Dalat vs Sapa: which is better, month by month

Dalat beats Sapa in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (92 vs 78) — while Sapa wins May, September, October and November; they are within 3 points in December.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Dalat vs Sapa — all 12 months

MonthDalatSapaWinnerGap
January92Snice, a little rain, clean air78Bcool, rainy, muggy airDalat14
February96Swarm, a little rain, clean air84Acool, a little rain, muggy airDalat12
March89Awarm, a little rain83Anice, rainy, muggy airDalat6
April82Ahot, rainy, muggy air77Bwarm, soaked, muggy airDalat5
May66Cwarm, soaked, clean air72Bwarm, soaked, muggy airSapa6
June71Bwarm, soaked, clean air59Dwarm, soaked, clean airDalat12
July69Cwarm, soaked, clean air60Cwarm, soaked, clean airDalat9
August72Bwarm, soaked, clean air58Dwarm, soaked, clean airDalat14
September61Cwarm, soaked, clean air69Cwarm, soaked, clean airSapa8
October64Cwarm, soaked, clean air79Bnice, rainy, muggy airSapa15
November73Bwarm, soaked, clean air87Anice, a little rain, muggy airSapa14
December84Anice, rainy, clean air83Acool, a little rain, muggy airTie1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (64 vs 79). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Dalat

🇻🇳 Vietnam · mild climate

Best month
February 96/100
Months won
7 of 12

Sapa

🇻🇳 Vietnam · mild climate

Best month
November 87/100
Months won
4 of 12

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