Cao Lãnh climate
Cao Lãnh is warmest in April, with average highs of 34 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 22 °C. October is the wettest month (294 mm) and February the driest (12 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Cao Lãnh averages 1,814 mm of rain and 365 days above 25 °C.
Vietnam · population 211,912 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month April 34 °C
- Coldest month January 22 °C
- Driest month February 12 mm
- Wettest month October 294 mm
- Least cloud March 51 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 38 °C
- Coldest on record December 16 °C
What to expectCao Lãnh through the year
Cao Lãnh has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 30 °C in January to 34 °C in April, a swing of 3.0 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 365 days a year reach 25 °C, 271 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. October averages 294 mm against 12 mm in February — 24 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.4 °C | 24 mm | 60 % |
| February | 31.7 °C | 12 mm | 53 % |
| March | 33.5 °C | 35 mm | 51 % |
| April | 33.8 °C | 80 mm | 59 % |
| May | 32.2 °C | 184 mm | 79 % |
| June | 30.6 °C | 220 mm | 85 % |
| July | 30.3 °C | 233 mm | 86 % |
| August | 30.4 °C | 244 mm | 87 % |
| September | 30.4 °C | 286 mm | 88 % |
| October | 30.4 °C | 294 mm | 83 % |
| November | 30.5 °C | 137 mm | 70 % |
| December | 30.1 °C | 64 mm | 69 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.4 °C | 21.9 °C | 25.9 °C | 34.5 °C | 16.7 °C | 31 | 19 | 0 |
| February | 31.7 °C | 22.5 °C | 26.8 °C | 35.0 °C | 18.5 °C | 28 | 25 | 0 |
| March | 33.5 °C | 24.1 °C | 28.3 °C | 37.6 °C | 20.1 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| April | 33.8 °C | 25.2 °C | 28.9 °C | 37.5 °C | 22.6 °C | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| May | 32.2 °C | 25.5 °C | 28.1 °C | 37.9 °C | 23.1 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| June | 30.6 °C | 25.1 °C | 27.2 °C | 36.1 °C | 23.2 °C | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| July | 30.3 °C | 24.8 °C | 26.9 °C | 33.4 °C | 22.9 °C | 31 | 19 | 0 |
| August | 30.4 °C | 24.8 °C | 26.9 °C | 33.0 °C | 23.3 °C | 31 | 20 | 0 |
| September | 30.4 °C | 24.5 °C | 26.6 °C | 33.2 °C | 22.7 °C | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| October | 30.4 °C | 23.9 °C | 26.4 °C | 32.8 °C | 20.4 °C | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| November | 30.5 °C | 23.5 °C | 26.4 °C | 33.0 °C | 17.8 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| December | 30.1 °C | 22.5 °C | 26.0 °C | 34.0 °C | 15.8 °C | 30 | 18 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 60 % | 75 % | 12 km/h |
| February | 12 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 53 % | 71 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 35 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 51 % | 69 % | 15 km/h |
| April | 80 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 73 % | 13 km/h |
| May | 184 mm | 24 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 82 % | 14 km/h |
| June | 220 mm | 27 | 13 h/day | 85 % | 86 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 233 mm | 28 | 13 h/day | 86 % | 85 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 244 mm | 28 | 12 h/day | 87 % | 85 % | 18 km/h |
| September | 286 mm | 28 | 12 h/day | 88 % | 86 % | 16 km/h |
| October | 294 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 83 % | 86 % | 12 km/h |
| November | 137 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 70 % | 81 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 64 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 69 % | 76 % | 13 km/h |
How Cao Lãnh compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cao Lãnh | 34 °C | 22 °C | 1,814 mm | 365 |
| Long Xuyên · Vietnam | 34 °C | 22 °C | 1,732 mm | 365 |
| Sa Dec · Vietnam | 34 °C | 22 °C | 1,845 mm | 364 |
| Thốt Nốt · Vietnam | 34 °C | 22 °C | 1,820 mm | 364 |
| Cần Thơ · Vietnam | 33 °C | 22 °C | 1,858 mm | 364 |
| Tân Châu · Vietnam | 34 °C | 22 °C | 1,657 mm | 365 |
| Rạch Giá · Vietnam | 33 °C | 22 °C | 1,978 mm | 364 |
Where Cao Lãnh ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Asia in December | 35thof 50 | 30 °C |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Cao Lãnh’s climate
When is the best time to visit Cao Lãnh?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, October, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, April is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Cao Lãnh get?
In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 34 °C. About 271 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 22 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Cao Lãnh?
October, averaging 294 mm over 27 days with rain. The driest month is February with 12 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,814 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Cao Lãnh rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.