Climb Vietnam Mt Fansipan in December
December is still a very good time to do a hike up to Mt. Fansipan. During this month, the weather in Sapa and Fansipan is cool with little rain (cooler than November). It is dry in the early days of the month but it starts being wet in late December. It is sometimes foggy. The every temperature is 8 – 10 degree C. It can be lower when the monsoon comes. It sometimes goes zero degree Celsius (one for every two or three years). The rainfall if 50mm. Located in Lao Cai province in Northwest Vietnam, 9 km southwest of Sa Pa Township in the Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range, Fansipan is the highest mountain in Vietnam as well as in the Indochina Peninsula. Hence, it is branded as "the Roof of Indochina" with 3143m summit. To successfully conquer the highest peak, mountaineers need to be in good shape and properly equipped with such things as sleeping bags, waterproof tents, food, stove, raincoat, compass and other miscellaneous survival gear. Trekking to the Fansipan mounta...
