Cu Chi weather in August

In August, Cu Chi sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 286 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cu Chi's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cu Chi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 286 mm; 29 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:47 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 11th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.3; out of 10

Cu Chi is township and capital of Củ Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Cu Chi reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
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10	31	25
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20	31	25
21	31	25
22	31	25
23	31	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

How August really feels in Cu Chi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

23 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Cu Chi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	21	3.7	11.4	4.5
Feb	33° / 24°	9	1.6	11.6	4.2
Mar	34° / 25°	28	5.3	11.9	3.2
Apr	35° / 26°	79	12.7	12.2	2.4
May	34° / 26°	209	24.2	12.5	2.0
Jun	32° / 25°	254	27	12.6	2.2
Jul	31° / 25°	279	29.1	12.6	2.3
Aug	31° / 25°	286	29	12.4	2.3
Sep	31° / 25°	312	28.4	12.1	2.3
Oct	31° / 24°	261	25.6	11.8	2.7
Nov	31° / 24°	115	14.6	11.5	3.7
Dec	31° / 23°	49	7.8	11.4	4.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Cloudier (%)	93	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cu Chi gets around 286 mm of rain over 29 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	92
13	92
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15	92
16	92
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30	94
31	94

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Miserable (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47
Sunset (PM)	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:45	6:15
2	12.5	5:46	6:14
3	12.5	5:46	6:14
4	12.5	5:46	6:14
5	12.5	5:46	6:14
6	12.5	5:46	6:13
7	12.4	5:46	6:13
8	12.4	5:46	6:12
9	12.4	5:47	6:12
10	12.4	5:47	6:12
11	12.4	5:47	6:11
12	12.4	5:47	6:11
13	12.4	5:47	6:10
14	12.4	5:47	6:10
15	12.4	5:47	6:10
16	12.4	5:47	6:09
17	12.4	5:47	6:09
18	12.3	5:47	6:08
19	12.3	5:47	6:08
20	12.3	5:47	6:07
21	12.3	5:47	6:07
22	12.3	5:47	6:06
23	12.3	5:47	6:05
24	12.3	5:47	6:05
25	12.3	5:47	6:04
26	12.3	5:47	6:04
27	12.3	5:47	6:03
28	12.3	5:47	6:03
29	12.2	5:47	6:02
30	12.2	5:47	6:01
31	12.2	5:47	6:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
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26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Cu Chi

In seasonPeak

In August, Cu Chi sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cu Chi'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 August a good time to visit Cu Chi?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cu Chi.

What to pack for Cu Chi in August

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

In August, Cu Chi sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cu Chi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Cu Chi peaks around August 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 15 at about 8 (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	11	12	12	11	11	12	13	13	9	8	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	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Cu Chi in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Cu Chi is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 29 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)	54	49	47	44	39	34	31	29	35	43	48	46
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	54	Poor
Feb	49	Poor
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	39	Poor
Jun	34	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	35	Moderate
Oct	43	Poor
Nov	48	Poor
Dec	46	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Cu Chi?

Cu Chi sits at 11.0°N, 106.5°E, 14 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Trảng Bàng, 16 km away.

Topography around Cu Chi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cu Chi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cu Chi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Cu Chi is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

29 m

artificial surfaces 38%

16 km

51 m

trees 40%

80 km

1,016 m

trees 47%

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← July Cu Chi year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Trảng Bàng 16 km · Thủ Dầu Một 17 km · Ho Chi Minh City 22 km · Bến Cát 23 km · Thuận An 25 km · Tân Bình 26 km · Gò Vấp 27 km · Quận Mười Một 28 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 Cu Chi (10.9733°, 106.4933°, elevation 14 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
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10	31	25
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13	31	25
14	31	25
15	31	25
16	31	25
17	31	25
18	31	25
19	31	25
20	31	25
21	31	25
22	31	25
23	31	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	31	25
13	31	25
14	31	25
15	31	25
16	31	25
17	31	25
18	31	25
19	31	25
20	31	25
21	31	25
22	31	25
23	31	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	31	25
13	31	25
14	31	25
15	31	25
16	31	25
17	31	25
18	31	25
19	31	25
20	31	25
21	31	25
22	31	25
23	31	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94