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Monthly climate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ho Chi Minh City features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (81 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (68 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1893 mm (74.5 inches) and receives 215 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ho Chi Minh City enjoys an average of 3419 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 29 minutes to 12 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam §

The warmest months in Ho Chi Minh City are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ho Chi Minh City experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam §

Ho Chi Minh City usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 27 rainy days and 282 mm (11.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ho Chi Minh City are January, February and March. On average, 26 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 44 (1.7) 15 (0.6) 17 (0.7) 74 (2.9) 182 (7.2) 211 (8.3) 266 (10.5) 297 (11.7) 280 (11.0) 268 (10.6) 165 (6.5) 73 (2.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 2 3 14 23 26 29 28 27 28 19 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam §

The sunniest months in Ho Chi Minh City are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ho Chi Minh City: January, September and October receive an average of 8 hours 18 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 251 294 329 315 309 277 283 280 260 251 272 292
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 33m 11h 46m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 36m 12h 43m 12h 40m 12h 27m 12h 9m 11h 52m 11h 37m 11h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam §

Ho Chi Minh City experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ho Chi Minh City UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 13 15 14 14 12 13 14 13 13 11 10