Cà Mau climate

Cà Mau is warmest in April, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 23 °C. October is the wettest month (412 mm) and February the driest (20 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Cà Mau averages 2,430 mm of rain and 364 days above 25 °C.

Vietnam · population 226,372 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 26°
  2. Feb 27°
  3. Mar 28°
  4. Apr 28°
  5. May 28°
  6. Jun 27°
  7. Jul 27°
  8. Aug 27°
  9. Sep 26°
  10. Oct 26°
  11. Nov 26°
  12. Dec 26°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectCà Mau through the year

Cà Mau changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 30 and 33 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.

Counted across a normal year, 364 days a year reach 25 °C, 242 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in March.

Rain is strongly seasonal. October averages 412 mm against 20 mm in February — 20 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.2 °C 34 mm 65 %
February 31.7 °C 20 mm 58 %
March 32.8 °C 60 mm 54 %
April 33.0 °C 121 mm 58 %
May 32.0 °C 257 mm 80 %
June 30.7 °C 290 mm 86 %
July 30.1 °C 303 mm 86 %
August 30.1 °C 287 mm 86 %
September 29.9 °C 336 mm 88 %
October 29.8 °C 412 mm 85 %
November 29.8 °C 207 mm 75 %
December 29.4 °C 103 mm 74 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 30.2 °C22.5 °C25.8 °C34.4 °C17.5 °C31180
February 31.7 °C23.1 °C26.6 °C35.2 °C19.3 °C28250
March 32.8 °C24.1 °C27.7 °C37.3 °C20.0 °C31300
April 33.0 °C24.9 °C28.3 °C36.9 °C21.7 °C30290
May 32.0 °C25.2 °C27.9 °C37.2 °C23.0 °C31280
June 30.7 °C24.8 °C27.1 °C33.5 °C22.9 °C30210
July 30.1 °C24.5 °C26.7 °C32.7 °C23.0 °C31180
August 30.1 °C24.5 °C26.7 °C32.6 °C22.7 °C31170
September 29.9 °C24.2 °C26.4 °C32.8 °C22.7 °C30150
October 29.8 °C23.7 °C26.0 °C32.0 °C20.6 °C31160
November 29.8 °C23.4 °C26.0 °C31.8 °C19.4 °C30140
December 29.4 °C22.7 °C25.6 °C33.2 °C16.0 °C30110

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 34 mm612 h/day65 %76 %17 km/h
February 20 mm312 h/day58 %73 %18 km/h
March 60 mm812 h/day54 %73 %17 km/h
April 121 mm1612 h/day58 %76 %14 km/h
May 257 mm2713 h/day80 %82 %14 km/h
June 290 mm2813 h/day86 %85 %15 km/h
July 303 mm3013 h/day86 %86 %16 km/h
August 287 mm2912 h/day86 %86 %17 km/h
September 336 mm2912 h/day88 %87 %16 km/h
October 412 mm2912 h/day85 %88 %13 km/h
November 207 mm2212 h/day75 %85 %14 km/h
December 103 mm1212 h/day74 %80 %16 km/h

How Cà Mau compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Cà Mau 33 °C 23 °C 2,430 mm 364
Bạc Liêu · Vietnam 32 °C 23 °C 1,999 mm 364
Vĩnh Châu · Vietnam 31 °C 24 °C 1,940 mm 364
Rạch Giá · Vietnam 33 °C 22 °C 1,978 mm 364
Sóc Trăng · Vietnam 32 °C 23 °C 1,932 mm 364
Cần Thơ · Vietnam 33 °C 22 °C 1,858 mm 364
Thốt Nốt · Vietnam 34 °C 22 °C 1,820 mm 364

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QuestionsCommon questions about Cà Mau’s climate

When is the best time to visit Cà Mau?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, October, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, April is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Cà Mau get?

In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 242 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 23 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Cà Mau?

October, averaging 412 mm over 29 days with rain. The driest month is February with 20 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,430 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Cà Mau rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
9.177°, 105.152° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.