Four Seasons In Sapa

Differences of 4 seasons in Sapa Town, Lao Cai, Vietnam

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The four seasons are distinctly felt in Sa Pa when Nature changes her costume. Spring in the season of pear, peach and plum flowers. Summer comes blooming with Gladioli, Pancies, Dahlias, Sun-flowers and numerous temperate fruits. Autumn is the time for perfume mushrooms, woodears and plenty of specious medicinal plants such as Black Ginseng, Amomum,Cinnamon, Anise etc.

The sky is the vividly brightened with golden sun-rays and playful white clouds which seem to land on the ground, over the heads of people or on tops of trees. In Winter, the forest is almost whitened with snow, making the landscapes look more attractive.

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But Summer is said to be the most charming season in the year. It is extremely interesting to experience all the four seasons within a summer day time: spring in the morning, summer at noon, autumn in the afternoon and winter in the evening and at night.

Sa Pa, with its surprisingly wonderful and orginal nature, the sky, the air, the clouds, the flowers and fruits there is openly inviting…

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Some information about Sapa weather

Knowing Sapa weather information before your travelling

The climate of Hoang Lien Nature Reserve is unique to Vietnam. It is highly seasonal, with a subtropical climate in the summer and a temperate climate during the winter. The annual temperature for Sa Pa town is 15.4°C, with a maximum of 29.4°C and a minimum of – 5°C. The warmest months are July and August, and the coldest months are December and January. Snow falls in some years on the highest peaks.

In common with the rest of northern Vietnam, Hoang Lien Nature Reserve experiences a marked wet season from May to September, with the heaviest rainfall occurring in July and August. Humidity ranges from 75 to 91 percent with a yearly mean of 86 percent.

Climate varies considerably within the nature reserve. The prevalent wind direction for most of the year is west to east, leading to cloud formation on the upper slopes of the Fansipan massif. These high-altitude areas are covered by cloud most days of the year and have very high humidity. Cloud also penetrates into the valleys but these areas are usually less humid than the mountain slopes. In the extreme east of the nature reserve, around Ban Ho village, mean temperatures are considerably higher due to the lower altitude of these areas.

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The best time of Sapa weather

How to know the best time to travel Sapa in term of weather.

Visitor to Sapa in summer can feel the climate of four seasons in one day. In the morning and afternoon, it is cool like the weather of spring and autumn. At noon, it is as sunny and cloudless as the weather of summer. And it is cold in the evening. With no advance warning of a thunderstorm short and heavy rains may come at noon on any summer day. Subsequently, a rainbow appears, transforming Sapa into a magic land, which for years has been a constant source of poetic inspiration, lights up the whole region.

The best time to witness the scenic beauty of Sapa is in April and May. Before that period, the weather might be cold and foggy; after that period is the rainy season. In April and May, Sapa is blooming with flowers and green pastures. The clouds that settle in the valley in early morning quickly disappear into thin air.

 

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Sapa Vietnam Weather And Climate

The climate of Sapa is unique to Vietnam. It is highly seasonal, with a subtropical climate in summer and a temperate climate during the winter. The hottest months are May and June when temperature may goes up to 29°C and the coldest months are December and January when temperature may drops down to 1°C.

In common with the rest of northern Vietnam, the wet season from May to September, with the heaviest rainfall occurring in July and August.

Humidity ranges from 75 to 91 percent with a yearly average of 86 percent. Climate varies considerably within the nature reserve. The prevalent wind direction for most of the year is west to east, leading to cloud formation on the upper slopes of the Fansipan massif. These high-altitude areas are covered by cloud most days of the year and have very high humidity. Cloud also penetrates into the valleys but these areas are usually less humid than the mountain slopes. In the extreme east of the district, around Ban Ho village, mean temperatures are considerably higher due to the lower altitude of these areas.

 There is a fact that the weather of Sapa is varied not only by months & seasons but also very different in localities due to the strong influences of the terrain and altitude. However below information may help to decide which is the best time to:

Month	Weather Features
January	Coldest month, cloudy, foggy but not to wet.Better from early days and gets worse to the later half of the month
February	Very cold in early days. Cloudy, foggy.Getting warmer and better towards later days.
March	Much nicer and warmer then Feb, more sunshine.
April	Summer start, dry, clear, warm enough.
May	Starting rainy season with quick occasionally, clear sky with more sunshine but little bit warm in the open at noon.
June	Warm but not as hot like other region. Clear sky, much sunshine but summer shower get more but not too wet.
July	Among the 2 worst months of the year caused by summer shower.
August	The peak month of typhoon and rain.
September	Autumn starts, getting drier and normally very nice towards the end of the month.
Octorber	Cool, dry, sunshine almost every day, clear sky.
November	Cooler, dry.May be misty and foggy towards the end but nice.
December	Wet.Winter stars and gets worse at the later days of the mont

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