Lạng Sơn climate

Lạng Sơn is warmest in July, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 10 °C. August is the wettest month (287 mm) and February the driest (44 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Lạng Sơn averages 1,641 mm of rain and 220 days above 25 °C.

Vietnam · population 200,108 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 14°
  2. Feb 16°
  3. Mar 19°
  4. Apr 23°
  5. May 25°
  6. Jun 27°
  7. Jul 27°
  8. Aug 26°
  9. Sep 25°
  10. Oct 23°
  11. Nov 19°
  12. Dec 15°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectLạng Sơn through the year

Lạng Sơn has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 17 °C in January to 30 °C in July, a swing of 13 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 220 days a year reach 25 °C, 80 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in June.

Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 287 mm against 44 mm in February — 6.5 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 17.0 °C 59 mm 77 %
February 19.3 °C 44 mm 80 %
March 22.6 °C 79 mm 81 %
April 26.7 °C 97 mm 76 %
May 28.9 °C 222 mm 78 %
June 30.2 °C 253 mm 89 %
July 30.3 °C 267 mm 85 %
August 29.9 °C 287 mm 81 %
September 28.7 °C 160 mm 68 %
October 26.5 °C 77 mm 54 %
November 23.0 °C 51 mm 57 %
December 18.7 °C 45 mm 62 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January17.0 °C10.4 °C13.7 °C27.3 °C1.5 °C100
February19.3 °C12.3 °C15.8 °C32.0 °C2.4 °C400
March22.6 °C15.6 °C19.0 °C34.1 °C6.9 °C1110
April26.7 °C19.8 °C22.9 °C35.8 °C9.6 °C2160
May28.9 °C22.6 °C25.4 °C36.0 °C15.1 °C28110
June30.2 °C24.4 °C26.8 °C38.4 °C18.5 °C30170
July30.3 °C24.5 °C26.9 °C35.4 °C20.9 °C31180
August29.9 °C24.0 °C26.5 °C34.6 °C20.2 °C31170
September28.7 °C22.4 °C25.2 °C33.8 °C15.0 °C2880
October26.5 °C19.4 °C22.7 °C32.2 °C10.2 °C2320
November23.0 °C15.5 °C19.1 °C31.2 °C6.9 °C1100
December18.7 °C11.3 °C15.0 °C28.3 °C2.4 °C200

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January59 mm1111 h/day77 %79 %16 km/h
February44 mm1011 h/day80 %80 %16 km/h
March79 mm1412 h/day81 %83 %17 km/h
April97 mm1413 h/day76 %83 %17 km/h
May222 mm2113 h/day78 %84 %15 km/h
June253 mm2313 h/day89 %86 %14 km/h
July267 mm2513 h/day85 %87 %13 km/h
August287 mm2513 h/day81 %88 %12 km/h
September160 mm1812 h/day68 %84 %13 km/h
October77 mm1112 h/day54 %78 %15 km/h
November51 mm811 h/day57 %76 %15 km/h
December45 mm811 h/day62 %74 %16 km/h

How Lạng Sơn 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
Lạng Sơn 30 °C 10 °C 1,641 mm 220
Chongzuo · China 31 °C 10 °C 1,454 mm 233
Bắc Giang · Vietnam 32 °C 13 °C 1,873 mm 248
Thị Trấn Đông Triều · Vietnam 32 °C 13 °C 1,737 mm 251
Thái Nguyên · Vietnam 32 °C 13 °C 2,110 mm 240
Phổ Yên · Vietnam 32 °C 13 °C 1,966 mm 244
Bắc Ninh · Vietnam 32 °C 13 °C 1,878 mm 252

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QuestionsCommon questions about Lạng Sơn’s climate

When is the best time to visit Lạng Sơn?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, October, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Lạng Sơn get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 80 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 10 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Lạng Sơn?

August, averaging 287 mm over 25 days with rain. The driest month is February with 44 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,641 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 Lạng Sơn rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

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.