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Ho Chi Minh City weather in January

Is it warm? Yes. January in Ho Chi Minh City is hot: afternoons average 32°C and nights 22°C. Most days (80%) peak between 30°C and 34°C.

Hot · average high

32°C

25°C or more on almost every day.

  • Average low22°overnight
  • Sea—inland
  • Rainy days329 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy65% cloud · 13% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every January afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 30° and 34°.

Number of January days by daily high, 2011–2025.

January, year by year

The average January high in each year. The warmest, 2020, averaged 34°C; the coolest, 2011, 30°C.

Average January high by year: 2011: 29.9°C, 2012: 31.4°C, 2013: 31.4°C, 2014: 30.7°C, 2015: 31.1°C, 2016: 33.2°C, 2017: 30.7°C, 2018: 31.3°C, 2019: 32.1°C, 2020: 33.7°C, 2021: 32.6°C, 2022: 33.2°C, 2023: 30.5°C, 2024: 33.3°C, 2025: 32.3°C.

Compared with home

Average January highs. Expect rain on about 3 days (29 mm in a typical month).

  • Ho Chi Minh City32°
  • Cork9°
  • Dublin8°
  • London8°
  • Belfast7°
  • Manchester7°
  • Glasgow6°

Other months

Ho Chi Minh City all year · Where else is hot in January

Other warm places in January

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Ho Chi Minh City is about 13h 15m.

  • Warm in Jan

    24°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on 3 in 10 days

    Sal

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Warm in Jan

    25°C average high

    avg high · 19° at night

    25°C+ on 6 in 10 days

    Boa Vista

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    24°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Hot in Jan

    30°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    The Gambia

    The Gambia

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 6h

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology