When to go · Sa Pa
Sa Pa in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, fog), Jun–Aug (mud and landslides).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 24° / 17°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 25
- Crowds
- Medium
- Vietnam overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Vietnam overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Sa Pa
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, fog), Jun–Aug (mud and landslides).
Weather in August
- Sa PaHighs around 24 °C, lows around 17 °C, rain on about 25 days
- North, Vietnam · Hanoi, Hạ Long, Ninh Bình, Sa Pastorm or typhoon risk
Four seasons: cool grey winters (Sa Pa can reach 0 °C), humid hot summers with storms Jul–Sep; Hạ Long cruises cancel on storm warnings.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vietnam overall
- Medium
- Prices · Vietnam overall
- Medium
Vietnam overall: Storm peak in the north: keep a spare day around any Hạ Long night.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries