When to go · Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City in August

Mixed month. Wet afternoons.

Key facts

Verdict: Mixed
Temperature: 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C); average high / low
Rain days: 21
Crowds: Medium; Vietnam overall
Prices: Medium; Vietnam overall

Plan around it

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Ho Chi Minh City

Wet afternoons.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Ho Chi Minh CityHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 21 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 21 days
South, Vietnam · Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong, Phú Quốcrainy
Hot all year; wet May–Nov means a 1–2 h afternoon downpour, rarely a lost day.

Late rains season

Green delta, fewer visitors, lower prices.

Watch: Street flooding at high tide; September–October wettest.

Vietnam overall: Storm peak in the north: keep a spare day around any Hạ Long night.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ho Chi Minh City, side by side.

First month

Second month

August: Wet afternoons.

January: Dry and warm; Tết some years (check).

Ho Chi Minh City: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.