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Best time to visit Ho Chi Minh City

The best time to visit Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is January — expect daytime highs near 32°C and roughly 4 rainy days a month. The most challenging month is typically May.

Travel score by month (0–10)
January: 6.5/10 JFebruary: 5.6/10 FMarch: 4.3/10 MApril: 3.1/10 AMay: 2.1/10 MJune: 2.9/10 JJuly: 3.4/10 JAugust: 3.4/10 ASeptember: 3.4/10 SOctober: 3.6/10 ONovember: 3.7/10 NDecember: 5.6/10 D

Ho Chi Minh City climate, month by month

Averages computed from ERA5 reanalysis data, 2019–2024. Daylight on the 15th: 11.4 h in January.

MonthHighLow Rain daysRainfall Sun/dayHumidityScore
January 32°C 23°C 4 29 mm 10.4 h 69% 6.5 · Fair
February 34°C 23°C 3 14 mm 11.3 h 64% 5.6 · Fair
March 35°C 25°C 4.2 17 mm 11.7 h 65% 4.3 · Poor
April 35°C 26°C 10.7 84 mm 11.5 h 71% 3.1 · Poor
May 33°C 26°C 24.7 228 mm 10 h 80% 2.1 · Challenging
June 32°C 25°C 26.8 251 mm 9.1 h 85% 2.9 · Challenging
July 31°C 25°C 29.2 298 mm 8.4 h 86% 3.4 · Poor
August 31°C 25°C 29.3 299 mm 9.3 h 86% 3.4 · Poor
September 31°C 24°C 29.4 349 mm 8.2 h 87% 3.4 · Poor
October 31°C 24°C 27.5 314 mm 8.1 h 87% 3.6 · Poor
November 31°C 24°C 19.2 145 mm 9.2 h 83% 3.7 · Poor
December 31°C 23°C 10.4 65 mm 9.4 h 75% 5.6 · Fair
January 6.5 · Fair
32°C / 23°C
💧 4 rain days · ☀️ 10.4 h sun · 🌡 feels 69% RH
February 5.6 · Fair
34°C / 23°C
💧 3 rain days · ☀️ 11.3 h sun · 🌡 feels 64% RH
March 4.3 · Poor
35°C / 25°C
💧 4.2 rain days · ☀️ 11.7 h sun · 🌡 feels 65% RH
April 3.1 · Poor
35°C / 26°C
💧 10.7 rain days · ☀️ 11.5 h sun · 🌡 feels 71% RH
May 2.1 · Challenging
33°C / 26°C
💧 24.7 rain days · ☀️ 10 h sun · 🌡 feels 80% RH
June 2.9 · Challenging
32°C / 25°C
💧 26.8 rain days · ☀️ 9.1 h sun · 🌡 feels 85% RH
July 3.4 · Poor
31°C / 25°C
💧 29.2 rain days · ☀️ 8.4 h sun · 🌡 feels 86% RH
August 3.4 · Poor
31°C / 25°C
💧 29.3 rain days · ☀️ 9.3 h sun · 🌡 feels 86% RH
September 3.4 · Poor
31°C / 24°C
💧 29.4 rain days · ☀️ 8.2 h sun · 🌡 feels 87% RH
October 3.6 · Poor
31°C / 24°C
💧 27.5 rain days · ☀️ 8.1 h sun · 🌡 feels 87% RH
November 3.7 · Poor
31°C / 24°C
💧 19.2 rain days · ☀️ 9.2 h sun · 🌡 feels 83% RH
December 5.6 · Fair
31°C / 23°C
💧 10.4 rain days · ☀️ 9.4 h sun · 🌡 feels 75% RH
Hottest month
March · 35°C
Coldest month
January · 23°C nights
Wettest month
September · 349 mm
Driest month
February · 14 mm

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