Thái Hòa in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Thái Hòa sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 188 mm of rain over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels humid.

Winter is Thái Hòa's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Thái Hòa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
21°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
15°C
Rainfall
188 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
6.0
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Thái Hòa in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.

A typical winter day in Thái Hòa reaches about 21°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Thái Hòa

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.

Thái Hòa 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
Jan20° / 14°6111.4115.8
Feb22° / 15°509.911.46.3
Mar25° / 18°801311.96.2
Apr29° / 21°11614.612.44.7
May32° / 24°17517.512.93.3
Jun33° / 26°12212.913.12.9
Jul33° / 26°18014.9133.0
Aug31° / 25°27920.712.63.1
Sep30° / 24°32220.412.13.7
Oct27° / 21°29217.811.65.3
Nov24° / 18°1071211.16.4
Dec21° / 15°7711.910.96.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Thái Hòa gets around 188 mm of rain over 33 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 humid — 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 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min 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 Thái Hòa

In seasonPeak

None of Thái Hòa's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Thái Hòa's rainy season runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Thái Hòa?

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.

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Thái Hòa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Thái Hòa in Winter

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

In winter, Thái Hòa sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Thái Hòa in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 22°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 69 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
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr24Warm
May28Warm
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Thái Hòa 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 Thái Hòa peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 14UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Thái Hòa 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 Thái Hòa is worst in April — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModeratePoorApr 1278 µg/m³Jul 2215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr81Unhealthy
May31Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Thái Hòa?

Thái Hòa sits at 18.9°N, 105.0°E, 64 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Kim Liên, 36 km away.

Topography around Thái Hòa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thái Hòa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 642 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,319 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,933 m.

The land around Thái Hòa is covered by trees (89%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
642 m
16 km
1,319 m
80 km
1,933 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Kim Liên 36 km · Diễn Thành 66 km · Yên Vinh 78 km · Vinh 80 km · Bến Thủy 82 km · Bản Na Hỷ 85 km · Nghi Xuân 87 km · Hoàng Mai 87 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 Thái Hòa (18.9203°, 104.9744°, elevation 64 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.