Is Sơn La hot in January?
Days are typically mild at 21.6°C, while nights average 11°C.
Vietnam · 1991–2020 normal
Sơn La in
January.
Typical January weather in Sơn La: 21.6°C by day, 11°C at night, 37 mm of rain over 2.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high21.6°C
Typical low11°C
Rain37 mm
Wet days2.9
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 84 out of 100 (February leads the year at 95). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 58 from latitude 21.33°.
January at a glance
What is Sơn La like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 37 mm across about 3 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 58 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 4 of 12 in our weather comparison; February ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 1567681
- NOAA station
- VMM00048806 · SON LA
- Station distance
- 2.1 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 18 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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