Tịnh Biên weather in January

In January, Tịnh Biên sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tịnh Biên's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tịnh Biên's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:26 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Tịnh Biên is Capital of Tịnh Biên District.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tịnh Biên reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53122
63122
73122
83122
93122
103122
113122
123122
133122
143122
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283122
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303122
313122

How January really feels in Tịnh Biên

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

Tịnh Biên weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°244.711.45.1
Feb32° / 23°152.411.74.7
Mar34° / 25°487.511.93.3
Apr34° / 26°11015.412.22.4
May33° / 26°20725.712.52.1
Jun32° / 26°23327.112.62.4
Jul31° / 25°24728.312.62.5
Aug31° / 25°24528.812.32.4
Sep31° / 25°29428.412.12.4
Oct31° / 24°32426.911.82.6
Nov31° / 24°13615.911.53.6
Dec31° / 23°548.311.44.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34555
44654
54654
64753
74852
84951
94951
104951
114951
124852
134753
144852
154852
164852
174654
184753
194753
204753
214852
224852
234852
244852
254951
264951
275149
285149
295248
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tịnh Biên gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
317
417
516
616
715
815
915
1014
1114
1214
1315
1415
1515
1615
1715
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2615
2715
2814
2913
3013
3112

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
131234474
231134484
331035484
431035493
531035493
63935503
73935512
83935512
93935512
103935512
113935512
123935512
134935502
144836502
154836502
164836511
174836511
184837501
194837501
203838491
213838491
223839482
233840472
243840472
253841462
263941452
273942442
283943432
2931043432
3031044422
3131044412

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:225:45
211.46:225:46
311.46:225:46
411.46:235:47
511.46:235:47
611.46:245:48
711.46:245:48
811.46:245:49
911.46:245:49
1011.46:255:50
1111.46:255:50
1211.46:255:51
1311.46:265:51
1411.46:265:52
1511.46:265:52
1611.46:265:53
1711.46:265:53
1811.56:275:54
1911.56:275:54
2011.56:275:55
2111.56:275:55
2211.56:275:56
2311.56:275:56
2411.56:275:57
2511.56:285:57
2611.56:285:57
2711.56:285:58
2811.56:285:58
2911.56:285:59
3011.56:285:59
3111.56:286:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tịnh Biên

In seasonPeak

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

Tịnh Biên sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Tịnh Biên's rainy season runs May–October, 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 January a good time to visit Tịnh Biên?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tịnh Biên for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tịnh Biên in January

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

In January, Tịnh Biên sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tịnh Biên in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 53 km away) is warmest in May at about 31°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Tịnh Biên in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Tịnh Biên peaks around August 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 highAug 19UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tịnh Biên 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 Tịnh Biên is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1754 µg/m³Aug 1422 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr40Poor
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tịnh Biên?

Tịnh Biên sits at 10.6°N, 104.9°E, 1 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Châu Đốc, 23 km away.

Topography around Tịnh Biên

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tịnh Biên has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m.

The land around Tịnh Biên is covered by cropland (65%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
262 m
16 km
692 m
80 km
691 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Châu Đốc 23 km · Châu Phong 25 km · Cô Tô 29 km · Tân Châu 40 km · Ấp Long Thạnh 41 km · Óc Eo 46 km · Phumĭ Véal Srê 46 km · Takeo 47 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 Tịnh Biên (10.5959°, 104.9367°, elevation 1 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).