Climate and average weather in Gia Lâm
In Gia Lâm, the summers are oppressive, sweltering, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are mild and mostly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Gia Lâm typically varies from 15°C to 33°C, and is rarely below 9°C or above 37°C. June is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Gia Lâm for warm-weather activities are from early January to mid April and late October to late December.
- Hottest
- Jun
- 33°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 15°
- Wettest
- Aug
- 350 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 25 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1765 mm
- 164 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.7–13.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 13 m
- 21.0°N
- Clearest
- Nov
- 57% cloud
Gia Lâm weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to mid April.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Gia Lâm, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 5.4 months, from April 28 to October 7, with daily high temperatures above 30°C. The hottest month of the year in Gia Lâm is June, with an average high of 33°C and low of 27°C.
The cool season lasts 2.6 months, from December 9 to February 24, with daily high temperatures below 23°C. The coldest month of the year in Gia Lâm is January, with an average low of 15°C and high of 20°C.
Days typically run about 6°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | 15 |
| Feb | 22 | 16 |
| Mar | 24 | 19 |
| Apr | 28 | 22 |
| May | 32 | 25 |
| Jun | 33 | 27 |
| Jul | 33 | 27 |
| Aug | 32 | 26 |
| Sep | 32 | 25 |
| Oct | 29 | 23 |
| Nov | 26 | 19 |
| Dec | 22 | 16 |
How hot and cold Gia Lâm really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Gia Lâm feels like about 43°C (around June 26). About 179 days a year carry some heat stress, and 112 of them tip into dangerous heat (feels-like above 39°C), peaking in June.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 32 | 26 | 22 |
| Air high (°C) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 22 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Air low (°C) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| Feb | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 |
| Mar | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 |
| Apr | 31 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
| May | 38 | 32 | 25 | 25 |
| Jun | 42 | 33 | 27 | 27 |
| Jul | 42 | 33 | 27 | 27 |
| Aug | 41 | 32 | 26 | 26 |
| Sep | 38 | 32 | 25 | 25 |
| Oct | 32 | 29 | 23 | 23 |
| Nov | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 |
| Dec | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 |
Average hourly temperature in Gia Lâm
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on June afternoons, near 33°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 15°C.
Gia Lâm weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20° / 15° | 37 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 6.3 |
| Feb | 22° / 16° | 25 | 6.8 | 11.3 | 6.6 |
| Mar | 24° / 19° | 50 | 10 | 11.9 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 28° / 22° | 87 | 10.9 | 12.5 | 5.3 |
| May | 32° / 25° | 232 | 18.2 | 13 | 3.3 |
| Jun | 33° / 27° | 242 | 19.1 | 13.3 | 2.4 |
| Jul | 33° / 27° | 280 | 21.4 | 13.1 | 2.3 |
| Aug | 32° / 26° | 350 | 24.5 | 12.7 | 2.4 |
| Sep | 32° / 25° | 248 | 19.7 | 12.1 | 3.2 |
| Oct | 29° / 23° | 125 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 5.1 |
| Nov | 26° / 19° | 59 | 7.2 | 11 | 7.0 |
| Dec | 22° / 16° | 31 | 6 | 10.7 | 7.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Gia Lâm gets about 1765 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.3 months, from around May 2 to Oct 9, peaking in August at about 81% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Dec 21.
August is the wettest month by volume, with 350 mm over about 25 wet days; February is the driest, with 25 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 24 | 24 | 32 | 37 | 58 | 64 | 69 | 79 | 66 | 40 | 25 | 20 |
| Rain days | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 8 |
| Feb | 24 | 7 |
| Mar | 32 | 10 |
| Apr | 37 | 11 |
| May | 58 | 18 |
| Jun | 64 | 19 |
| Jul | 69 | 21 |
| Aug | 79 | 25 |
| Sep | 66 | 20 |
| Oct | 40 | 13 |
| Nov | 25 | 7 |
| Dec | 20 | 6 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Gia Lâm collects about 1765 mm of rain across 164 wet days — roughly 147 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. August is the wettest month with 350 mm, while February is the driest at just 25 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 50% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 37 | 25 | 50 | 87 | 232 | 242 | 280 | 350 | 248 | 125 | 59 | 31 |
| Rain days | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 8 |
| Feb | 25 | 7 |
| Mar | 50 | 10 |
| Apr | 87 | 11 |
| May | 232 | 18 |
| Jun | 242 | 19 |
| Jul | 280 | 21 |
| Aug | 350 | 25 |
| Sep | 248 | 20 |
| Oct | 125 | 13 |
| Nov | 59 | 7 |
| Dec | 31 | 6 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Gia Lâm, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around September 10 and lasts for 3.8 months, ending around January 2. The clearest month is October, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 51% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around May 16 and lasts for 3.8 months, ending around September 9. The cloudiest month is June, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 89% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 22 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 51 | 51 | 38 |
| Cloudier (%) | 78 | 80 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 67 | 49 | 49 | 62 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 78 |
| Feb | 20 | 80 |
| Mar | 18 | 82 |
| Apr | 24 | 76 |
| May | 25 | 75 |
| Jun | 11 | 89 |
| Jul | 13 | 87 |
| Aug | 17 | 83 |
| Sep | 33 | 67 |
| Oct | 51 | 49 |
| Nov | 51 | 49 |
| Dec | 38 | 62 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 11, brings about 13 h 18 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 10 h 42 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 36 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:40 | 6:32 | 6:10 | 5:42 | 5:23 | 5:18 | 5:27 | 5:39 | 5:47 | 5:56 | 6:12 | 6:31 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:31 | 5:49 | 6:01 | 6:11 | 6:22 | 6:35 | 6:37 | 6:22 | 5:54 | 5:27 | 5:11 | 5:14 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.9 | 6:40 | 5:31 |
| Feb | 11.3 | 6:32 | 5:49 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:10 | 6:01 |
| Apr | 12.5 | 5:42 | 6:11 |
| May | 13.0 | 5:23 | 6:22 |
| Jun | 13.3 | 5:18 | 6:35 |
| Jul | 13.1 | 5:27 | 6:37 |
| Aug | 12.7 | 5:39 | 6:22 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 5:47 | 5:54 |
| Oct | 11.5 | 5:56 | 5:27 |
| Nov | 11.0 | 6:12 | 5:11 |
| Dec | 10.7 | 6:31 | 5:14 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Gia Lâm averages about 5 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 1 and 11 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.9 months, from around Sep 11 to Jan 6. The sunniest month is November, with roughly 9 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is June, down near 2 sunny days — about 83% fewer than the November peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 3 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 3 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 3 | Gloomy |
| May | 3 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 2 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 2 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 2 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 6 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 10 | Mixed |
| Nov | 9 | Mixed |
| Dec | 8 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Gia Lâm, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 7.3 months, from around March 24 to November 1. The muggiest month is May, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around November 2 to March 23, and December is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 64% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 50 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 44 |
| Comfortable (%) | 16 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 |
| Humid (%) | 18 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 17 |
| Muggy (%) | 15 | 21 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 14 |
| Oppressive (%) | 1 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 36 | 21 | 4 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 65 | 93 | 98 | 98 | 71 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb | 35 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| Mar | 14 | 15 | 20 | 29 | 23 | 1 |
| Apr | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 22 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 65 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 93 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 71 |
| Oct | 2 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 36 | 20 |
| Nov | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 3 |
| Dec | 44 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Gia Lâm is typically calm, near 8 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 4.7 months, from around Jan 11 to Jun 1. The windiest month is April, averaging about 10 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Jul 14 to Jan 10, with September the calmest month at about 7 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | calm |
| Feb | 9 | calm |
| Mar | 9 | calm |
| Apr | 10 | calm |
| May | 9 | calm |
| Jun | 9 | calm |
| Jul | 8 | calm |
| Aug | 7 | calm |
| Sep | 7 | calm |
| Oct | 8 | calm |
| Nov | 8 | calm |
| Dec | 8 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Gia Lâm
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Gia Lâm's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Gia Lâm
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Gia Lâm throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early April, Gia Lâm is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Gia Lâm for general outdoor tourist activities is from late October to mid April, with a peak score in the last week of November.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Rating | good | good | good | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 | good |
| Feb | 6.5 | good |
| Mar | 6.4 | good |
| Apr | 5.3 | fair |
| May | 3.3 | poor |
| Jun | 2.4 | poor |
| Jul | 2.3 | poor |
| Aug | 2.4 | poor |
| Sep | 3.2 | poor |
| Oct | 5.1 | fair |
| Nov | 7.0 | good |
| Dec | 7.1 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Gia Lâm for hot-weather activities run from mid March to early May and again from late September to early December, with a peak score in the first week of November.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Gia Lâm, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around June (highs near 33°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 20°C), pack a light layer.
In June, Gia Lâm sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Gia Lâm by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gia Lâm 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Level | High | Very high | Very high | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | High |
| Feb | 7 | Very high |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 6 | High |
| Dec | 6 | High |
Average hourly UV index in Gia Lâm
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 5.5 | 6 | 7 | 6.5 | 7 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 1.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 6 | 3 |
| Mar | 7 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 6.5 | 2 |
| May | 7 | 4 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 8 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Oct | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Nov | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 5.5 | 0.5 |
Air quality in Gia Lâm by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Gia Lâm 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 161 | 136 | 122 | 106 | 76 | 59 | 50 | 68 | 96 | 125 | 152 | 171 |
| Level | Very unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Very unhealthy | Very unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 161 | Very unhealthy |
| Feb | 136 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 122 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 106 | Unhealthy |
| May | 76 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 59 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 50 | Poor |
| Aug | 68 | Unhealthy |
| Sep | 96 | Unhealthy |
| Oct | 125 | Unhealthy |
| Nov | 152 | Very unhealthy |
| Dec | 171 | Very unhealthy |
Growing season
Gia Lâm is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Gia Lâm banks about 5,388 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around June.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 228 | 248 | 356 | 460 | 571 | 606 | 625 | 600 | 549 | 494 | 378 | 272 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 228 |
| Feb | 248 |
| Mar | 356 |
| Apr | 460 |
| May | 571 |
| Jun | 606 |
| Jul | 625 |
| Aug | 600 |
| Sep | 549 |
| Oct | 494 |
| Nov | 378 |
| Dec | 272 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Gia Lâm receives about 3.7 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — moderate — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.2 and 4.9 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.7 months, from around Apr 9 to Oct 29. The brightest month is July, averaging about 4.8 kWh/m² (bright).
The dimmest month is January, down near 2.2 kWh/m² — roughly 53% less than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 2.5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 2.9 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4.1 | Bright |
| May | 4.8 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.9 | Bright |
| Jul | 4.8 | Bright |
| Aug | 4.5 | Bright |
| Sep | 4.3 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.0 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2.6 | Moderate |
Where is Gia Lâm?
Gia Lâm sits at 21.0°N, 105.9°E, 13 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Trâu Quỳ, 0.0 km away.
Topography around Gia Lâm
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gia Lâm.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Gia Lâm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,697 m.
The land around Gia Lâm is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (34%), cropland (28%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (35%) within 80 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
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 Gia Lâm (21.02°, 105.939°, elevation 13 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).