Weather in Ho Chi Minh City in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Ho Chi Minh City in December
Going from a maximum of +91°F during the day to a minimum of +68°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +88°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 23% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +91°F to +86°F.
Is Ho Chi Minh City warm or cold in December?
Ho Chi Minh City is typically hot in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +88°F to +88°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +75°F to +73°F.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Ho Chi Minh City:
Climate in Ho Chi Minh City in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +88°F | +88°F | +90°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +66°F | +63°F | +63°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +95°F | +95°F | +97°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 135 mm | 49 mm | 18 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 75% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 22 | 21 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December often has better weather than November. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +88°F for average maximum temperature during the day. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 135 mm to 49 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 80% to 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 2 to 4.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in January as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Ho Chi Minh City is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Ho Chi Minh City?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Ho Chi Minh City in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+85°F) and the highest in 2012 (+93°F). The driest year was 2019 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2016 with 183 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Ho Chi Minh City, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.