Southeast Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Ho Chi Minh City

Early Dec–Late Jan is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 31.5°C, with 1.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Ho Chi Minh City
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Season calendar

Ho Chi Minh City season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 98.3)Mid Jan: Best (season score 94.7)Late Jan: Best (season score 86.5)Early Feb: Great (season score 72.5)Mid Feb: Good (season score 61.3)Late Feb: Okay (season score 50.7)Early Mar: Fair (season score 40.2)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 30.8)Late Mar: Off-season (season score 22.1)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 17.4)Mid Apr: Avoid (season score 11.9)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 2.2)Early May: Avoid (season score 1.7)Mid May: Avoid (season score 4.7)Late May: Off-season (season score 21.7)Early Jun: Fair (season score 32.4)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 41.3)Late Jun: Okay (season score 47.0)Early Jul: Okay (season score 49.0)Mid Jul: Okay (season score 52.7)Late Jul: Okay (season score 52.3)Early Aug: Good (season score 63.6)Mid Aug: Okay (season score 54.7)Late Aug: Okay (season score 51.0)Early Sep: Okay (season score 53.0)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 51.4)Late Sep: Fair (season score 42.8)Early Oct: Fair (season score 37.1)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 39.7)Late Oct: Okay (season score 50.0)Early Nov: Okay (season score 44.0)Mid Nov: Good (season score 57.6)Late Nov: Good (season score 65.9)Early Dec: Best (season score 88.0)Mid Dec: Best (season score 88.4)Late Dec: Best (season score 92.3)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest32.3°C0.758.6%
FebruaryGood35.7°C0.447.4%
MarchFair37.8°C0.848.1%
AprilAvoid37.6°C2.460.7%
MayAvoid34.1°C6.179.9%
JuneFair31.1°C7.583.2%
JulyOkay30.3°C8.085.9%
AugustOkay30.2°C7.485.1%
SeptemberOkay30.0°C7.988.2%
OctoberFair30.3°C7.982.9%
NovemberOkay30.7°C5.175.3%
DecemberBest30.7°C1.972.4%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.