Best time to fly a kite in Ho Chi Minh City

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Ho Chi Minh City is April (kite score 78/100 — EH…). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January3.9 mph10.5 mph0.5 mm27°C030NOPE
February5.0 mph12.2 mph1.4 mm28°C166EH…
March6.0 mph14.2 mph0.6 mm29°C477EH…
April6.1 mph14.3 mph0.9 mm30°C478EH…
May4.6 mph11.3 mph7.5 mm29°C130NOPE
June4.5 mph11.0 mph8.9 mm28°C030NOPE
July5.9 mph13.7 mph10.3 mm27°C056EH…
August5.1 mph11.0 mph11.1 mm27°C047NOPE
September5.3 mph11.2 mph14.6 mm27°C049NOPE
October3.7 mph8.8 mph11.0 mm27°C030NOPE
November3.9 mph9.7 mph4.6 mm27°C030NOPE
December4.0 mph10.1 mph2.9 mm27°C130NOPE

"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).

Why April is the pick

In April the average wind in Ho Chi Minh City is 6.1 mph with gusts to 14.3 mph, average daily rain is 0.9 mm and the average temperature is 30°C. Roughly 4 days in the month fall in the ideal kite window (wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph, dry).

How this score works

The monthly kite score reuses the same scoring as the live forecast for Ho Chi Minh City: wind is 45% of the score, gusts 25%, rain 20% and temperature 10%. 80+ is a YES month, 50–79 is EH…, under 50 is a NOPE.

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Averages tell you the odds, not the forecast. Check the live wind in Ho Chi Minh City right now before you pack the kite.

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