Sa Dec climate
Sa Dec is warmest in April, with average highs of 34 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 22 °C. October is the wettest month (286 mm) and February the driest (11 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Sa Dec averages 1,845 mm of rain and 364 days above 25 °C.
Vietnam · 1 m elevation · population 214,610 · 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 April 34 °C
- Coldest month January 22 °C
- Driest month February 11 mm
- Wettest month October 286 mm
- Least cloud March 51 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 38 °C
- Coldest on record December 16 °C
What to expectSa Dec through the year
Sa Dec has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 30 °C in January to 34 °C in April, a swing of 3.1 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 364 days a year reach 25 °C, 254 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. October averages 286 mm against 11 mm in February — 27 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1 °C | 27 mm | 61 % |
| February | 31.6 °C | 11 mm | 53 % |
| March | 33.2 °C | 37 mm | 51 % |
| April | 33.6 °C | 77 mm | 58 % |
| May | 32.2 °C | 198 mm | 79 % |
| June | 30.6 °C | 243 mm | 85 % |
| July | 30.1 °C | 239 mm | 86 % |
| August | 30.2 °C | 247 mm | 86 % |
| September | 30.2 °C | 275 mm | 88 % |
| October | 30.2 °C | 286 mm | 83 % |
| November | 30.2 °C | 136 mm | 71 % |
| December | 29.7 °C | 69 mm | 70 % |
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 | 30.1 °C | 22.0 °C | 25.7 °C | 34.1 °C | 16.3 °C | 31 | 16 | 0 |
| February | 31.6 °C | 22.6 °C | 26.6 °C | 34.8 °C | 18.5 °C | 28 | 25 | 0 |
| March | 33.2 °C | 24.0 °C | 28.0 °C | 36.4 °C | 19.8 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| April | 33.6 °C | 25.1 °C | 28.7 °C | 37.2 °C | 22.0 °C | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| May | 32.2 °C | 25.4 °C | 28.1 °C | 37.7 °C | 22.9 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| June | 30.6 °C | 24.9 °C | 27.1 °C | 35.5 °C | 23.1 °C | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| July | 30.1 °C | 24.6 °C | 26.6 °C | 33.0 °C | 23.2 °C | 31 | 17 | 0 |
| August | 30.2 °C | 24.6 °C | 26.7 °C | 33.2 °C | 23.2 °C | 31 | 18 | 0 |
| September | 30.2 °C | 24.4 °C | 26.5 °C | 33.1 °C | 22.6 °C | 30 | 18 | 0 |
| October | 30.2 °C | 23.9 °C | 26.3 °C | 32.8 °C | 20.5 °C | 31 | 20 | 0 |
| November | 30.2 °C | 23.5 °C | 26.3 °C | 32.5 °C | 18.0 °C | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| December | 29.7 °C | 22.5 °C | 25.7 °C | 33.4 °C | 15.6 °C | 30 | 15 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 61 % | 76 % | 12 km/h |
| February | 11 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 53 % | 72 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 37 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 51 % | 71 % | 15 km/h |
| April | 77 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 58 % | 74 % | 13 km/h |
| May | 198 mm | 25 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 82 % | 14 km/h |
| June | 243 mm | 27 | 13 h/day | 85 % | 86 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 239 mm | 27 | 13 h/day | 86 % | 87 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 247 mm | 28 | 12 h/day | 86 % | 86 % | 18 km/h |
| September | 275 mm | 28 | 12 h/day | 88 % | 87 % | 16 km/h |
| October | 286 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 83 % | 87 % | 12 km/h |
| November | 136 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 71 % | 83 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 69 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 70 % | 79 % | 13 km/h |
How Sa Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sa Dec | 34 °C | 22 °C | 1,845 mm | 364 |
| Cao Lãnh · Vietnam | 34 °C | 22 °C | 1,814 mm | 365 |
| Thốt Nốt · Vietnam | 34 °C | 22 °C | 1,820 mm | 364 |
| Cần Thơ · Vietnam | 33 °C | 22 °C | 1,858 mm | 364 |
| Long Xuyên · Vietnam | 34 °C | 22 °C | 1,732 mm | 365 |
| Mỹ Tho · Vietnam | 33 °C | 22 °C | 1,919 mm | 364 |
| Trà Vinh · Vietnam | 32 °C | 23 °C | 2,064 mm | 364 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Sa Dec.
QuestionsCommon questions about Sa Dec’s climate
When is the best time to visit Sa Dec?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, November, 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 Sa Dec get?
In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 34 °C. About 254 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 22 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Sa Dec?
October, averaging 286 mm over 27 days with rain. The driest month is February with 11 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,845 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 Sa Dec 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.