Climate

The city has a tropical climate, specifically a tropical wet and dry climate, with an average humidity of 75%. The year is divided into two distinct seasons. The rainy season, with an average rainfall of about 1,800 millimetres (71 in) annually (about 150 rainy days per year), usually begins in May and ends in late November . The dry season lasts from December to April. The average temperature is 28 °C (82 °F), the highest temperature sometimes reaches 39 °C (102 °F) around noon in late April, while the lowest may fall below 16 °C (61 °F) in the early mornings of late December into early January.

Climate data for Ho Chi Minh City Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 38 (100) 40 (104) 38 (100) 38 (100) 39 (102) 38 (100) 41 (106) 37 (99) 38 (100) 38 (100) 37 (99) 37 (99) 41 (106) Average high °C (°F) 31.6 (88.9) 32.9 (91.2) 33.9 (93) 34.6 (94.3) 34.0 (93.2) 32.4 (90.3) 32.0 (89.6) 31.8 (89.2) 31.3 (88.3) 31.2 (88.2) 31.0 (87.8) 30.8 (87.4) 32.3 (90.1) Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4 (79.5) 27.7 (81.9) 29.2 (84.6) 30.2 (86.4) 29.6 (85.3) 28.5 (83.3) 28.2 (82.8) 28.1 (82.6) 27.9 (82.2) 27.6 (81.7) 26.9 (80.4) 26.1 (79) 28.0 (82.4) Average low °C (°F) 21.1 (70) 22.5 (72.5) 24.4 (75.9) 25.8 (78.4) 25.2 (77.4) 24.6 (76.3) 24.3 (75.7) 24.3 (75.7) 24.4 (75.9) 23.9 (75) 22.8 (73) 21.4 (70.5) 23.7 (74.7) Record low °C (°F) 13 (55) 17 (63) 16 (61) 17 (63) 16 (61) 21 (70) 17 (63) 21 (70) 20 (68) 20 (68) 17 (63) 15 (59) 13 (55) Rainfall mm (inches) 13.8 (0.543) 4.1 (0.161) 10.5 (0.413) 50.4 (1.984) 218.4 (8.598) 311.7 (12.272) 293.7 (11.563) 269.8 (10.622) 327.1 (12.878) 266.7 (10.5) 116.5 (4.587) 48.3 (1.902) 1,931 (76.023) Avg. rainy days 2.4 1.0 1.9 5.4 17.8 19.0 22.9 22.4 23.1 20.9 12.1 6.7 155.6  % humidity 69 68 68 70 76 80 80 81 82 83 78 73 75.7 Mean monthly sunshine hours 244.9 248.6 272.8 231.0 195.3 171.0 179.8 173.6 162.0 182.9 201.0 223.2 2,486.1 Source #1: World Meteorological Organization (UN) Weatherbase (record highs, lows, and humidity ) Source #2: (sunshine hours only)