Since mid-January, the region has experienced average daytime temperatures of below 15 degrees Celsius.

Hanoi people cover themselves in warm clothes as they drive to work on the morning of January 30, 2023.

On Monday most localities, including the capital Hanoi, would be no warmer than 22 degrees and nighttime temperatures would be 7-8 degrees, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.

It said in the next two days nighttime temperatures would rise to 16 degrees and by the weekend to around 21 degrees.

American site Accuweather said the temperature at night in Hanoi would rise to 18 degrees by Wednesday.

The cold front has also affected other regions, leaving them with cool weather since early last week, with the mercury ranging between 16 and 21 degrees in the central region and 22 and 28 degrees in the south.

Temperature drops to 7.7 degrees Celsius in Sapa as cold spell hits

The temperature in the resort town of Sapa in the northern province of Lao Cai dropped to 7.7 degrees Celsius in the early morning of December 6, the lowest since the beginning of this winter.

Northern Vietnam braces for freezing cold front

Northern Vietnam is forecast to be hit by its strongest cold front this winter on Friday, when temperatures in mountainous areas are expected to drop below zero degrees Celsius.

Temperatures fall sharply as cold spell hits northern Vietnam

A cold spell has hit northern Vietnam, causing temperatures to fall sharply to 3C or below in the high mountains while the mercury in the Red River Delta has dropped to 11-13C.

Winter cold to bite northern Vietnam starting Tuesday

Northern Vietnam plains including Hanoi will see temperatures drop to 12 degrees Celsius at night as a cold front swings into the region starting Tuesday night, weather experts say.

Cold spell hits northern Vietnam

A cold spell has come to northern Vietnam regions Wednesday morning, bringing the lowest temperatures in Hanoi down to 21 degrees Celsius in the coming days.

Source: VnExpress