Sapa is a highland district in Lao Cai province, Vietnam. With an average altitude of 1,500m – 1,800m, Sapa’s weather has many characteristics of the temperate zone, with temperatures ranging from 15-18℃.
In December, January, February, this is the time when the temperature is at its lowest, with little rain, and in many years there is even snow. From April to September, there is the monsoon period in Sapa while it’s raining from July to August.
In general, the climate here is cool and fresh all year round. Perhaps for that reason, Sapa has become an extremely attractive tourist destination for domestic and foreign tourists.
Spring (February – May)
From February to May, the weather in Sapa is cool and very pleasant. The morning is cold, the afternoon is warm, and the evening is very dry. This is the time when many tourists choose to come to Sapa. Spring comes, Sapa seems to put on a colorful shirt. The forests are vast with the scent of peach blossoms and apricot blossoms, the valleys, hillsides and winding roads stretch with all the colors and sweet scents of flowers and wild grasses. All are imbued with the majestic yet poetic features of the Northwest mountains, leaving a deep impression in the hearts of visitors.
This is also the time when Sapa people start sowing and transplanting rice (April – May). If you come to Sapa at this time, you will admire the vast terraced fields, see images of farmers bending over to plant rice, all of which are very simple and beautiful.
Summer (From June – August)
From June to August, this is the ideal time for those who want to escape the harsh, sweltering sun in the city, looking for a cool, pleasant space to “start”. “reactivate” yourself. As mentioned above, Sapa has more or less the characteristics of a temperate region. Therefore, if you come to Sapa in the summer, you will be immersed in the cool, extremely fresh atmosphere. From June to July, Sapa is filled with green, cool green of forests and growing rice terraces.
From the end of May to mid-June, it is also the time when trees begin to bear sweet fruit. Traveling to Sapa at this time, you will enjoy many attractive fruits of the cold country such as: plums, peaches, apricot trees,…
Fall (From September – November)
At this time, the weather in Sapa is extremely pleasant, cool, fresh, and chilly in the early mornings and nights. In mid or late September, Sapa stands out more than ever because of the golden color of its ripe rice, stretching out across terraced fields, across the mountain slopes and hillsides, bringing an enchanting, captivating beauty. The souls of photographers and all tourists coming to Sapa in this season.
Sapa begins to turn cold in October. This is also the water season in Sapa so the waterfall will flow strongly, very lively and majestic. From November onwards, it is winter but not yet cold. When you wake up in the morning, you will be surprised by the scene as if you were in a fairyland, all over the valleys floating clouds, the whole town seems to be sinking. into the sea of clouds, a magical beauty that only exists in paintings. Therefore, traveling to Sapa in November will also be a quite interesting choice and bring you many memorable experiences.
Winter (From December to February)
During the winter, the weather in Sapa is very cold, in some places it even drops below zero and snow falls, especially at night and early morning. Therefore, if you choose to travel to Sapa in December, don’t forget to bring warm clothes, shoes, gloves, scarves and wool hats to avoid getting cold. Although the winter is harsh and you can feel the biting cold, there is one magical thing that always motivates you to come to Sapa this season: admiring the image of white snow falling all over the roads. The terraced fields seem to be wearing new colors, not the green of young seedlings or the golden color of ripe rice, but instead the pure white of snow, an image that seems to be very rare in Vietnam. Vietnam. However, snowfall time is not fixed, so to hunt for snow you need to regularly monitor the weather forecast.
You can go to Sa Pa at any time of the year, however the most suitable time when Sa Pa has many beautiful scenery and is convenient for traveling is from March to May or from September to November. During this time the weather in Sa Pa is relatively mild, warm and sunny during the day and cold at night. In particular, if you come to Sa Pa from March to May, you will admire the valleys of flowers blooming beautifully and the lush green vegetable fields. The scenery in Sa Pa at this time is so beautiful that you will not be able to leave this beautiful small town.