Ho Chi Minh City in September

Wettest month; street flooding.

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

September is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatDry and busiest; Christmas lights.
• JanuaryGreatDry and warm; Tết some years (check).
• MarchGreatDry; hot afternoons.
• NovemberGoodRains ease.

• Ho Chi Minh CityHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 22 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 22 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.

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.

• National Day

  2 September · City-wide

  Holiday; fireworks some years.

• Mid-Autumn Festival check

  15th of the 8th lunar month; around 15 September in 2027 (check) · Lương Nhữ Học lantern street, Chợ Lớn

  Lantern stalls and crowds on the evenings before the full moon.

• King tides and floods

  Rainy-season high tides · Low streets across the city

  Knee-deep water for an hour or two after heavy rain at high tide.

Crowds · Vietnam overall

Medium

Prices · Vietnam overall

Medium

Vietnam overall: Typhoons shift to the centre; the north improves late in the month.

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

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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