Sơn La
Vietnam
A patchwork of vivid rice and vegetable fields spreads across the valley floor of this northwest Vietnamese provincial capital, with forested karst peaks rising dramatically behind a low-rise town scattered among tropical trees.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population106,052
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 5.5 km3.4 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
14°57°
35mm1.3in
F
16°61°
30mm1.1in
M
20°67°
65mm2.6in
A
22°71°
100mm3.8in
M
23°73°
185mm7.4in
J
23°73°
270mm10.6in
J
23°73°
345mm13.5in
A
22°72°
325mm12.8in
S
22°71°
175mm6.9in
O
20°68°
65mm2.5in
N
17°63°
35mm1.4in
D
14°58°
30mm1.2in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗
Sơn La: quick answers
Where is Sơn La?
Sơn La is in Vietnam.
How do you get to Sơn La?
The nearest airport is Mai Son (SQH), about 38 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Sơn La?
The warmest month is June, averaging 23°C73°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 14°C57°F. The wettest month is July, with about 343 mm13.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Sơn La?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 7 restaurants, 6 cafés and 1 place of worship within 2 km of the centre.