On 5th January, the first frost to appear on the Fansipan Mountain in 2025, creating a beautiful scene. This event can enhance the appeal of Sa Pa as a winter destination, offering visitors a chance to experience snow-like conditions in a tropical climate.
Due to the cold air plunging temperature below 0 degrees Celsius, frost has appeared on the top of Fansipan Mt. This is the first frost to appear on the ‘rooftop of Indochina’ in the first days this year, creating a beautiful scene only seen in the northern highlands of Viet Nam in deep winter.
From saturday night to sunday morning, the temperature at the top of Fansipan Mount fluctuated between -1 degree Celsius and 0 degree Celsius, causing water condense into a thick layer of ice covering the walkway, railings, trees and grass on the top of the mountain at an altitude of 3,147,3m and higher.
The white ice attract many tourists to enjoy the opportunity to admire the amazing scenery like in Europe.
Due to the influence of the cold air, on sunday morning, the temperature in Lao Cai province simultaneously dropped lower than the previous days. This is an opportunity for tourists to experience and admire the frost
At 7am the same day, the Sapa meteorological station observed the lowest temperature of 9.2 degrees Celsius.
It is forecasted that in the coming days, the temperature on Fansipan peak will continue to be low, and frost may appear in the morning.
Thanh Tuan