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Hạ Long weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Hạ Long has well-marked seasons, with 12.1°C between its warmest and coolest monthly means. Most of the year's rain is packed into the months from May to September. Hạ Long weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+4.3°Chigh well above average

32° / 24°Today
28° / 22°Average
see today in detail →

How it's changed

+1.3°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49142days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 83 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 83 in the 1940s+1.3°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 40 mmhigh 20°low 15°February, rain 37 mmhigh 20°low 16°March, rain 54 mmhigh 23°low 19°April, rain 91 mmhigh 27°low 22°May, rain 215 mmhigh 30°low 25°June, rain 289 mmhigh 32°low 27°July, rain 291 mmhigh 32°low 27°August, rain 387 mmhigh 31°low 26°September, rain 275 mmhigh 30°low 25°October, rain 149 mmhigh 28°low 23°November, rain 56 mmhigh 25°low 19°December, rain 31 mmhigh 22°low 16°wettest month August, 387 mm · 1,916 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Mostly clear

Right now

26.5°

32°feels like
85%humidity
24°dew point
4 km/hfrom N
UV index0.0
sunrise05:49sunset17:23day length11h 34m
TodayPartly cloudy32°24°
ThuMostly clear33°25°
FriPartly cloudy31°24°
SatPartly cloudy32°25°
SunPartly cloudy33°25°
MonPartly cloudy32°25°
TuePartly cloudy32°25°

On this date: October 21

Today (forecast)
32° / 24°
Average for October 21
28° / 22°

High well above average · +4.3°C

  • Highest since 1940: 32.2° · 2014
  • Lowest since 1940: 16.9° · 1994
  • One year ago: 27° / 20°

Every October 21 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 21 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Hạ Long is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 20.95°N, 107.07°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
20.95°N, 107.07°E
Time zone
Asia/Bangkok
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

29 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +2.3°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

July brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 31.7°C and nights around 27.1°C. The coolest month is January, when afternoons reach about 19.6°C and overnight lows sit around 14.6°C. Frost is essentially unknown.

The yearly total for Hạ Long comes to about 1,916 mm; monthly amounts range from 31 mm in December up to 387 mm in August.

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Hạ Long now averages 1.3°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. Days above 30°C have grown noticeably more frequent, from around 85 a year in the first decade to about 140 in the last.

Climate graph (climograph)

July is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 12°C. Wettest month: August (~387 mm). Whole year averages ~1,916 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Hạ Long month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightHighestLowest
January19.6°14.6°40 mm10.9 h29.6° (1973)4.5° (2016)
February20.3°15.8°37 mm11.3 h33.3° (1950)5.7° (1996)
March23.1°18.7°54 mm11.9 h34.9° (1980)6.4° (1986)
April26.7°22.1°91 mm12.5 h38.3° (2024)12.6° (1969)
May30.1°25.2°215 mm13.0 h39.5° (1994)17.7° (1981)
June31.5°26.9°289 mm13.3 h38.3° (2021)20.0° (1964)
July31.7°27.1°291 mm13.2 h38.1° (1946)22.3° (1972)
August31.2°26.3°387 mm12.7 h37.3° (1946)22.8° (1966)
September30.5°25.1°275 mm12.1 h36.8° (2024)16.8° (1970)
October28.4°22.6°149 mm11.5 h34.2° (2025)13.3° (1978)
November25.3°19.2°56 mm11.0 h32.2° (2024)8.7° (1943)
December21.6°15.6°31 mm10.7 h29.3° (1974)5.0° (1975)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.3°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.12°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Sep–Nov is warming fastest: +0.21°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 83.2 early in the record → 142.2 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 1994, coldest in 2016: 39.5°C / 4.5°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1,916 mm/year on average. Last decade: +2% vs that average. Long-term trend: −3 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Hạ Long

Which is the warmest month in Hạ Long?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Hạ Long is July (mean daily temperature of about 29.1°C) and the coolest is January (about 17.0°C).
How does today's temperature in Hạ Long compare to the historical average?
On October 21, 2026, Hạ Long is forecast to reach a high of 32.4°C and a low of 23.5°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 28.1°C and a low of 22.2°C, so today's high is 4.3°C warmer than that average.
How much has Hạ Long warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Hạ Long is about 1.3°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Hạ Long?
Hạ Long receives about 1,916 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with August typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Hạ Long?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Hạ Long is about 23.9°C. The warmest month is July and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Hạ Long by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Hạ Long (°C, full record since 1940): January 20°/15°, February 20°/16°, March 23°/19°, April 27°/22°, May 30°/25°, June 32°/27°, July 32°/27°, August 31°/26°, September 30°/25°, October 28°/23°, November 25°/19°, December 22°/16°.
What is the weather like in Hạ Long in summer?
In summer, June through August, Hạ Long is wet and hot. Afternoons run 31–32°C and nights 26–27°C; July is the warmest month. Rain is steady at around 322 mm a month. No season is wetter.
What is the weather like in Hạ Long in winter?
Winter in Hạ Long (December to February) is mild. Expect 20–22°C by day and 15–16°C at night, with January the coldest month. About 36 mm of rain a month. It is the driest season of the year.
What is the weather like in Hạ Long in spring?
In spring, March through May, Hạ Long is wet and warm. March is still 23°C in the afternoon and 19°C at night, May already 30°C and 25°C. Rain rises from 54 mm in March to 215 mm in May.
What is the weather like in Hạ Long in autumn?
September to November is autumn in Hạ Long, and it is wet and warm. It cools from 30°C by day and 25°C at night in September to 25°C and 19°C in November. Rain falls off from 275 mm in September to 56 mm in November.

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