Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City in April
In April, Ho Chi Minh City averages a daytime high of 34 °C and a night-time low of 25 °C, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Ho Chi Minh City has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 34 °C
- Average low
- 25 °C
- Rain in the month
- 62 mm
- Daylight on 15 Apr
- 12 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 315
When to go
How April compares with the rest of the year in Ho Chi Minh City
April is tied for the warmest month in Ho Chi Minh City by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 31 °C to 34 °C and the lows from 22 °C to 25 °C. By day, April is 2 °C warmer than March, and May is 1 °C cooler than April.
April brings 62 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 151 mm (1806 mm a year); it is the 9th wettest month.
On 15 April the sun is up for about 12 h 20 min, against 11 h 30 min at the shortest and 12 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 °C | 22 °C | 18 mm | |
| February | 32 °C | 22 °C | 9 mm | |
| March | 33 °C | 24 °C | 23 mm | |
| April | 34 °C | 25 °C | 62 mm | |
| May | 34 °C | 25 °C | 181 mm | |
| June | 33 °C | 25 °C | 259 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 24 °C | 255 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 24 °C | 248 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 24 °C | 267 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 24 °C | 254 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 24 °C | 160 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 23 °C | 70 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is April a good time to visit Ho Chi Minh City?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 34 °C is above 29 °C. No month in Ho Chi Minh City meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Vietnam in April
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Ho Chi Minh City
This guide lists 315 places to stay in Ho Chi Minh City, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 86; 1–3 km, 103; 3–10 km, 107; 10 km or more, 19.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.