When to go · Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, month by month
The best months for Ho Chi Minh City: Jan, Mar, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatDry and warm; Tết some years (check).32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryMixedTết closures some years; otherwise dry.33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 1 rain daysCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
- MarchGreatDry; hot afternoons.34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 2 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilMixedHottest month; 30 Apr holiday crowds.35 °C (95 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 5 rain days95 °F (35 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- MayMixedRains start; very humid.34 °C (93 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 17 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneMixedAfternoon downpours.33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 21 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 21 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyMixedWet afternoons, mornings fine.32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 22 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 22 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustMixedWet afternoons.32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 21 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 21 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberMixedWettest month; street flooding.32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 22 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 22 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- OctoberMixedHeavy rain; high tides flood some streets.31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 20 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 20 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- NovemberGoodRains ease.31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 11 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberGreatDry and busiest; Christmas lights.31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 5 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ho Chi Minh City, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Mar: 34 °C (93 °F)93 °F (34 °C)
Night low
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Mar: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 2
Mar: 2
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
Jan: Medium
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 3
Mar: 1
January: Dry and warm; Tết some years (check).
March: Dry; hot afternoons.
Ho Chi Minh City: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.