The snow started falling at about 3am, and stronger flurries were recorded at about 9am when many tourists were on Mount Fansipan.

Snow covers Mount Fansipan.

According to the hydro-meteorological station in Lao Cai province, due to the influence of a severe cold snap on December 29, the province is forecast to experience heavy downpours and thunderstorms.

Located 350km northwest of Hanoi, Sa Pa is 1,600m above sea level, with an average temperature of 15-18 degree Celsius. The town is among the few locations in Vietnam where snow and ice sometimes appear in winter. The Travel, a well-known travel site in Canada, recently listed Sa Pa among the 10 most attractive snow-covered destinations in Asia.

Snow rain covers Mount Fansipan in Lao Cai

A light rain mixed with snow occurred on Mount Fansipan in Sa Pa township, the northern province of Lao Cai on February 6, lasting about 10 minutes in the early morning.

Fansipan mountain blanketed in snow as cold spell hits northern, central regions

Snow fell on the top of Fansipan Mountain in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai - the highest peak in Indochina - on December 26 when a strong cold spell hit the north and north central provinces.

Northern Vietnam forecast to suffer powerful cold spell

A powerful cold spell is forecast to hit the northern and north-central regions from December 17, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

Temperature drops to 7.7 degrees Celsius in Sapa as cold spell hits

The temperature in the resort town of Sapa in the northern province of Lao Cai dropped to 7.7 degrees Celsius in the early morning of December 6, the lowest since the beginning of this winter.

Northern Vietnam braces for freezing cold front

Northern Vietnam is forecast to be hit by its strongest cold front this winter on Friday, when temperatures in mountainous areas are expected to drop below zero degrees Celsius.

Source: VNA