Sapa weather / The best time to visit Sapa

Sapa is a mountainous region with a cool climate year-round, Sapa weather divides into four seasons. The average annual temperature of Sapa is 15 ° C. Summer in Sapa is not subject to intense sunlight, winters are often cloudy and cold, sometimes with snow.

Travel Sapa best in 3 time periods:

– Water season discharge in April and May.

– The ripe rice season in late August to the end of September

– Spring from December to the end of February of the solar calendar: Flowers blooming all over Sapa hills and mountains.

From April and May:

In the highlands of Sapa, the climate can change very quickly, even in the course of a day. It’s not unheard of for there to be spring-like weather in the morning and winter weather in the evening. The tropical region where Sapa is situated has a summer characterized by a rainy season.

This is the time when ethnic minorities transplant rice in terraced fields. This is also the blooming season of many beautiful flowers and romantic natural scenery.

From the beginning of September to the middle of October:  

The climate is quite good here in September. Temperatures are up to 28°C. The minimum is 22°C. Thus, the mean temperature average for this month of September in Sapa (North Vietnam) is 25°C.

This is the ripe rice season. Then every corner of view of Sapa is glowing yellow and golden throughout the rice terrace field.

From December to February of the solar calendar:

At this time. It is very cold. Ice can appear and occasionally snow. This is also the bloom season of peach blossoms.

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