Weather in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City is in Vietnam at 10.8°N. The 2001–2020 NASA POWER daily record describes a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. April is the warmest month (average 31.7°C, high 37.7°C) and December is the coolest (average 26.2°C, low 21.5°C).

Rain is the monsoon runs from May to November, inside an annual total of 1373 mm. The wettest month is October at 215 mm; the driest is February at 7 mm. On this site the months that score closest to a 22°C day, lighter rain, and moderate humidity are January, February, and March.

Best months to visit Ho Chi Minh City

The three months with the highest comfort score are January, February, and March: January (26.9°C average, 11 mm, 71% humidity); February (29.0°C average, 7 mm, 62% humidity); March (30.9°C average, 13 mm, 59% humidity). They fall in calendar order. The score rewards averages near 22°C, lower rainfall, and humidity near 60%. It is a climate score, not a festival or price calendar.

If you want the monsoon itself — fewer crowds, greener landscape, heavier rain — aim at May–November instead of the score.

Hot and cool months in Ho Chi Minh City

Monthly average highs run from 30.8°C in December to 37.7°C in April. Nights follow the same curve: 21.5°C in December and 25.7°C in April.

Mean high across all twelve months is 32.6°C and mean low is 23.6°C. These are 20-year grid averages, so a city station can read a few degrees warmer or cooler.

When Ho Chi Minh City gets wet

The monsoon in Ho Chi Minh City starts in May and ends in November (May, June, July, August, September, October, and November). October is the core of it at 215 mm. February is the other extreme, with 7 mm.

A rainy day here is a day with at least 1 mm in the NASA POWER series. October averages 23 such days; February averages 1.

The calendar in Ho Chi Minh City

February is the driest month, averaging only 7 mm across 1 rainy days. Highs sit near 35.9°C. Peak heat arrives in April: 37.7°C by day, 25.7°C at night, and 61% humidity. May is when the monsoon typically starts in Ho Chi Minh City: highs near 34.2°C, and rainfall jumps to 155 mm (18 rainy days). June brings 212 mm and 22 rainy days; temperatures run from 24.6°C to 31.0°C.

October is the wettest month — 215 mm and 23 rainy days, with 87% humidity. By November the monsoon is ending. Ho Chi Minh City still sees about 100 mm, but the next month is usually leaner. The year bottoms out in December. Plan for 21.5°C at night and 30.8°C in the afternoon.

How Ho Chi Minh City compares inside Vietnam

Cần Thơ is about 127 km away: Ho Chi Minh City is about as warm as Cần Thơ at the hot peak and 70 mm drier over the year than Cần Thơ. Cần Thơ’s wettest month is September (223 mm) versus October here.

Da Nang is about 608 km away: Ho Chi Minh City is 2.7°C warmer than Da Nang in its hottest month and 837 mm drier over the year than Da Nang. Da Nang’s wettest month is October (562 mm) versus October here.

Huế is about 636 km away: Ho Chi Minh City is 2.7°C warmer than Huế in its hottest month and 788 mm drier over the year than Huế. Huế’s wettest month is October (560 mm) versus October here.