The most comfortable time to visit Buôn Ma Thuột is from December to January. For sun, aim for late October to November.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
For sun, go from late October to November, with a second spell from late January to February. It peaks in mid November, at 62. Avoid mid April to mid May for this: it falls to 21, mostly because it is too hot. The clearest skies come in January, when the sky is typically 78% covered at midday (often cloudy).
The being outside season here runs from December to January. It peaks in late December, at 66. The weakest stretch is from mid April to mid June, when it drops to 0, mostly because it is too hot.
Walking is not what Buôn Ma Thuột is for: the Active outdoors rating tops out at 25, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Buôn Ma Thuột over the whole year is 25°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 20°C. The rainy (wet) season in Buôn Ma Thuột runs from April to November, peaking in September with a 54% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to March; February is the driest month, at 5%. Winds in Buôn Ma Thuột are highest in February, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in June, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Buôn Ma Thuột come in February, when the sky is typically 74% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 84%.
Month by month Buôn Ma Thuột climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 20°C | 27°C | 11% | 76% | 2.9 m/s | 60 | 53 | 21 |
| February | 28°C | 20°C | 28°C | 5% | 74% | 3.0 m/s | 43 | 57 | 13 |
| March | 31°C | 22°C | 32°C | 19% | 76% | 2.5 m/s | 14 | 50 | 3 |
| April | 32°C | 24°C | 34°C | 31% | 79% | 2.1 m/s | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| May | 31°C | 25°C | 35°C | 45% | 82% | 1.7 m/s | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| June | 30°C | 24°C | 33°C | 43% | 82% | 1.5 m/s | 5 | 41 | 0 |
| July | 29°C | 24°C | 32°C | 48% | 84% | 1.6 m/s | 6 | 47 | 0 |
| August | 29°C | 24°C | 33°C | 47% | 83% | 1.6 m/s | 4 | 46 | 0 |
| September | 29°C | 23°C | 32°C | 54% | 83% | 1.6 m/s | 5 | 46 | 0 |
| October | 28°C | 23°C | 31°C | 43% | 83% | 1.7 m/s | 10 | 53 | 1 |
| November | 27°C | 22°C | 30°C | 36% | 80% | 2.4 m/s | 26 | 60 | 3 |
| December | 26°C | 21°C | 27°C | 22% | 81% | 2.8 m/s | 59 | 52 | 19 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Buôn Ma Thuột weather by season
Year round, Buôn Ma Thuột has days of about 26°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 32°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 20°C to 25°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 25°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Buôn Ma Thuột weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Buôn Ma Thuột has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Buôn Ma Thuột weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Buôn Ma Thuột has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Buôn Ma Thuột weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Buôn Ma Thuột has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
Buôn Ma Thuột weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Buôn Ma Thuột has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Buôn Ma Thuột?
The rainy (wet) season in Buôn Ma Thuột runs from April to November, peaking in September with a 54% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to March; February is the driest month, at 5%.
What time of year is Buôn Ma Thuột windiest?
Winds in Buôn Ma Thuột are highest in February, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in June, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Buôn Ma Thuột year round?
The average temperature in Buôn Ma Thuột over the whole year is 25°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 20°C.
Where to go instead in late April, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.