Gò Công weather in January

In January, Gò Công sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 21 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Gò Công's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gò Công's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:19 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Gò Công is provincial city of Tien Giang, Vietnam.

Density
955/km²
people per km²
Founded
1987

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gò Công reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Gò Công

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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gò Công weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°212.711.57.5
Feb28° / 25°6111.77.8
Mar29° / 26°163.111.96.7
Apr30° / 27°559.812.25.1
May31° / 27°17624.112.53.1
Jun30° / 26°2132712.62.8
Jul30° / 26°19627.812.52.9
Aug30° / 26°20527.912.32.9
Sep29° / 26°24227.512.12.9
Oct29° / 26°2642711.83.3
Nov29° / 26°13715.411.54.8
Dec28° / 25°668.211.46.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34258
44456
54555
64654
74654
84753
94753
104951
114852
124951
135050
144951
155050
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315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Gò Công gets around 21 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
214
313
412
512
611
710
810
99
109
119
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139
149
159
169
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189
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218
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267
277
287
296
306
316

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1121744
2121753
3122743
4122743
5122743
6123733
7123733
8124723
9124723
10125713
11126703
12126703
13127684
14127684
15228664
16228673
17229663
18230653
19230653
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21231643
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24232642
25232642
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31235621

Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1216light breeze
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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 6:14 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:145:39
211.46:155:39
311.46:155:40
411.46:165:40
511.46:165:41
611.46:165:41
711.46:175:42
811.46:175:42
911.46:175:43
1011.46:175:43
1111.46:185:44
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1411.46:195:45
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1911.56:205:48
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3011.56:205:53
3111.56:205:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.6Bright
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275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Gò Công

In seasonPeak

In January, Gò Công sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gò Công sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Gò Công'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 January a good time to visit Gò Công?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Gò Công for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gò Công in January

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

In January, Gò Công sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Gò Công in January

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 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
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Gò Công 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 Gò Công peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 18 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 highMar 23UV 13Nov 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Gò Công 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 Gò Công is worst in December — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 1549 µg/m³Aug 1228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct41Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gò Công?

Gò Công sits at 10.4°N, 106.7°E, 0 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Cần Đước, 17 km away.

Topography around Gò Công

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gò Công has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m.

The land around Gò Công is covered by cropland (44%), artificial surfaces (21%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), water (23%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), water (31%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
14 m
80 km
588 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Cần Đước 17 km · Cần Giuộc 27 km · Cần Giờ 32 km · Tân An 33 km · Mỹ Tho 34 km · Bến Tre 35 km · Nhà Bè 38 km · Quận Sáu 42 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 Gò Công (10.3667°, 106.6667°, elevation 0 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).