222112436270
232112436260
242112536250
253112537250
263112537240
273112538230
283112638220
293112639210
303112640200
313112641190

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:165:37
211.36:175:37
311.36:175:38
411.36:185:38
511.46:185:39
611.46:185:39
711.46:195:40
811.46:195:41
911.46:195:41
1011.46:195:42
1111.46:205:42
1211.46:205:43
1311.46:205:43
1411.46:205:44
1511.46:215:44
1611.46:215:45
1711.46:215:45
1811.46:215:46
1911.46:215:46
2011.46:215:47
2111.46:225:47
2211.46:225:48
2311.46:225:48
2411.46:225:49
2511.56:225:49
2611.56:225:49
2711.56:225:50
2811.56:225:50
2911.56:225:51
3011.56:225:51
3111.56:225:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Chơn Thành

In seasonPeak

None of Chơn Thành's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Chơn Thành's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Chơn Thành?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Chơn Thành for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chơn Thành in January

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

In January, Chơn Thành sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chơn Thành in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chơn Thành peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 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 18UV 13Nov 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Chơn Thành 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 Chơn Thành is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1853 µg/m³Aug 1229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr44Poor
May39Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Chơn Thành?

Chơn Thành sits at 11.4°N, 106.6°E, 63 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Đồng Xoài, 29 km away.

Topography around Chơn Thành

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chơn Thành has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Chơn Thành is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
1,016 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Đồng Xoài 29 km · Bến Cát 31 km · Tân Uyên 42 km · Dương Minh Châu 44 km · Thủ Dầu Một 50 km · Cu Chi 53 km · Trảng Bàng 54 km · Thuận An 57 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 Chơn Thành (11.4282°, 106.6354°, elevation 63 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).