Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam · 1995–2024 averages
Ho Chi Minh City weather, month by month. February is the pick.
Thirty years of averages for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — how hot it really feels, when the rain arrives, and what the air is like. February comes out on top; May is the one to skip.
The year at a glance
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February
bestscore 57.7/100Scorching, sticky and dry, with moderate air.
- Feels like
- 37°
- scorching
- Real temp
- 33°
- hot
- Humidity
- 66%
- sticky
- Rain
- 12mm
- dry
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- bright
- Air quality
- 68
- moderate
- Daylight
- 11.8h
- shortish
Month by month, metric by metric
Each row is one measure across the same twelve months. The tint says how good that month is for it, the word says why.
- Good
- Okay
- Rough
- Grim
Feels like
peaks at 39° in April
- Jan35°hot
- Feb37°scorching
- Mar38°scorching
- Apr39°scorching
- May39°scorching
- Jun37°scorching
- Jul36°hot
- Aug37°scorching
- Sep36°hot
- Oct37°scorching
- Nov36°hot
- Dec35°hot
Real temp
30–34° in the shade across the year
- Jan31°warm
- Feb33°hot
- Mar34°hot
- Apr34°hot
- May33°hot
- Jun31°warm
- Jul31°warm
- Aug31°warm
- Sep31°warm
- Oct30°warm
- Nov30°warm
- Dec30°warm
Humidity
66% at its driest, 87% at its most oppressive
- Jan70%sticky
- Feb66%sticky
- Mar67%sticky
- Apr72%sticky
- May80%sweaty
- Jun85%soupy
- Jul86%soupy
- Aug86%soupy
- Sep87%soupy
- Oct87%soupy
- Nov83%sweaty
- Dec76%sweaty
Rain
315mm in September, 12mm in February
- Jan26mmdryish
- Feb12mmdry
- Mar24mmdry
- Apr80mmsome rain
- May217mmsoaking
- Jun247mmsoaking
- Jul268mmsoaking
- Aug277mmsoaking
- Sep315mmsoaking
- Oct276mmsoaking
- Nov146mmrainy
- Dec64mmdryish
Cloud cover
51% at its clearest, 88% at its greyest
- Jan61%mixed
- Feb51%bright
- Mar51%bright
- Apr58%mixed
- May80%grey
- Jun84%grey
- Jul85%overcast
- Aug85%overcast
- Sep88%overcast
- Oct83%grey
- Nov73%grey
- Dec73%grey
Air quality
worst in January, cleanest in February
- Jan89moderate
- Feb68moderate
- Mar68moderate
- Apr68moderate
- May75moderate
- Jun86moderate
- Jul75moderate
- Aug78moderate
- Sep75moderate
- Oct84moderate
- Nov89moderate
- Dec89moderate
Daylight
11.5h to 12.7h of daylight across the year
- Jan11.6hshortish
- Feb11.8hshortish
- Mar12.1heven
- Apr12.4heven
- May12.6heven
- Jun12.7heven
- Jul12.7heven
- Aug12.5heven
- Sep12.2heven
- Oct11.9hshortish
- Nov11.6hshortish
- Dec11.5hshortish
Ho Chi Minh City's air, month by month
The air is at its worst in January at 89 AQI (moderate), and at its cleanest in February at 68 (moderate). The dirtiest months here are also the driest.
Every month in full
All twelve months, all seven measures.
| Month | Feels like | Real temp | Humidity | Rain | Cloud cover | Air quality | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° hot | 31° warm | 70% sticky | 26mm dryish | 61% mixed | 89 moderate | 11.6h shortish |
| February | 37° scorching | 33° hot | 66% sticky | 12mm dry | 51% bright | 68 moderate | 11.8h shortish |
| March | 38° scorching | 34° hot | 67% sticky | 24mm dry | 51% bright | 68 moderate | 12.1h even |
| April | 39° scorching | 34° hot | 72% sticky | 80mm some rain | 58% mixed | 68 moderate | 12.4h even |
| May | 39° scorching | 33° hot | 80% sweaty | 217mm soaking | 80% grey | 75 moderate | 12.6h even |
| June | 37° scorching | 31° warm | 85% soupy | 247mm soaking | 84% grey | 86 moderate | 12.7h even |
| July | 36° hot | 31° warm | 86% soupy | 268mm soaking | 85% overcast | 75 moderate | 12.7h even |
| August | 37° scorching | 31° warm | 86% soupy | 277mm soaking | 85% overcast | 78 moderate | 12.5h even |
| September | 36° hot | 31° warm | 87% soupy | 315mm soaking | 88% overcast | 75 moderate | 12.2h even |
| October | 37° scorching | 30° warm | 87% soupy | 276mm soaking | 83% grey | 84 moderate | 11.9h shortish |
| November | 36° hot | 30° warm | 83% sweaty | 146mm rainy | 73% grey | 89 moderate | 11.6h shortish |
| December | 35° hot | 30° warm | 76% sweaty | 64mm dryish | 73% grey | 89 moderate | 11.5h shortish |
Ho Chi Minh City weather questions
- What is the best time to visit Ho Chi Minh City?
- February scores best across temperature, rain, humidity and air quality — 37° feels-like, 12mm of rain and 66% humidity. May is the month to avoid: 217mm of rain and 75 AQI.
- How hot does Ho Chi Minh City get?
- April is the peak, at 39° feels-like (34° in the shade) — scorching. Even in February it reaches 37°.
- When is the rainy season in Ho Chi Minh City?
- September is the wettest month at 315mm, and February the driest at just 12mm.
- Is air quality a problem in Ho Chi Minh City?
- January is the worst month at 89 AQI (moderate), and February the best at 68 (moderate).
Weather normals from Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis, 1995–2024) and CAMS air quality (2015–2024), licensed CC-BY-4.0. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. These are long-run averages, not forecasts — any given year will differ.
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