Giá Rai weather in February

In February, Giá Rai sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Giá Rai's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Giá Rai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:22 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Giá Rai is ward in Giá Rai town, Bạc Liêu province, Vietnam.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Giá Rai reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Giá Rai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 25 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
25
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Giá Rai weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°254.411.56.0
Feb30° / 24°12211.76.0
Mar31° / 25°426.411.94.9
Apr32° / 26°8714.612.23.6
May32° / 27°22326.912.42.5
Jun31° / 26°2602812.52.5
Jul30° / 26°26629.612.52.6
Aug30° / 26°25029.512.32.6
Sep30° / 25°29028.612.12.6
Oct30° / 25°33028.711.82.8
Nov30° / 25°18120.511.63.8
Dec29° / 24°9311.411.55.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45149
55149
65248
75248
85347
95446
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Giá Rai gets around 12 mm of rain over 2 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1237601
2237601
3236611
4136621
5135631
6135631
7134641
8133651
9132661
10031681
11029701
12028702
13027712
14026722
15025723
16024733
17023734
18022744
19021754
20020755
21019765
22019756
23018766
24018766
25017767
26017767
27017758
28017749

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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515light breeze
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715light breeze
815light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:246:00
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311.66:246:00
411.66:246:01
511.66:236:01
611.66:236:01
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2011.76:206:05
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Giá Rai

In seasonPeak

In February, Giá Rai sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Giá Rai sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Giá Rai?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Giá Rai for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Giá Rai in February

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

In February, Giá Rai sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Giá Rai in February

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Giá Rai in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Giá Rai peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 13Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Giá Rai in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Giá Rai is worst in December — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 1524 µg/m³May 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Giá Rai?

Giá Rai sits at 9.2°N, 105.5°E, 4 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Ấp Hô Phòng, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Giá Rai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Giá Rai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m.

The land around Giá Rai is covered by cropland (46%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (41%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
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80 km
23 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
February weather nearby: Ấp Hô Phòng 4.0 km · Phong Thạnh 16 km · An Trạch 20 km · Gành Hào 23 km · Bạc Liêu 30 km · Cà Mau 34 km · Phú Lộc 38 km · Ngã Năm 40 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 Giá Rai (9.2344°, 105.4583°, elevation 4 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).