Nghĩa Lộ in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Nghĩa Lộ sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 628 mm of rain over about 62 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early March to 27°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Nghĩa Lộ's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nghĩa Lộ's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 24°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 17°C
Rainfall: 628 mm; 62 wet days
Avg wind: 4 km/h
Travel score: 4.9; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Nghĩa Lộ in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early March to 27°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Nghĩa Lộ reaches about 24°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

Nghĩa Lộ weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 10°	75	13.8	10.8	4.5
Feb	18° / 11°	71	14	11.3	5.1
Mar	21° / 14°	134	18.1	11.8	5.3
Apr	25° / 17°	194	20.6	12.5	5.1
May	27° / 20°	300	23.6	13	4.4
Jun	28° / 22°	318	25.2	13.3	3.8
Jul	27° / 21°	413	26.4	13.2	3.8
Aug	27° / 21°	439	28.1	12.7	3.7
Sep	26° / 20°	290	23.4	12.1	4.4
Oct	24° / 17°	153	17.5	11.5	5.6
Nov	21° / 14°	83	12.4	11	6.0
Dec	17° / 11°	64	10.9	10.7	5.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Nghĩa Lộ gets around 628 mm of rain over 62 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 4 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early March to 13 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Nghĩa Lộ

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In spring, Nghĩa Lộ overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nghĩa Lộ's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Is spring a good time to visit Nghĩa Lộ?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.9

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Nghĩa Lộ for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nghĩa Lộ in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Nghĩa Lộ sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 62 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nghĩa Lộ in Spring

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Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nghĩa Lộ peaks around June 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	7	9	12	9	11	14	13	13	9	9	8	6
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Nghĩa Lộ in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nghĩa Lộ is worst in April — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	43	48	64	70	34	18	16	17	23	30	37	42
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	43	Poor
Feb	48	Poor
Mar	64	Unhealthy
Apr	70	Unhealthy
May	34	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	37	Poor
Dec	42	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Nghĩa Lộ?

Nghĩa Lộ sits at 21.6°N, 104.5°E, 260 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Yên Bái, 43 km away.

Topography around Nghĩa Lộ

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nghĩa Lộ.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nghĩa Lộ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,218 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,909 m.

The land around Nghĩa Lộ is covered by cropland (41%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

242 m

cropland 41%

16 km

2,218 m

trees 77%

80 km

2,909 m

trees 80%

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Spring weather nearby: Yên Bái 43 km · Ít Ong 51 km · Sơn La 69 km · Tuyên Quang 76 km · Phú Thọ 76 km · Thị Trấn Phố Lu 87 km · Thị Trấn Thuận Châu 87 km · Cổ Đô 95 km

Vietnam travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B / C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,066; 2025
Happiness: 6.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 59%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.5; per 100k, 2011
Road deaths: 30.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 500
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nghĩa Lộ (21.6°, 104.5167°, elevation 260 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.