According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, due to the impact of cold air, the Northern and North Central regions will be cold, and the Northern mountainous areas will be very cold in some places.
On the night of February 2nd, the North has the lowest temperature of 13 - 16 degrees C, mountainous areas 10 - 13 degrees C, high mountainous areas have places below 8 degrees C. The average temperature is 16 - 18 degrees C, mountainous areas have places below 15 degrees C. The North Central region has the lowest temperature of 16-19 degrees C.
Hanoi area no rain, cold weather. The lowest temperature in this cold air wave is commonly 14 - 16 degrees C.
From February 3rd, the temperature in the North and North Central regions tends to gradually increase.
The area from Quang Tri to Da Nang city and the east of provinces from Quang Ngai to Gia Lai will have rain, showers, locally moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms from now until the night of February 3 due to the influence of cold air. In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind.
The meteorological agency forecasts that the temperature trend in February nationwide is generally at a level close to the multi-year average of the same period, especially in the Northern region, it is 0.5 - 1 degree Celsius higher than the multi-year average, with some places higher than 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Cold air in February is likely to be weaker than the multi-year average.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Huong - Head of Weather Forecast Department, National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, cold air is forecast to have about 2-3 waves in February. Thus, in the remaining days of February, there will be about 2 cold air waves. After the northeast monsoon is taking place, the next cold air waves will not be strong, with little chance of causing widespread severe cold and harmful cold in the North. The possibility is only short-term severe cold - harmful cold, concentrated in midland and mountainous areas.
Lunar New Year falls in mid-February of the solar calendar. According to Mr. Huong, due to the long forecast period, it is not possible to specifically assess the weather for each holiday.
We have only had a preliminary forecast for the Lunar New Year Binh Ngo 2026 weather, which is that the base temperature in the Northern and Central regions during the Tet period tends to be higher than the average of many years at 0.5 to 1 degree Celsius" - Mr. Huong said.
Regarding the risk of humidity during Tet, according to the Head of the Weather Forecast Department, according to statistics, it usually appears after the second half of February, early March is the peak of humidity and may last until April. This Tet, in mid-February, there is a possibility of light rain and drizzle but little possibility of humidity.
Assessing this winter weather, Mr. Huong said that the winter of 2025 - 2026 tends to be warmer than the multi-year average. The temperature throughout the winter is generally 0.5 - 1 degree Celsius higher than the multi-year average.
Up to now, this winter there are about 12 cold spells, including 1 severe cold spell and 1 severe cold spell.
Thus, the number of severe cold spells this year is less than the average of many years, and the number of cold spells is also less. Therefore, the number of days of severe cold spells in winter is also less than the average" - Mr. Huong said.
