Sapa Weather in March
Sapa in March
The short of it: Sapa in March averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 113 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 23° · rain 113 mm · daylight 12 h 5 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Sapa an average March high of 31°, a low of 23° and some 113 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 113 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 5 min in mid-March.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Sapa runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Tumbagaan, 24 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
March in Sapa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TumbagaanAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | 24 km N | 31° | 23° | 107 mm |
| TongousonAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | 26 km SW | 31° | 23° | 117 mm |
| LookanAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | 28 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 117 mm |
| LanguyanAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | 29 km WNW | 31° | 23° | 111 mm |
| BuanAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | 31 km W | 31° | 23° | 114 mm |
| BankawAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | 38 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 118 mm |
| BalimbingAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | 40 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 117 mm |
| ParanganAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | 43 km W | 31° | 23° | 118 mm |