
Sapa’s temperature drops to 13 degrees celsius in summer
When talking about the best place for traveling in Vietnam, tourists can not miss out Sapa which is known as the amazing and wonderful destinations for traveling in Vietnam. Therefore, you should read out the post carefully to find out useful information about Sapa during a summer day.
During summer, locals and tourists in the town of Sapa tour a famous tourist attraction in Lao Cai province, had to put on warm clothes today, July 6, because the temperature suddenly fell to 12.7 degrees Celsius.
Sapa’s temperature drops to 13 degrees celsius in summer
Weather experts said this was an unusual phenomenon.
Mr. Luu Minh Hai, director of the Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecast of Lao Cai province, said the temperature not only plummeted in Sapa but also in some areas in the northern mountainous region.
The temperature was measured at 17.2 degrees Celsius on Pha Din Pass (Son La province), 16.5 degrees Celsius in Sin Ho (Lai Chau province), and 17.2 degrees Celsius in Mau Son (Lang Son province) this morning.
The phenomenon occurred because the North had just welcomed a strong cold spell, accompanied by intense rain, Hai explained.
Thanks to the cold spell, the temperature in Hanoi dropped by 7-8 degrees Celsius, from a peak of over 40 degrees Celsius last week.
Hai stressed that recent weather phenomena were caused by global climate change. Many parts of the world have also seen cases of unusual heat-cold spells, making the temperature change suddenly.
Sapa’s temperature drops to 13 degrees celsius in summer
Previously, Sapa recorded similar phenomena, when the temperature suddenly dropped to 12.2 degrees Celsius in July 2002 and 14.4 degrees Celsius in July 2005.
"However, this phenomenon will not last long. The temperature will gradually warm up tonight," Hai said.
The cold spell that covered the North on July 7 evening causing heavy rains in many provinces.
In Lao Cai province, flash floods caused by downpours killed one in Bat Xat province on July 5.