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Best time to visit Ho Chi Minh City

January is the best time to visit Ho Chi Minh City for general sightseeing, with average highs of 31 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December 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 January comfort 70/100
The least cloud March 49 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 10 mm
Warmth April 34 °C
Cooler weather October 30 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 70 31 °C 4
2 February 66 33 °C 2
3 December 65 30 °C 9
4 March 60 34 °C 4
5 November 53 30 °C 17
6 April 48 34 °C 12
7 October 46 30 °C 27
8 September 45 30 °C 29
9 July 44 31 °C 29
10 August 44 31 °C 29
11 June 42 31 °C 27
12 May 38 33 °C 24

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 33 °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 31.3 °C 23 mm 59 %
February 32.8 °C 10 mm 50 %
March 34.0 °C 24 mm 49 %
April 34.0 °C 70 mm 56 %
May 32.8 °C 199 mm 79 %
June 31.1 °C 246 mm 84 %
July 30.6 °C 257 mm 85 %
August 30.7 °C 269 mm 85 %
September 30.4 °C 306 mm 88 %
October 30.1 °C 262 mm 82 %
November 30.3 °C 132 mm 70 %
December 30.4 °C 62 mm 71 %

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.

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.