Buôn Ma Thuột in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Buôn Ma Thuột sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 196 mm of rain over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Buôn Ma Thuột's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Buôn Ma Thuột's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 33°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 196 mm; 33 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 3.2; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Buôn Ma Thuột in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.

A typical spring day in Buôn Ma Thuột reaches about 33°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Buôn Ma Thuột

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Buôn Ma Thuột weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	8	1.2	11.3	6.8
Feb	31° / 21°	4	0.8	11.6	5.6
Mar	33° / 23°	16	2.8	11.9	4.0
Apr	34° / 24°	53	8.5	12.3	3.0
May	33° / 25°	127	21.2	12.6	2.6
Jun	31° / 24°	125	21	12.7	3.0
Jul	30° / 24°	145	23.2	12.7	3.3
Aug	30° / 24°	171	23.4	12.4	3.3
Sep	30° / 23°	195	24.6	12.1	3.1
Oct	30° / 23°	169	18.5	11.7	4.0
Nov	29° / 22°	88	6.9	11.4	5.7
Dec	28° / 21°	37	4.1	11.3	6.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Buôn Ma Thuột gets around 196 mm of rain over 33 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Buôn Ma Thuột

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In spring, Buôn Ma Thuột overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Buôn Ma Thuột's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Buôn Ma Thuột?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buôn Ma Thuột.

What to pack for Buôn Ma Thuột in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Buôn Ma Thuột sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buôn Ma Thuột in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buôn Ma Thuột peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	13	13	12	12	13	14	12	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Buôn Ma Thuột in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Buôn Ma Thuột is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	22	35	33	23	18	17	16	20	22	17	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	33	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Buôn Ma Thuột?

Buôn Ma Thuột sits at 12.7°N, 108.0°E, 459 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Quảng Phú, 17 km away.

Topography around Buôn Ma Thuột

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Buôn Ma Thuột.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buôn Ma Thuột has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,292 m.

The land around Buôn Ma Thuột is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km

141 m

trees 49%

16 km

372 m

trees 72%

80 km

2,292 m

trees 73%

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Spring weather nearby: Quảng Phú 17 km · Ea T’ling 18 km · Buôn Trấp 20 km · Phước An 29 km · Buôn Hồ 42 km · Ea Drăng 63 km · Gia Nghĩa 83 km · Da Lat 91 km

Vietnam travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B / C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,066; 2025
Happiness: 6.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 59%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.5; per 100k, 2011
Road deaths: 30.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 500
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Buôn Ma Thuột (12.6675°, 108.0378°, elevation 459 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.