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Quito vs Ho Chi Minh City
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Ho Chi Minh City is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1674 mm more rain a year, and Ho Chi Minh City the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Ho Chi Minh City, in everyday terms.
Summers
Ho Chi Minh City has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Ho Chi Minh City: Very hot
Winters
Ho Chi Minh City has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Ho Chi Minh City: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Ho Chi Minh City: Wet
Sky
Ho Chi Minh City is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Ho Chi Minh City: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Ho Chi Minh City is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1674 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Ho Chi Minh City has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Ho Chi Minh City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +12 | +13 | +12 | +10 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +10 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +12 | +13 | +12 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +10 | +9 |
Avg low (°C) Ho Chi Minh City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +10 | +11 | +12 | +12 | +12 | +12 | +12 | +11 | +10 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +10 | +11 | +12 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | +12 | +11 | +10 | +9 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 9 | 9 | 31 | 44 | 162 | 200 | 171 | 197 | 172 | 230 | 118 | 29 |
| Difference | -286 | -271 | -303 | -285 | -108 | +34 | +44 | +68 | -47 | -55 | -185 | -280 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 9 | 9 | 31 | 44 | 162 | 200 |
| Difference | -286 | -271 | -303 | -285 | -108 | +34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 171 | 197 | 172 | 230 | 118 | 29 |
| Difference | +44 | +68 | -47 | -55 | -185 | -280 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 54 | 45 | 47 | 60 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 69 |
| Difference | -27 | -39 | -40 | -24 | -3 | +7 | +12 | +13 | +11 | — | -11 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 54 | 45 | 47 | 60 | 78 | 82 |
| Difference | -27 | -39 | -40 | -24 | -3 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 84 | 84 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 69 |
| Difference | +12 | +13 | +11 | — | -11 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 70 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 75 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 84 | 79 |
| Difference | -16 | -25 | -27 | -24 | -10 | +5 | +10 | +13 | +13 | +8 | +3 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 70 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 75 | 85 |
| Difference | -16 | -25 | -27 | -24 | -10 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 88 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 84 | 79 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +13 | +8 | +3 | -5 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Quito trends → · Ho Chi Minh City trends →
Methodology & sources
Quito
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Ho Chi Minh City
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tan Son Nhat Intl, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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