Ho Chi Minh City is as cold as Da Lat, people wear scarves and warm clothes when going out.

TPO - Early this morning (December 18), Ho Chi Minh City continued to have chilly days. People wore scarves and coats to keep their bodies warm.

TPO - Early this morning (December 18), Ho Chi Minh City continued to have chilly days. People wore scarves and coats to keep their bodies warm.

According to Tien Phong, this morning (December 18), Ho Chi Minh City continued its series of cool, chilly days like in Da Lat, with the lowest temperature ranging from 22-23 degrees Celsius. On the streets, people put on extra coats, scarves, and masks to go to school and work.

People wear scarves and coats to keep warm. Photo: Huu Huy

Ms. Le Thi Bich Tuyen (who sells bread on An Duong Vuong Street, Binh Tan District) said that the weather has been cold since December 14-15.

“I remember the end of last year the weather was not as cold as this year. Because I had to wake up early at 4-5am to prepare for business, I had to wear an extra coat, the early morning was the coldest time,” Ms. Tuyen shared.

People going out have to wear extra clothes, gloves, and masks to keep their bodies warm. Photo: Huu Huy

According to the air monitoring application Air Visual (belonging to IQAir, which owns a huge amount of aggregated data on air quality and is headquartered in Switzerland), many areas in Ho Chi Minh City have air quality measurement points that are not good for health.

Specifically, the concentration of PM 2.5 fine dust (PM2.5 fine dust is particulate matter floating in the air with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or smaller) in Ho Chi Minh City at 9:00 a.m. on December 18 was 49.4µg/m³ (the allowable level is about 5 µg/m³). "The concentration of PM 2.5 fine dust in Ho Chi Minh City is currently 9.9 times higher than the value according to WHO's annual air quality guidelines" - Air Visual informed.

Children are dressed in coats and masks by their parents to keep warm. Photo: Huu Huy

People wear warm clothes and gloves to keep warm when going out. Photo: Huu Huy

The Meteorological Agency forecasts that cold air will continue to affect the weather in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces and cities from now until New Year's Day 2025. Photo: Huu Huy

According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, cold air continues to strengthen southward, then diffuses into the southern region, causing temperatures to drop. From now until Christmas, this temperature will remain and is likely to drop lower, with some days having light fog in the early morning.

It is forecasted that the temperature in Ho Chi Minh City during Christmas will drop to 20 degrees Celsius. In addition, in some provinces in the Southeast, the temperature will likely drop below 20 degrees Celsius.

At the end of the year, the temperature drops, the humidity is high, and fine dust suspended in the air easily condenses, forming fog in the early morning. Therefore, experts recommend that people wear more clothes to keep warm when going out, and wear masks to prevent respiratory diseases.

Huynh

Source: https://tienphong.vn/tphcm-se-lanh-nhu-da-lat-nguoi-dan-choang-khan-mac-ao-am-ra-duong-post1701813.tpo