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
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month March 26 °C
- Coldest month January 13 °C
- Driest month February 25 mm
- Wettest month September 294 mm
- Least cloud March 57 % cloud
- Hottest on record March 31 °C
- Coldest on record December 6.4 °C
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
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.5 °C | 12.9 °C | 17.1 °C | 29.2 °C | 7.2 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 24.4 °C | 13.6 °C | 18.3 °C | 30.2 °C | 8.4 °C | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 25.8 °C | 15.0 °C | 19.7 °C | 30.7 °C | 8.7 °C | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 25.4 °C | 16.3 °C | 20.1 °C | 30.7 °C | 12.1 °C | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 24.4 °C | 17.1 °C | 19.9 °C | 30.2 °C | 12.8 °C | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 23.2 °C | 17.0 °C | 19.4 °C | 26.1 °C | 13.4 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 22.7 °C | 16.7 °C | 19.0 °C | 25.5 °C | 13.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 22.6 °C | 16.8 °C | 19.0 °C | 25.7 °C | 13.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 22.5 °C | 16.4 °C | 18.7 °C | 25.2 °C | 13.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 22.3 °C | 15.7 °C | 18.3 °C | 25.0 °C | 10.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 22.0 °C | 15.0 °C | 17.9 °C | 25.6 °C | 8.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 21.2 °C | 13.8 °C | 17.0 °C | 26.7 °C | 6.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 69 % | 77 % | 14 km/h |
| February | 25 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 58 % | 71 % | 13 km/h |
| March | 68 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 57 % | 72 % | 11 km/h |
| April | 153 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 66 % | 79 % | 9.1 km/h |
| May | 269 mm | 26 | 13 h/day | 82 % | 87 % | 8.4 km/h |
| June | 217 mm | 26 | 13 h/day | 86 % | 89 % | 11 km/h |
| July | 216 mm | 27 | 13 h/day | 87 % | 89 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 236 mm | 26 | 13 h/day | 88 % | 90 % | 13 km/h |
| September | 294 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 89 % | 91 % | 10 km/h |
| October | 286 mm | 26 | 12 h/day | 84 % | 90 % | 10 km/h |
| November | 161 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 77 % | 86 % | 15 km/h |
| December | 102 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 80 % | 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
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in Asia in July | 15thof 50 | 23 °C |
| The coolest places in Asia in August | 18thof 50 | 23 °C |
| Places with the best weather in Asia year-round | 37thof 50 | 78/100 |
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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
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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.