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Lào Cai Province

Region · 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Population 770,590
Area 6,532 km²
Time zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
Official website www.laocai.gov.vn
Lào Cai Province

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Lào Cai Province — Map

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Climate & when to visit

Best time to visit: February, March, November

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Typical weather in January

Good
  • 15° (feels like 13°) · extremes -1°–21°
  • 4° at night
  • 6 rainy days
  • 5 sunny days
  • 4 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 5 · moderate

Typical weather in February

Great
  • 18° (feels like 16°) · extremes 0°–24°
  • 6° at night
  • 6 rainy days
  • 7 sunny days
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 7 · high

Typical weather in March

Great
  • 22° (feels like 21°) · extremes 4°–27°
  • 10° at night
  • 9 rainy days
  • 6 sunny days
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 7 · high

Typical weather in April

Good
  • 25° · extremes 8°–29°
  • 13° at night
  • 15 rainy days
  • 6 sunny days
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 9 · very high

Typical weather in May

Fair
  • 26° (feels like 27°) · extremes 12°–30°
  • 16° at night
  • 20 rainy days
  • 5 sunny days
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 9 · very high

Typical weather in June

Fair
  • 26° (feels like 28°) · extremes 16°–29°
  • 18° at night
  • 24 rainy days
  • 1 sunny day
  • 4 hours of sunshine per day
  • Humid air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 8 · very high

Typical weather in July

Fair
  • 26° (feels like 28°) · extremes 16°–29°
  • 18° at night
  • 25 rainy days
  • 1 sunny day
  • 4 hours of sunshine per day
  • Muggy, humid air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 9 · very high

Typical weather in August

Fair
  • 26° (feels like 27°) · extremes 16°–29°
  • 17° at night
  • 25 rainy days
  • 2 sunny days
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • Humid air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 9 · very high

Typical weather in September

Good
  • 24° (feels like 26°) · extremes 12°–27°
  • 16° at night
  • 19 rainy days
  • 3 sunny days
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • Humid air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 8 · very high

Typical weather in October

Good
  • 22° · extremes 9°–25°
  • 13° at night
  • 14 rainy days
  • 3 sunny days
  • 4 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 7 · high

Typical weather in November

Great
  • 19° (feels like 18°) · extremes 4°–24°
  • 9° at night
  • 8 rainy days
  • 8 sunny days
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in December

Good
  • 15° (feels like 13°) · extremes 0°–21°
  • 5° at night
  • 5 rainy days
  • 5 sunny days
  • 4 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 5 · moderate

Climate data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2) · 1996–2025

Practical information

Currency
Vietnamese Dong VND ₫ · Card payments · Commonly accepted
Electricity
Type A / Type C / Type F
220 V · 50 Hz
Languages
Vietnamese
Tap water
Not safe to drink
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+84
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Tours & Activities

Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
Lào Cai Province
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
Riverside Hotel

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