Best Time to Visit Ho Chi Minh City
The best time to visit Ho Chi Minh City is November to February, when the average temperature is 26–28°C and rainfall is low for Ho Chi Minh City, at 6–100 mm a month.
Ho Chi Minh City weather by month
The wettest month in Ho Chi Minh City is October with 215 mm of rain, and the warmest is April at an average 31°C. The coolest is December at 26°C.
| Month | Average temperature | Rainfall | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C / 79°F | 11 mm | Best |
| February | 28°C / 82°F | 6 mm | Best |
| March | 30°C / 86°F | 13 mm | Hot |
| April | 31°C / 87°F | 41 mm | Hot |
| May | 29°C / 85°F | 155 mm | Wet |
| June | 27°C / 81°F | 212 mm | Wet |
| July | 27°C / 80°F | 207 mm | Wet |
| August | 27°C / 80°F | 191 mm | Wet |
| September | 27°C / 80°F | 190 mm | Wet |
| October | 27°C / 80°F | 215 mm | Wet |
| November | 26°C / 79°F | 100 mm | Best |
| December | 26°C / 78°F | 32 mm | Best |
How we pick the best months
- Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Ho Chi Minh City: under 150 mm, and no more than 159 mm, a quarter above Ho Chi Minh City's median month (never set below 60 mm).
- If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
- Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 159 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.
Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.
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Where these numbers come from
Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Tan Son Nhat (SGN) at 10.82, 106.65. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.