Southeast Asia · Nature travel

Best time to visit Sa Pa

Early Mar, Late Nov is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 19.3°C, with 1.8 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Sa Pa
Photo: Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên (Public domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Sa Pa season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Great (season score 77.0)Mid Jan: Great (season score 78.1)Late Jan: Great (season score 76.3)Early Feb: Great (season score 80.6)Mid Feb: Great (season score 85.3)Late Feb: Great (season score 82.5)Early Mar: Best (season score 91.8)Mid Mar: Great (season score 84.0)Late Mar: Good (season score 68.0)Early Apr: Good (season score 70.9)Mid Apr: Good (season score 66.2)Late Apr: Okay (season score 52.8)Early May: Okay (season score 53.9)Mid May: Fair (season score 41.2)Late May: Fair (season score 31.5)Early Jun: Fair (season score 28.8)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 28.1)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 21.0)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 20.1)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 13.5)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 9.1)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 8.2)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 11.3)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 20.1)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 27.7)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 39.5)Late Sep: Okay (season score 49.4)Early Oct: Good (season score 57.5)Mid Oct: Good (season score 64.3)Late Oct: Good (season score 68.1)Early Nov: Great (season score 76.6)Mid Nov: Great (season score 84.9)Late Nov: Best (season score 88.6)Early Dec: Great (season score 80.9)Mid Dec: Great (season score 82.2)Late Dec: Great (season score 80.8)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGreat15.0°C2.062.9%
FebruaryGreat18.0°C2.058.8%
MarchGreat22.0°C2.959.3%
AprilGood24.7°C5.065.5%
MayFair25.8°C6.576.8%
JuneOff-season26.0°C8.090.3%
JulyAvoid25.7°C8.289.3%
AugustAvoid25.5°C8.186.0%
SeptemberFair24.3°C6.574.6%
OctoberGood21.8°C4.671.0%
NovemberGreat18.8°C2.757.3%
DecemberGreat15.0°C1.763.9%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.