In the first half of February 2025, the weather in Ho Chi Minh City is still cold with the lowest temperature around 22 degrees; the last few days of the month are likely to have widespread heat waves in the central area.
The Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Station (Southern Meteorological Station) has just issued a forecast and warning about the weather and climate trends in Ho Chi Minh City in February 2025.
Accordingly, the general weather trend, in the first 10 days of the month, the area is mainly affected by the southern edge of the continental cold high pressure (cold air) with a strengthening period around February 2-3, the next period on February 10 and lasting until the beginning of the middle week of the month.
In the middle and last weeks of February, the cold air is still quite strong, but the strengthening waves are less frequent and mainly shift to the east, so the temperature in the Ho Chi Minh City area increases significantly, with a few hot days with the highest temperature above 35 degrees. In addition, the northeast wind in the coastal areas also tends to decrease gradually.
The Southern Meteorological Station added that the Indo-Burma low pressure system has a tendency to gradually strengthen; the first strengthening of this hot low pressure system in February 2025 will be around February 4-6 but will have almost no effect on the weather in the region.
The strengthening spells in the middle and late February lasted longer and tended to extend further south and the heat waves generated from this low pressure area began to affect the regional weather and caused heat waves in the city centre for a few days.
From there, the meteorological agency determined that this February, the temperature tends to increase gradually. In the first half of the month, the weather is still quite cool, with only a few days of localized heat in the city center.
“However, after only 1-2 days with temperatures of 35 and above 35 degrees, they immediately decrease; in the second half of the month, the heat will mostly only occur locally but will last longer. In particular, in the last few days of the month, there is a possibility of widespread heat in the city center,” the meteorological agency said.
According to the meteorological agency, the average temperature in February is generally higher than the average of many years but not much, including the average, highest and lowest levels.
Specifically, the average temperature is from 26.8-28 degrees; the highest is 32-35 degrees, some places are over 35 degrees; the lowest is from 22-25 degrees.
Total monthly rainfall is also generally higher than the average of many years in the same period. In particular, the middle and last weeks have total rainfall 20-50% higher; the first week has total rainfall approximately the same as the same period.
During the month, rain is mainly caused by easterly wind disturbances. In the last few days of the month, there is a possibility of rain due to thermal convection, so showers and thunderstorms appear in the evening and may be accompanied by thunderstorms, tornadoes, and lightning.
The Southern Meteorological Station warns of strong northeast monsoons and large waves that could endanger ships operating at sea. Beware of tornadoes, lightning, and gusts of wind during thunderstorms that are likely to occur in the last few days of the month. Unseasonal rains could have a negative impact on some crops and plants.
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Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tphcm-van-con-se-lanh-bat-dau-xuat-hien-nang-nong-tren-35-do-trong-thang-2-2367751.html
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