Ðà Lạt climate

Ðà Lạt is warmest in March, with average highs of 26 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 13 °C. September is the wettest month (294 mm) and February the driest (25 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Ðà Lạt averages 2,058 mm of rain and 65 days above 25 °C.

Vietnam · population 258,014 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 17°
  2. Feb 18°
  3. Mar 20°
  4. Apr 20°
  5. May 20°
  6. Jun 19°
  7. Jul 19°
  8. Aug 19°
  9. Sep 19°
  10. Oct 18°
  11. Nov 18°
  12. Dec 17°

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

What to expectÐà Lạt through the year

Ðà Lạt has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 22 °C in January to 26 °C in March, a swing of 3.1 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 65 days a year reach 25 °C, 1 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 31 °C, in March.

Rain is strongly seasonal. September averages 294 mm against 25 mm in February — 12 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 22.5 °C 31 mm 69 %
February 24.4 °C 25 mm 58 %
March 25.8 °C 68 mm 57 %
April 25.4 °C 153 mm 66 %
May 24.4 °C 269 mm 82 %
June 23.2 °C 217 mm 86 %
July 22.7 °C 216 mm 87 %
August 22.6 °C 236 mm 88 %
September 22.5 °C 294 mm 89 %
October 22.3 °C 286 mm 84 %
November 22.0 °C 161 mm 77 %
December 21.2 °C 102 mm 80 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January22.5 °C12.9 °C17.1 °C29.2 °C7.2 °C300
February24.4 °C13.6 °C18.3 °C30.2 °C8.4 °C1300
March25.8 °C15.0 °C19.7 °C30.7 °C8.7 °C2000
April25.4 °C16.3 °C20.1 °C30.7 °C12.1 °C1600
May24.4 °C17.1 °C19.9 °C30.2 °C12.8 °C900
June23.2 °C17.0 °C19.4 °C26.1 °C13.4 °C200
July22.7 °C16.7 °C19.0 °C25.5 °C13.7 °C100
August22.6 °C16.8 °C19.0 °C25.7 °C13.7 °C100
September22.5 °C16.4 °C18.7 °C25.2 °C13.0 °C000
October22.3 °C15.7 °C18.3 °C25.0 °C10.8 °C000
November22.0 °C15.0 °C17.9 °C25.6 °C8.0 °C000
December21.2 °C13.8 °C17.0 °C26.7 °C6.4 °C100

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January31 mm612 h/day69 %77 %14 km/h
February25 mm512 h/day58 %71 %13 km/h
March68 mm1012 h/day57 %72 %11 km/h
April153 mm1712 h/day66 %79 %9.1 km/h
May269 mm2613 h/day82 %87 %8.4 km/h
June217 mm2613 h/day86 %89 %11 km/h
July216 mm2713 h/day87 %89 %13 km/h
August236 mm2613 h/day88 %90 %13 km/h
September294 mm2712 h/day89 %91 %10 km/h
October286 mm2612 h/day84 %90 %10 km/h
November161 mm1712 h/day77 %86 %15 km/h
December102 mm1111 h/day80 %83 %16 km/h

How Ðà Lạt 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
Ðà Lạt 26 °C 13 °C 2,058 mm 65
Đưc Trọng · Vietnam 29 °C 16 °C 1,601 mm 299
Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm · Vietnam 32 °C 20 °C 1,338 mm 355
Bảo Lộc · Vietnam 30 °C 16 °C 2,348 mm 306
Nha Trang · Vietnam 32 °C 21 °C 2,151 mm 337
Buôn Ma Thuột · Vietnam 33 °C 18 °C 1,245 mm 335
Ninh Hòa · Vietnam 33 °C 21 °C 1,626 mm 345

Where Ðà Lạt ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Ðà Lạt’s climate

When is the best time to visit Ðà Lạt?

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

How hot does Ðà Lạt get?

In March, the warmest month, daily highs average 26 °C. About 1 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 31 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 13 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Ðà Lạt?

September, averaging 294 mm over 27 days with rain. The driest month is February with 25 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,058 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 Ðà Lạt rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

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: 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.