Sapa monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Sapa

Sapa average temperature chart (Celsius) Sapa average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Sapa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.6 30.7 30.9 30.9 30.8 30.2 29.7 29.9 30 30.5 30.7 30.7
°F 87 87.2 87.5 87.5 87.5 86.4 85.4 85.8 86 86.9 87.2 87.3

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Sapa monthly rainfall chart (mm) Sapa monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Sapa (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 188 159 128 154 219 206 177 148 159 224 201 192
inches 7.4 6.3 5 6.1 8.6 8.1 7 5.8 6.2 8.8 7.9 7.6
Rainy days 17 13 11 10 13 15 15 15 14 16 17 17

Average annual rainfall in Sapa: 2280.233mm (897.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Sapa

Sapa average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Sapa
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.7 6.2 6.8 8 7.5 6.2 6.6 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.6 6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Sapa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Sapa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Sapa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.9 22.8 22.8 22.8 23 22.8 22.6 22.8 22.6 22.7 23 22.9
Max °C 30.8 30.9 31.1 31.1 31 30.4 29.9 30.1 30.2 30.7 30.9 30.9
Min °F 73.1 73 73 73 73.4 73 72.6 73 72.7 72.9 73.3 73.2
Max °F 80.2 80.2 80.4 80.4 80.6 79.9 79.2 79.5 79.5 80.1 80.4 80.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Sapa average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Sapa average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Sapa in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.4 28.2 28.5 29.2 29.5 29.4 29.1 29 29.2 29.3 29.2 28.8
°F 83 82.7 83.4 84.6 85.1 84.9 84.4 84.2 84.5 84.7 84.6 83.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Sapa average winspeed by month (km/h) Sapa average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Sapa (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 8 8 8 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
mph 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Sapa relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Sapa
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
83% 82% 81% 82% 83% 83% 83% 82% 82% 84% 83% 84%

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Sapa weather stats

Sapa weather statistics
Hottest month: May 30.8°C 87.4°F
Driest month: March 128mm 5ins
Sunniest month: April 8hrs
Coldest month: July 29.7°C 85.5°F
Wettest month: October 224mm 8.8ins
Warmest sea: May 29.5°C 85.1°F
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