Monthly averages from the Sa Pa weather station, 1,570 m (5,151 ft) above sea level, 2 km (1 mi) from the map pin. Averages describe a typical month, not a forecast.
Mean temperature (left axis) Average daily low to high Rainfall (right axis)
| Month | Mean °C / °F | Low to high °C | Rain mm | Rain days | Fog days | Drizzle days | Sun hours | By our rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6 / 47 | 6.2 to 12.3 | 70 | 16.3 | 17.4 | 14.1 | 113 | Foggy |
| February | 10.4 / 51 | 7.8 to 14.3 | 74 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 13.8 | 116 | Foggy |
| March | 13.9 / 57 | 10.8 to 18.2 | 105 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 10.7 | 151 | Foggy |
| April | 17.1 / 63 | 14.0 to 21.3 | 213 | 17.9 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 168 | Foggy |
| May | 18.9 / 66 | 16.3 to 22.4 | 341 | 22.2 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 148 | Wet |
| June | 19.8 / 68 | 17.6 to 22.9 | 381 | 24.4 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 99 | Wet |
| July | 19.8 / 68 | 17.7 to 23.0 | 461 | 25.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 104 | Wet |
| August | 19.5 / 67 | 17.4 to 23.0 | 452 | 23.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 114 | Wet |
| September | 18.2 / 65 | 15.9 to 21.7 | 303 | 19.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 102 | Wet |
| October | 15.7 / 60 | 13.7 to 19.0 | 201 | 18.6 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 94 | Showery |
| November | 12.5 / 55 | 10.2 to 16.1 | 106 | 13.8 | 11.3 | 7.7 | 113 | Foggy |
| December | 9.4 / 49 | 7.0 to 13.2 | 66 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 9.7 | 121 | Foggy |
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The station is in Sa Pa town. Trails and villages at other heights will have different conditions.
These are our own thresholds, not part of the source data. A month is Drier when it has under 100 mm of rain, no more than 12 rainy days and fewer than 10 foggy days. Otherwise it is Wet (over 250 mm), Foggy (10 or more foggy days), Showery (15 or more rainy days) or Mixed. A month close to a threshold is close to the next label, so read the numbers.
The source does not define a “rain day”. Crowds, prices and storms are not part of this table.
Observation period: not stated by the source. The regulation does not state the observation period of these tables.
The three airports with scheduled flights closest to the map pin, measured in a straight line. Roads and rail are longer, and the closest airport is not always the practical one. No airport with scheduled flights is within 100 km of this place.
On Viet Nam's Tentative List since 1997. Not yet inscribed.
The three closest map pins in a straight line, not travel time.
Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0