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Daylight hours in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City gets 12h 45m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 11h 29m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 1h 16m across the year. Its summer is in June.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Ho Chi Minh City through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on June 21 (12h 45m) and shortest on December 21 (11h 29m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Local time, including daylight saving time where Ho Chi Minh City observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.

Key days

Longest day12h 45mJune 21 · 05:33–18:19
Shortest day11h 29mDecember 21 · 06:07–17:37
March equinox12h 06mMarch 20 · 05:59–18:05
Fastest change+0.6 min/dayaround March 21

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Ho Chi Minh City on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 106:1217:4211h 30m
February 106:1817:5811h 40m
March 106:0918:0411h 55m
April 105:5118:0512h 13m
May 105:3618:0712h 30m
June 105:3118:1412h 43m
July 105:3518:2012h 45m
August 105:4318:1812h 36m
September 105:4518:0512h 20m
October 105:4317:4512h 02m
November 105:4517:3011h 45m
December 105:5717:3011h 32m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Ho Chi Minh City’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:

Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Ho Chi Minh City’s are shortest:

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