Very hot in May
35°C average high
avg high · 24° at night
25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City weather in May
Is it warm? Yes. May in Ho Chi Minh City is very hot: afternoons average 33°C and nights 26°C. Most days (80%) peak between 31°C and 36°C.
Very hot · average high
33°C
25°C or more on almost every day. 35°C or more on about two in ten days.
- Average low26°overnight
- Sea—inland
- Rainy days23231 mm in the month
- SkyMostly cloudy80% cloud · 3% clear days
How warm it really gets
Every May afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 31° and 36°.
May, year by year
The average May high in each year. The warmest, 2020, averaged 35°C; the coolest, 2022, 32°C.
Compared with home
Average May highs. Expect rain on about 23 days (231 mm in a typical month).
- Ho Chi Minh City33°
- London17°
- Manchester16°
- Cork15°
- Dublin15°
- Glasgow15°
- Belfast14°
Warmer in May, not much further
Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Ho Chi Minh City is about 13h 15m.
Very hot in May
35°C average high
avg high · 21° at night
25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+
Very hot in May
39°C average high
avg high · 23° at night
25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+
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