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Best Time for the Hà Giang Loop

Sweet spot: January, December, February — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

Buckwheat flowers tint the karst pink and rice terraces gild — the loop's most photographed weeks.
Cold fog on the passes and near-freezing nights — locals ride in winter coats; check visibility before Mã Pí Lèng.
MonthTempRainDaylight
January-3.5–26.9°C33 mm10.7 h
February-1.2–30.8°C18 mm11.2 h
March1.5–33.4°C43 mm11.8 h
April6.0–36.7°C71 mm12.5 h
May11.8–38.1°C146 mm13.1 h
June14.0–36.0°C226 mm13.4 h
July17.1–32.6°C226 mm13.3 h
August15.6–32.6°C234 mm12.8 h
September11.6–31.7°C142 mm12.1 h
October5.4–28.8°C72 mm11.4 h
November1.2–28.8°C40 mm10.9 h
December-5.0–26.2°C24 mm10.6 h

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