Vietnam in January
January is one of Vietnam's best months (rank 3 of 12): its 17 destinations average 79/100, led by Dalat at 92 — 23°C and 8 rainy days — while Ho Chi Minh City is warmer at 37°C and scores 73.
#3 of 12 months for Vietnam · 17 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇻🇳 Vietnam, month by month
79/100 in JanuaryWhere in Vietnam in January
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means January is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Vietnam in January
- Tet · Phu Quoc and 4 more places · 15 Jan – 28 Feb (usually)
- Christmas and New Year peak · Phu Quoc · 18 Dec – 5 Jan
- Peach blossom for Tết · Hanoi · 10 Jan – 25 Feb (usually)
- Full moon lantern night · Hội An · 1 Jan – 31 Dec
- Mai anh đào cherry blossom · Dalat · 5 Jan – 20 Feb (usually)
- Tết · Dalat and 7 more places · 15 Jan – 28 Feb (usually)
- Coffee harvest on the plateau · Dalat · 1 Nov – 15 Jan (usually)
- Bai Dinh spring pilgrimage · Ninh Binh · 25 Jan – 31 Mar (usually)
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 3 of Vietnam's 8 well-known places this month.