Buon Ma Thuot climate — normals and trends
Buon Ma Thuot (Vietnam) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,116 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Buon Ma Thuot averages 0 frost days, 186 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Buon Ma Thuot has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 7 April 2010) and the coldest 11.7 °C (on 2 December 1955).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Buon Ma ThuotDak Lak
- coords
- 12.67°, 108.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,116mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
186 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
304 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.1 °C
7 April 2010
Coldest day
11.7 °C
2 December 1955
Wettest day
262 mm
5 August 2007
Windiest day
37.7 km/h
2 November 2009
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
2 November 2009
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.5 °C
30 December 1975
Sunniest day
12.6 h
4 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | -1.8 °C | 7 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 31.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 34.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 17 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 213 mm | +89 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 193 mm | +53 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 108 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 155 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 273 mm | +76 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 174 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 229 mm | +150 mm |
| Dec | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 22 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Buon Ma Thuot?
Buon Ma Thuot has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,116 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buon Ma Thuot?
The hottest day measured in Buon Ma Thuot between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 2010, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Buon Ma Thuot?
The coldest day measured in Buon Ma Thuot between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1955, at 11.7 °C.
Does it snow in Buon Ma Thuot?
Almost never: Buon Ma Thuot sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Buon Ma Thuot warmed?
Yes: Buon Ma Thuot warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Buon Ma Thuot?
The wettest day measured in Buon Ma Thuot between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2007, with 262 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Buon Ma Thuot?
The windiest day measured in Buon Ma Thuot between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 2009, with winds reaching 37.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Buon Ma Thuot?
The warmest month in Buon Ma Thuot is April (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Buon Ma Thuot?
Buon Ma Thuot receives on average 1,116 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Buon Ma Thuot?
Buon Ma Thuot gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Buon Ma Thuot?
Yes: Buon Ma Thuot has on average 304 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Buon Ma Thuot?
In Buon Ma Thuot, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 24 April 2024, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 30 December 1975.
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