North · Northeast mountains
A mountain lake inside a national park, with boat trips through caves and waterfalls and Tay homestays in timber stilt houses.
North · Northeast mountains
A remote, beautiful frontier province on the Chinese border, home to Ban Gioc Waterfall, a UNESCO Global Geopark and Tay, Nung, Dao and H'mong communities.
Ba Be Lake & Bac Kan has the edge in January. The rest of the year they are rated about the same.
| Month | Ba Be Lake & Bac Kan | Cao Bang | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°C | 86 mm | Good | 19°C | 88 mm | Fair |
| February | 21°C | 79 mm | Good | 20°C | 85 mm | Good |
| March | 26°C | 105 mm | Great | 25°C | 108 mm | Great |
| April | 29°C | 142 mm | Great | 28°C | 130 mm | Great |
| May | 31°C | 291 mm | Fair | 30°C | 289 mm | Fair |
| June | 32°C | 368 mm | Wet / extreme | 32°C | 365 mm | Wet / extreme |
| July | 32°C | 311 mm | Fair | 32°C | 285 mm | Fair |
| August | 32°C | 371 mm | Wet / extreme | 31°C | 379 mm | Wet / extreme |
| September | 31°C | 254 mm | Fair | 30°C | 264 mm | Fair |
| October | 28°C | 151 mm | Great | 27°C | 155 mm | Great |
| November | 25°C | 82 mm | Great | 24°C | 64 mm | Great |
| December | 21°C | 39 mm | Good | 20°C | 39 mm | Good |
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