Ho Chi Minh City in January
Highs around 32°C, lows 21°C, 14mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three driest months. On this month: Cool dry season.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Best time to visit / Ho Chi Minh City
When is it cheapest to visit Ho Chi Minh City?
See how room prices move month by month, and know the cheapest window and the peak season to avoid before you book.
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Cheapest May, Jun, Sep, OctPeak Jan, Feb, Dec
Read from this city's own twelve months. The table below adds the temperature and rainfall for each one.
Ho Chi Minh City is cheapest to visit in May, June, September, October.
Peak season is January, February, December, when rooms cost the most.
The month to pick is May. Rooms sit at this city's yearly low, and at an average high of 33°C and low of 25°C with 218mm of rain it asks the least of you of any of its cheap months.
The wettest month in Ho Chi Minh City is September, at 327mm, and it is also one of the cheapest. That is usually the reason the rooms are cheap.
Ho Chi Minh City month by month: weather and room prices
One row per month. The price column is relative to this city's own year, and the temperature and rainfall are thirty-year normals.
| Month | Rooms | Temp | Rain | What is on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Peak | 32°C / 21°C | 14mm | Cool dry season |
| February | Peak | 33°C / 22°C | 4mm | Lunar New Year, Cool dry season |
| March | Mid | 34°C / 24°C | 12mm | Nothing in particular |
| April | Mid | 34°C / 25°C | 50mm | Hottest month |
| May | Cheap | 33°C / 25°C | 218mm | Monsoon |
| June | Cheap | 32°C / 25°C | 312mm | Nothing in particular |
| July | Mid | 31°C / 24°C | 294mm | Summer holidays |
| August | Mid | 32°C / 24°C | 270mm | Nothing in particular |
| September | Cheap | 31°C / 24°C | 327mm | Monsoon |
| Octobernow | Cheap | 31°C / 24°C | 267mm | Monsoon |
| November | Mid | 31°C / 23°C | 117mm | Nothing in particular |
| December | Peak | 31°C / 22°C | 48mm | Cool dry season, New Year holiday |
Temperature and rainfall are published 1991-2020 monthly normals from national meteorological agencies. The price level is Tripdify's own per-city read of peak seasons and holidays; what you actually pay varies by property and day of the week.
Ho Chi Minh City month by month
Ho Chi Minh City in February
Highs around 33°C, lows 22°C, 4mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three driest months. On this month: Lunar New Year, Cool dry season.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Ho Chi Minh City in March
Highs around 34°C, lows 24°C, 12mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. One of the three driest months.
Ho Chi Minh City in April
Highs around 34°C, lows 25°C, 50mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. On this month: Hottest month.
Ho Chi Minh City in May
Highs around 33°C, lows 25°C, 218mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. On this month: Monsoon.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Ho Chi Minh City in June
Highs around 32°C, lows 25°C, 312mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. One of the three wettest months.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Ho Chi Minh City in July
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 294mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Summer holidays.
Ho Chi Minh City in August
Highs around 32°C, lows 24°C, 270mm of rain; rooms mid-priced.
Ho Chi Minh City in September
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 327mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Monsoon.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Ho Chi Minh City in October
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 267mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. On this month: Monsoon.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Ho Chi Minh City in November
Highs around 31°C, lows 23°C, 117mm of rain; rooms mid-priced.
Ho Chi Minh City in December
Highs around 31°C, lows 22°C, 48mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. On this month: Cool dry season, New Year holiday.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Ho Chi Minh City seasons and room prices
Ho Chi Minh City has a dry season from December to April and a wet season from May to November, when rain comes as a short heavy burst most afternoons rather than all day. Rooms are most expensive over Christmas and New Year and around Tet, the lunar new year in late January or February, when many restaurants and shops close for several days. June through September is the cheap stretch, and the rain rarely spoils a whole day. The city hosts a lot of business travel, so midweek nights in District 1 can cost more than the weekend, the reverse of most resort destinations.
Ho Chi Minh City local costs and payment
The currency is the Vietnamese dong, and the large numbers take a day to get used to. Hotels, malls and chain cafes take cards, but street food, markets and most taxis are cash only, so change a modest amount at the airport or a gold shop in town. Registering a card in the Grab app removes cash from most of your rides. Hotels commonly quote a room rate plus ten percent VAT and a five percent service charge, and booking sites differ in whether they show that in the headline price, so always compare the total. Decline any offer to be billed in your home currency.
Take Ho Chi Minh City further into a stay plan
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When to visit Ho Chi Minh City: common questions
When is it cheapest?
Ho Chi Minh City is cheapest in the low season, May, June, September, October.
When is peak season?
January, February, December is peak season, when room prices are highest.
Which months should I avoid?
To spend the least, avoid the peak months of January, February, December, when prices climb.
Which month in Ho Chi Minh City is both cheap and pleasant?
The month to pick is May. Rooms sit at this city's yearly low, and at an average high of 33°C and low of 25°C with 218mm of rain it asks the least of you of any of its cheap months.
Which month is wettest in Ho Chi Minh City?
The wettest month in Ho Chi Minh City is September, at 327mm, and it is also one of the cheapest. That is usually the reason the rooms are cheap.