Hòa Bình weather in January

In January, Hòa Bình sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 39 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hòa Bình's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hòa Bình's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:42 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Hòa Bình is provincial city of Hoa Binh, Vietnam.

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 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hòa Bình reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11913
21913
31913
41913
51913
61913
71913
81913
91913
101913
111913
121913
131913
141813
151813
161813
171813
181813
191813
201813
211813
221813
231813
241813
251813
261813
271813
281813
291813
301913
311913

How January really feels in Hòa Bình

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.

Hòa Bình 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
Jan19° / 13°398.210.96.0
Feb20° / 14°256.811.36.3
Mar23° / 17°529.811.96.5
Apr28° / 21°9813.412.55.4
May30° / 23°24120.4133.6
Jun32° / 25°24020.713.22.9
Jul31° / 25°30323.813.12.8
Aug30° / 25°38225.912.72.9
Sep29° / 23°27421.112.13.9
Oct27° / 21°13914.611.55.8
Nov24° / 18°567.6117.1
Dec20° / 14°306.710.86.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23070
33070
42971
52971
62773
72674
82674
92575
102575
112476
122377
132377
142377
152278
162278
172179
182179
192179
202080
212080
222080
232080
242080
252080
262080
272080
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Hòa Bình gets around 39 mm of rain over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
325
425
526
626
726
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3025
3125

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14521286
24520286
34520287
44520287
54519288
64519278
74519279
84519269
94520269
104620259
114621249
124621239
134622239
144623229
154623229
164723219
174724219
184724208
194724208
204824208
214824208
224824207
234824207
244923207
254923218
264922218
274922218
284921218
294921219
304921219
314820229

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:395:24
210.86:395:25
310.86:405:26
410.86:405:26
510.86:405:27
610.86:415:27
710.86:415:28
810.86:415:29
910.86:415:29
1010.86:415:30
1110.86:425:31
1210.86:425:31
1310.86:425:32
1410.86:425:33
1510.96:425:33
1610.96:425:34
1710.96:425:34
1810.96:425:35
1910.96:425:36
2010.96:425:36
2110.96:425:37
2210.96:425:38
2310.96:425:38
2411.06:425:39
2511.06:425:40
2611.06:425:40
2711.06:415:41
2811.06:415:42
2911.06:415:42
3011.06:415:43
3111.06:415:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.33 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Hòa Bình

In seasonPeak

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

Hòa Bình sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Hòa Bình's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Hòa Bình?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Hòa Bình for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hòa Bình in January

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

In January, Hòa Bình sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Hòa Bình in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hòa Bình peaks around June 20 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 20UV 13Nov 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High

Air quality in Hòa Bình 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 Hòa Bình is worst in April — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyApr 1494 µg/m³Jul 2026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan76Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr98Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun32Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct53Poor
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Hòa Bình?

Hòa Bình sits at 20.8°N, 105.3°E, 31 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Bo, 26 km away.

Topography around Hòa Bình

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hòa Bình has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,857 m.

The land around Hòa Bình is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
404 m
16 km
1,115 m
80 km
1,857 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bo 26 km · Xuân Mai 27 km · Ba Vì 30 km · Sơn Tây 40 km · Đan Phượng 45 km · Vinhomes Smart City 47 km · Tây Mỗ 47 km · Dại Mỗ 48 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 Hòa Bình (20.8172°, 105.3376°, elevation 31 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). 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).