Ho Chi Minh City Climate

Ho Chi Minh City has a so-called subequatorial climate with high and stable temperature.

Average monthly sunshine reaches from 160 to 270 hours, average humidity is 79.5%. The yearly mean temperature is about 27.96ºC. While April has the highest average monthly temperature (30.5ºC), December is the lowest month (26ºC). The city has rainfall averaging around 1934mm.

There are two separate seasons. The rainy season lasts from May to November. It usually rains in decline of day, quite hard but in short time otherwise sometime it continually for all day. The dry season is from December through April next year.

Average monthly temprature (ºC)

Average monthly temprature (ºC)

Ho Chi Minh City is the big tourism center in Vietnam, attracting a large of visitors to Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City has various attractions as Ho Chi Minh Museum, formerly known as Dragon House Wharf, Cu Chi Tunnels, system of museums, theatres, cultural houses... Recently, many tourist areas are invested such as Thanh Da, Binh Quoi Village, Dam Sen Park, Saigon Water Park, Suoi Tien, Ky Hoa..., which draw numerous tourists.

Despite its quite recent past, Ho Chi Minh City nevertheless possesses various beautiful buildings, displaying a characteristic combination of Vietnamese, Chinese and European cultures. These include Nha Rong (Dragon House Wharf), Quoc To Temple (National Ancestors Temple), Xa Tay (Municipal Office), Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theatre as well as many pagodas and churches (Vinh Nghiem, Giac Vien, Giac Lam, Phung Son pagodas...). After more than 300 years of development, Ho Chi Minh City presents many ancient architectural constructions, famous vestiges and renowned sights. It is remarkable for its harmonious blending of traditional national values with northern and western cultural features.

Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, is the largest city in Vietnam named after the late communist leader Ho Chi Minh, who led the nation against both France and the U.S.A. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam has been historically a political and administrative centre of Vietnam. Today Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is a rapidly developing, dynamic, and the economic capital of Vietnam. It is perhaps the heart and soul of Vietnam.

  Ho Chi Minh Attractions

• Dam Sen Cultural Park
• Dam Sen Water Park
• Suoi Tien Tourist Area
• Cu Chi Tunnels

• Binh Quoi Tourist Village
• Vam Sat Tourist Site
• Cho Lon (Lon Market)
• War Remnants Museum

• Ben Thanh Market
• Duc Ba Cathedral
• Ho Chi Minh Museums
• Ben Duoc Monument

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