The control apparatus for the hybrid vehicle is provided with a combustion engine for outputting a driving force, an electric motor for generating a force for assisting the output from the engine, a power storage unit for storing electric energy generated by the motor acting as a generator using the output from the engine and electric energy regenerated by the motor when the vehicle decelerates. The control apparatus including: an engine temperature measuring device for measuring the temperature of the engine; and a generated energy increasing device for increasing the energy generated by the motor acting as a generator when the vehicle is traveling by the driving force from the engine without the assistance of the motor, and when the engine temperature measuring device determines that the temperature of the engine is equal to or below a predetermined temperature.