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Ho Chi Minh City

Hot all year, wet from May to November and drier from January to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years10.8°N0 m above the sea
  1. Jan91°33°72°22°Rain on about one day a week.
  2. Feb93°34°73°23°Rain on about one day a week.
  3. Mar96°36°76°24°Rain on about one day a week.
  4. Apr96°36°78°26°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May94°34°78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  6. Jun91°33°77°25°Rain on about six days a week.
  7. Jul90°32°76°24°Rain on almost every day.
  8. Aug90°32°76°24°Rain on almost every day.
  9. Sep90°32°76°24°Rain on almost every day.
  10. Oct89°32°75°24°Rain on almost every day.
  11. Nov89°32°75°24°Rain on about five days a week.
  12. Dec89°32°73°23°Rain on about two days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The most comfortable months

Highs hardly move, between 89°F and 96°F all year, with nights near 75°F. The rain comes from May to November, on about six days a week. January to March is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11½ hours in December to 12½ hours in June.Highs hardly move, between 32°C and 36°C all year, with nights near 24°C. The rain comes from May to November, on about six days a week. January to March is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11½ hours in December to 12½ hours in June.

Where Ho Chi Minh City sits

Asia/Ho Chi Minh
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Latitude
10.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Hung Phu131 km south-west

The land around Ho Chi Minh City, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ho Chi Minh City, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ho Chi Minh City, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ho Chi Minh City, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ho Chi Minh City, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ho Chi Minh City, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ho Chi Minh City, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ho Chi Minh City, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ho Chi Minh City, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ho Chi Minh City, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ho Chi Minh City, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ho Chi Minh City, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 89°F in November and December to 96°F in March and April.Highs from 32°C in November and December to 36°C in March and April.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in September (96% of days), driest in February (8%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in February and March (59% cover), cloudiest in May and June (79%).

Daylight

From 11h 30m in December to 12h 45m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the most comfortable months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Ho Chi Minh City, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryDry seasonMost comfortable
72°22°91°33°
1 day62%11h 34m
FebruaryDry seasonMost comfortable
73°23°93°34°
1 day59%11h 46m
MarchDry season
76°24°96°36°
1 day59%12h 03m
April
78°26°96°36°
3 days70%12h 22m
MayRainy season
78°26°94°34°
6 days79%12h 37m
JuneRainy season
77°25°91°33°
6 days79%12h 45m
JulyRainy season
76°24°90°32°
7 days77%12h 41m
AugustRainy season
76°24°90°32°
7 days78%12h 28m
SeptemberRainy season
76°24°90°32°
7 days79%12h 10m
OctoberRainy season
75°24°89°32°
7 days79%11h 52m
NovemberRainy season
75°24°89°32°
5 days73%11h 37m
DecemberMost comfortable
73°23°89°32°
2 days69%11h 30m

When is the best time to visit Ho Chi Minh City?

Ho Chi Minh City is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are December to February: highs near 91°F, nights near 73°F, and rain on about one day a week.Ho Chi Minh City is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are December to February: highs near 33°C, nights near 23°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Ho Chi Minh City?

March and April, with highs near 96°F and lows near 78°F. The coolest are November and December, with highs near 89°F.March and April, with highs near 36°C and lows near 26°C. The coolest are November and December, with highs near 32°C.

When does it rain most in Ho Chi Minh City?

September, with rain on almost every day. February is the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Ho Chi Minh City?

From about 11½ hours in December to 12½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Ho Chi Minh City?

February and March, when cloud covers about 59% of the sky on average. May and June are the cloudiest, at about 79%.

Places with a year like Ho Chi Minh City's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Ho Chi Minh City's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Ho Chi Minh City's summer.

Elsewhere in Vietnam

All of Vietnam

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Ho Chi Minh City. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.