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Best Time for Hanoi to Sapa with a Reserved Mountain-Road Transfer

Last updated: 2026-09-21

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

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Harvest gold — Mu Cang Chai's terraces, the most sculpted on Earth, turn amber for three short weeks and the passes run clear.
Sapa gets genuinely cold — occasional frost and rare snow on Fansipan — while the valleys below hold the mist the photographs love.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	7.8°C	18.4°C	39 mm	10.8 h
February	10.0°C	21.7°C	22 mm	11.2 h
March	13.3°C	25.2°C	52 mm	11.8 h
April	17.1°C	28.4°C	102 mm	12.5 h
May	20.1°C	29.9°C	174 mm	13.1 h
June	21.9°C	30.0°C	211 mm	13.4 h
July	21.9°C	29.6°C	290 mm	13.2 h
August	21.6°C	29.3°C	328 mm	12.8 h
September	20.0°C	28.2°C	198 mm	12.1 h
October	16.8°C	25.5°C	103 mm	11.5 h
November	12.8°C	22.5°C	50 mm	10.9 h
December	8.4°C	18.6°C	31 mm	10.6 h

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