Can Tho in Spring
In spring (March, April and May), Can Tho sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 314 mm of rain over about 43 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 23% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.
Spring is Can Tho's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Can Tho's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 33°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 26°C
- Rainfall
- 314 mm
- 43 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.1
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Mar · Apr · May
Temperature in Can Tho in Spring
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.
A typical spring day in Can Tho reaches about 33°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.
How spring really feels in Can Tho
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.
The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Can Tho 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 | 30° / 23° | 27 | 4.4 | 11.5 | 5.7 |
| Feb | 31° / 23° | 11 | 2 | 11.7 | 5.4 |
| Mar | 33° / 25° | 35 | 5.4 | 11.9 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 34° / 26° | 81 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 3.0 |
| May | 33° / 26° | 198 | 25.1 | 12.5 | 2.3 |
| Jun | 31° / 26° | 227 | 26.4 | 12.6 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 31° / 25° | 237 | 28.2 | 12.5 | 2.6 |
| Aug | 31° / 25° | 241 | 28.3 | 12.3 | 2.6 |
| Sep | 31° / 25° | 263 | 27.5 | 12.1 | 2.5 |
| Oct | 31° / 25° | 288 | 27.4 | 11.8 | 2.7 |
| Nov | 31° / 25° | 154 | 18.6 | 11.5 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 30° / 24° | 76 | 10 | 11.4 | 5.0 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Can Tho gets around 314 mm of rain over 43 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
Most of spring feels miserable — 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
Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.7 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Can Tho
In spring, Can Tho overlaps its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Can Tho sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.
Can Tho's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is spring a good time to visit Can Tho?
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.
spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Can Tho.
What to pack for Can Tho in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Can Tho sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 43 days see rain.
UV index in Can Tho in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Can Tho peaks around September 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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) | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Level | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Very high |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 9 | Very high |
| Dec | 9 | Very high |
Air quality in Can Tho in Spring
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Can Tho is worst in December — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 27 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) | 51 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 35 | 49 | 53 | 57 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51 | Poor |
| Feb | 40 | Poor |
| Mar | 38 | Poor |
| Apr | 39 | Poor |
| May | 37 | Poor |
| Jun | 32 | Moderate |
| Jul | 30 | Moderate |
| Aug | 27 | Moderate |
| Sep | 35 | Poor |
| Oct | 49 | Poor |
| Nov | 53 | Poor |
| Dec | 57 | Unhealthy |
Where is Can Tho?
Can Tho sits at 10.0°N, 105.8°E, 3 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Bình Minh, 5.0 km away.
Topography around Can Tho
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Can Tho.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Can Tho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m.
The land around Can Tho is covered by artificial surfaces (44%), water (27%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and trees (31%) within 80 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 Can Tho (10.0371°, 105.7883°, elevation 3 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.