Best time to visit Buôn Ma Thuột

December is the best time to visit Buôn Ma Thuột for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking December comfort 84/100
The least cloud February 44 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 4 mm
Warmth April 33 °C
Cooler weather December 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 84 26 °C 4
2 January 83 27 °C 1
3 November 78 27 °C 7
4 February 77 30 °C 1
5 March 69 32 °C 3
6 October 62 28 °C 18
7 April 61 33 °C 9
8 September 57 28 °C 25
9 August 56 28 °C 24
10 July 55 29 °C 23
11 June 52 30 °C 21
12 May 48 31 °C 21

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.3 °C 9 mm 56 %
February 30.0 °C 4 mm 44 %
March 32.5 °C 17 mm 44 %
April 33.2 °C 55 mm 55 %
May 31.3 °C 141 mm 76 %
June 29.5 °C 140 mm 82 %
July 28.6 °C 169 mm 82 %
August 28.2 °C 184 mm 84 %
September 27.8 °C 215 mm 85 %
October 27.6 °C 181 mm 76 %
November 27.2 °C 95 mm 66 %
December 26.0 °C 35 mm 69 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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