Average weather in May in Ho Chi Minh City (Ho Chi Minh Municipality), Vietnam

The average minimum temperature (usually the minimum temperature is noted during the night) in Ho Chi Minh City in May is 25.3°C (77.54°F). May falls in the rainy season with an average precipitation of 215mm (8.5in). It rains on average a total of 18 days. The average maximum daytime temperature lies around 34.0°C (93.2°F). This makes May the hottest month of the year. If you enjoy looking at a blue sky and love the sun than this is a great time to go to Ho Chi Minh City with 197 hours of sun.


So what to wear in May? Visitors traveling to Ho Chi Minh City should plan on bringing a totally waterproof rain jacket since it will often be raining. Also bring your shorts or a skirt because it can be very warm or even hot. With a water temperature of around 30.0°C (86°F), this is a great month to swim so bring your swimwear.

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Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20-29ºC / 68-84ºF and not too much precipitation (less than 90mm / 3.5inch a month).

Weather Forecasts for Ho Chi Minh City (Ho Chi Minh Municipality)

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MON   Nov 28

32°C | 24°C

SE 13 kmph

4.6 mm

Patchy rain possible

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TUE   Nov 29

33°C | 24°C

E 11 kmph

0.5 mm

Patchy rain possible

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WED   Nov 30

33°C | 24°C

E 9 kmph

0.8 mm

Patchy rain possible

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