Hoàn Lão in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Hoàn Lão sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 429 mm of rain over about 52 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

Winter is Hoàn Lão's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Hoàn Lão's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
22°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
429 mm
52 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
5.3
2nd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Hoàn Lão in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical winter day in Hoàn Lão reaches about 22°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Hoàn Lão

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Hoàn Lão weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 18°12517.411.15.2
Feb22° / 18°7713.811.45.8
Mar25° / 21°8213.311.96.2
Apr28° / 23°8812.812.45.6
May30° / 26°11214.712.84.2
Jun32° / 27°638.1133.9
Jul32° / 27°941012.93.9
Aug31° / 26°14613.512.63.9
Sep29° / 25°34519.612.13.9
Oct27° / 24°5312411.64.5
Nov25° / 21°36620.911.24.9
Dec22° / 19°22820.3114.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Hoàn Lão gets around 429 mm of rain over 52 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 13 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early December to 11 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Hoàn Lão

In seasonPeak

In winter, Hoàn Lão overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hoàn Lão sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Hoàn Lão'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 winter a good time to visit Hoàn Lão?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Hoàn Lão for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hoàn Lão in Winter

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

In winter, Hoàn Lão sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 52 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Hoàn Lão in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 23°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

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

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Hoàn Lão in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hoàn Lão peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Hoàn Lão in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Hoàn Lão is worst in April — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateApr 1064 µg/m³Jul 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May21Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hoàn Lão?

Hoàn Lão sits at 17.6°N, 106.5°E, 10 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Đồng Hới, 16 km away.

Cam LộÐông HàHà Tĩnhthị xã Quảng Trị

Topography around Hoàn Lão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hoàn Lão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 967 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,612 m.

The land around Hoàn Lão is covered by cropland (41%) within 3 km, water (42%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
967 m
80 km
1,612 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Đồng Hới 16 km · Ba Đồn 22 km · Quán Hàu 23 km · Kỳ Anh 59 km · Cam Lộ 99 km · Ðông Hà 104 km · Hà Tĩnh 107 km · thị xã Quảng Trị 115 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 Hoàn Lão (17.5844°, 106.5343°, elevation 10 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.