Best time to visit Can Tho

The climate in Can Tho through the year

When to go

No month in Can Tho reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. January comes closest with 59 out of 100. A typical January day reaches 32°C and the night falls to 22°C, with rain on about 6 days and clear sky 40 % of the time. February is a fair alternative, with scores of 59. The lowest score is in May (21), when days are hot at around 34°C.

Seasons and rain

Temperatures barely change through the year in Can Tho: daytime highs stay between 32°C (September) and 35°C (April). Daytime highs reach 32°C or more in February–June and November. October is the wettest month with 266 mm and February the driest with 23 mm, out of about 1,840 mm a year. The air is muggy all year (dew point over 20 °C).

Sea and daylight

The sea is warm enough for comfortable swimming all year, from 27°C in January to 31°C in May. Day length hardly changes: about 12 hours of daylight all year.

By type of trip

The best months change with what you want to do. Each of Eddigo’s trip types has its own preferred daytime temperature and its own weights for rain, humidity and sun. Can Tho scores 65 or more in these months:

• Beach holiday (26–33 °C): January–March, up to 77
• Sun and warmth (22–30 °C): February, up to 66

How it compares

Of the 45 destinations Eddigo covers in Vietnam, Can Tho is the 2nd warmest over the year and the 13th wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 4 for a typical destination in the country. In January, when Can Tho scores 59, Soc Trang (53 km away) scores 54 and Long Xuyen (55 km away) scores 67. In May, when Can Tho is at its lowest, Da Lat scores 50 and lies 360 km away. See where to go in January for the best destinations that month.