Climate averages 1991–2020
Kon Tum weather
in January.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in Kon Tum: daytime highs average 27.4°C and nights cool to about 16.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pleiku (41 km away). In January its highs average 26.9°C, 0.5°C cooler than Kon Tum, with 7.7 mm of rain.
Among the 136 cities listed in Vietnam, Kon Tum ranks 55th of 136 for the warmest January highs and 1st of 136 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 136 cities is 24.8°C; Kon Tum is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 29.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.1 mm to 5.6 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Kon Tum climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 27.4°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 6.1 | 0.7 | 11.411 h |
| February | 29.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 5.6 | 1.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 31.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 35 | 5.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 84 | 12.3 | 12.412 h |
| May | 29.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 172 | 22.8 | 12.813 h |
| June | 28.0°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 183 | 26.6 | 13.013 h |
| July | 27.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 228 | 28.5 | 12.913 h |
| August | 26.9°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 247 | 29.0 | 12.613 h |
| September | 26.9°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 267 | 26.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 169 | 16.6 | 11.812 h |
| November | 26.9°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 78 | 6.7 | 11.511 h |
| December | 25.9°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 27 | 3.3 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Pleiku in JanuaryVietnam · 41 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 16.8°C · 7.7 mm rain
- An Khê in JanuaryVietnam · 83 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 17.7°C · 42 mm rain
- Đức Phổ in JanuaryVietnam · 114 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 20.0°C · 160 mm rain
- Quảng Ngãi in JanuaryVietnam · 120 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 129 mm rain
- An Nhơn in JanuaryVietnam · 130 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 20.0°C · 69 mm rain
- Tam Kỳ in JanuaryVietnam · 145 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 20.3°C · 199 mm rain
- Qui Nhon in JanuaryVietnam · 146 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 20.7°C · 109 mm rain
- Buôn Hồ in JanuaryVietnam · 159 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 16.9°C · 17 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Kon Tum) is explained once on the Kon Tum year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.