Best time to visit Ho Chi Minh City
Our pick for sun: January to March, December.
The best months
- SunJanuary to March, December
- CityJanuary, December
…
The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Ideal, 97/100 | Ideal, 99/100 | Ideal, 90/100 | Good, 68/100 | Fair, 54/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 57/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 70/100 | Ideal, 85/100 |
| City | Good, 69/100 | Fair, 58/100 | Fair, 45/100 | Fair, 39/100 | Best avoided, 26/100, Heavy rain | Best avoided, 32/100, Heavy rain | Best avoided, 34/100, Heavy rain | Best avoided, 34/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 35/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 35/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 45/100 | Good, 62/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°C | 23°C | 29 mm |
| February | 32°C | 24°C | 12 mm |
| March | 34°C | 25°C | 28 mm |
| April | 34°C | 26°C | 75 mm |
| May | 33°C | 26°C | 203 mm |
| June | 32°C | 26°C | 250 mm |
| July | 31°C | 25°C | 260 mm |
| August | 31°C | 25°C | 276 mm |
| September | 31°C | 25°C | 304 mm |
| October | 31°C | 25°C | 267 mm |
| November | 31°C | 24°C | 140 mm |
| December | 31°C | 23°C | 69 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 16 h 55 min
- From YYZ : about 17 h 05 min
- From YVR : about 14 h 30 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
Getting to Ho Chi Minh City with points
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).