Gò Công weather in October

In October, Gò Công sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 264 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Gò Công's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gò Công's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
5th coldest
Rainfall
264 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:45 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Gò Công reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Gò Công

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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 October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gò Công weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21486
31486
41486
51585
61585
71783
81783
91882
101882
112080
122080
132080
142179
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212674
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gò Công gets around 264 mm of rain over 27 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
194
294
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1887
1986
2084
2183
2282
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2479
2577
2676
2774
2873
2972
3070
3169

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101189
201288
301387
401486
501486
601585
701585
801684
901684
1001783
1101783
1201783
1301783
1401882
1501882
1601981
1701981
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1912079
2012178
2112277
2212376
2312475
2412574
2512772
2612970
2713168
2813267
2913465
3013564
3103664

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:455:40
211.95:455:39
311.95:455:38
411.95:455:38
511.95:455:37
611.95:455:37
711.95:455:36
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.89 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 — October's 4.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gò Công

In seasonPeak

In October, Gò Công sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season 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 October a good time to visit Gò Công?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gò Công.

What to pack for Gò Công in October

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

In October, Gò Công sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gò Công in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — 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 October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October 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
October 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).