Cu Chi weather in January

In January, Cu Chi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.7 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cu Chi's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cu Chi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:21 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Cu Chi is township and capital of Củ Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January day in Cu Chi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°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)
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How January really feels in Cu Chi

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.

Cu Chi 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
Jan32° / 23°213.711.44.5
Feb33° / 24°91.611.64.2
Mar34° / 25°285.311.93.2
Apr35° / 26°7912.712.22.4
May34° / 26°20924.212.52.0
Jun32° / 25°2542712.62.2
Jul31° / 25°27929.112.62.3
Aug31° / 25°2862912.42.3
Sep31° / 25°31228.412.12.3
Oct31° / 24°26125.611.82.7
Nov31° / 24°11514.611.53.7
Dec31° / 23°497.811.44.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24456
34456
44456
54753
64753
74852
84852
94951
105050
115050
125050
135050
145149
155050
165050
175050
184951
195050
205050
215050
225050
235050
245149
255149
265248
275347
285347
295446
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cu Chi gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
314
414
513
613
713
813
913
1013
1113
1212
1312
1412
1512
1612
1712
1812
1912
2012
2112
2212
2312
2411
2511
2610
2710
289
299
308
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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
131140424
221141424
321042423
421042423
521043423
621043422
721043422
821143422
921143422
1031143411
1131243411
1231244411
1331244401
1431344401
1531344391
1631344391
1731344381
1831444381
1931445371
2031445361
2131545351
2231546351
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2731648311
2831649311
2931749291
3041749291
3141750281

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
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106calm
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126calm
136calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:165:38
211.46:175:39
311.46:175:39
411.46:175:40
511.46:185:40
611.46:185:41
711.46:185:41
811.46:195:42
911.46:195:42
1011.46:195:43
1111.46:195:43
1211.46:205:44
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cu Chi

In seasonPeak

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

Cu Chi'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 Cu Chi?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cu Chi in January

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

In January, Cu Chi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cu Chi in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Cu Chi peaks around August 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 22UV 13Nov 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Cu Chi 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 Cu Chi 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 Cu Chi?

Cu Chi sits at 11.0°N, 106.5°E, 14 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Trảng Bàng, 16 km away.

Topography around Cu Chi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cu Chi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Cu Chi is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
1,016 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Trảng Bàng 16 km · Thủ Dầu Một 17 km · Ho Chi Minh City 22 km · Bến Cát 23 km · Thuận An 25 km · Tân Bình 26 km · Gò Vấp 27 km · Quận Mười Một 28 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 Cu Chi (10.9733°, 106.4933°, elevation 14 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).