Ho Chi Minh City in January

Dry and warm; Tết some years (check).

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

No other month rates higher than January for Ho Chi Minh City in this guide.

• Ho Chi Minh CityHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 2 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 2 days
• South, Vietnam · Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong, Phú Quốcbest weather

  Hot all year; wet May–Nov means a 1–2 h afternoon downpour, rarely a lost day.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Tết (Lunar New Year) check

  Tết 2027 falls around 6 February (check) · Whole city; Nguyễn Huệ flower street

  Flower street and markets for a week before; then 3–7 days of closures, an empty city and full transport out.

• Tết flower street check

  About a week before Tết to the 4th day · Nguyễn Huệ

  Themed flower displays; crowds every evening.

• Lunar New Year big impact

  Tết — 6 Feb 2027 (lunar, moves yearly) · Vietnam

  Trains, buses and flights sell out a week either side; many restaurants and shops close 3–7 days; prices up.

Crowds · Vietnam overall

Medium

Prices · Vietnam overall

Medium

Vietnam overall: South and centre dry; the north is cool and grey — a jacket for Hanoi, cold nights in Sa Pa.

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

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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