Hà Tĩnh weather in January

In January, Hà Tĩnh sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 103 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hà Tĩnh's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hà Tĩnh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:35 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Hà Tĩnh is province capital city in Vietnam.

Density
47/km²
people per km²
Founded
2007

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 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hà Tĩnh reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12117
22117
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How January really feels in Hà Tĩnh

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.

Hà Tĩnh weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 17°10315.1115.4
Feb22° / 18°6712.111.46.0
Mar25° / 20°6910.111.96.7
Apr28° / 23°7710.512.45.7
May31° / 26°11813.612.94.0
Jun33° / 28°71813.13.4
Jul33° / 28°1269.6133.4
Aug32° / 27°19113.812.63.5
Sep30° / 26°39119.112.13.8
Oct27° / 24°53822.511.64.6
Nov25° / 21°27218.311.15.3
Dec22° / 18°16617.410.95.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Hà Tĩnh gets around 103 mm of rain over 15.1 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 49% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1162326332
2162326342
3162226343
4162225343
5162125343
6172125343
7172025343
8182025344
9181925344
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20192226293
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:325:27
210.96:325:28
310.96:335:28
410.96:335:29
510.96:335:29
610.96:345:30
710.96:345:31
811.06:345:31
911.06:345:32
1011.06:355:32
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1811.06:365:37
1911.06:365:38
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3011.26:355:44
3111.26:355:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
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172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
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202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Hà Tĩnh

In seasonPeak

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

Hà Tĩnh sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Hà Tĩnh's monsoon runs September–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Hà Tĩnh?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Hà Tĩnh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hà Tĩnh in January

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

In January, Hà Tĩnh sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Hà Tĩnh in January

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 21°C.

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

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr24Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Hà Tĩnh in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hà Tĩnh peaks around July 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 20UV 13Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Hà Tĩnh 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 Hà Tĩnh is worst in April — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateApr 1159 µg/m³Jul 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb35Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr60Unhealthy
May24Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hà Tĩnh?

Hà Tĩnh sits at 18.3°N, 105.9°E, 8 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Nghèn, 18 km away.

Topography around Hà Tĩnh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hà Tĩnh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,260 m.

The land around Hà Tĩnh is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
2,260 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Nghèn 18 km · Hồng Lĩnh 29 km · Nghi Xuân 39 km · Bến Thủy 40 km · Vinh 43 km · Yên Vinh 44 km · Kỳ Anh 52 km · Diễn Thành 77 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 Hà Tĩnh (18.3428°, 105.9057°, elevation 8 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).