About Sapa
Rice terraces and hill tribes
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Daylight, UV and air quality in Sapa
Live conditions, updated continuously — sun times calculated for this exact location.
Daylight
11h 15m
Day length
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Golden hour
- 16:55
- Blue hour
- 17:50
1 min less daylight than yesterday
UV indexLive
Air qualityLive
Sources: Open-Meteo and our own solar calculations
Climate in Sapa month by month
Long-term averages 1991–2020 — what the weather is normally like, not a forecast.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 15° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 21° | 18° | 15° |
| Night | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 90 | 81 | 130 | 183 | 250 | 364 | 428 | 394 | 219 | 123 | 64 | 65 |
| Rain days (days) | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 10 |
| Sunshine (h/day) | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.1 |
| Colour shows how well the month suits a trip |
Source: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 1991–2020
Chance of rain in Sapa month by month
How often it normally rains — share of days with at least 1 mm, averaged over 1991–2020.
Driest period
October – March
Driest month
December · 33%
Wettest month
July · 96%
Chance of rain
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain probability | 42% | 47% | 56% | 73% | 84% | 95% | 96% | 91% | 77% | 58% | 37% | 33% |
Rain days per month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain days (days) | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 10 |
Source: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 1991–2020
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Where to stay in Sapa
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