Weather in Ho Chi Minh City in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Ho Chi Minh City in August
Going from a maximum of +34°C during the day to a minimum of +25°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +32°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +32°C.
Is Ho Chi Minh City warm or cold in August?
Ho Chi Minh City is typically hot in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +31°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +25°C to +25°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
August is one of the coolest months in Ho Chi Minh City, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Ho Chi Minh City in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +31°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +23°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +35°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 258 mm | 263 mm | 310 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 83% | 83% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1007 HPa | 1007 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 18 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +31°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 258 mm to 263 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 83%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Ho Chi Minh City is gradually decreasing during August, going from 4 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Ho Chi Minh City?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Ho Chi Minh City in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1999 (+31°C) and the highest in 2019 (+33°C). The driest year was 1992 with only 1461 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1985 with 2247 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, 2023.
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.