Bac Lieu Holiday Weather today
Date/time of update: November 5, 2024, 2:12 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Overcast Clouds
Temperature: 27.97°C
Temperature feels like: 31.87°C
Minimum Temperature: 27.97°C
Maximum Temperature: 27.97°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1012hPa
Humidity:79%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 5.01m/sec
Wind Direction: 82 degrees
Cloudiness: 99%
Sunrise: 2024-11-04 10:47:44
Sunset: 2024-11-05 10:33:38
Bac Lieu is 280km southwest of HCMC, 49km southwest of Soc Trang, 212km southwest of Tra Vinh. Bac Lieu Province is bordered to the north-west by Hau Giang and Kien Giang Provinces, to the east and north-east by Soc Trang Province, to the south and south-east by the East Vietnam Sea and to the west and south-west by Ca Mau Province. Bac Lieu Province has 56km of coastline.
Bac Lieu Geography
The terrain of Bac Lieu includes flat plains, river basins, flooded land. The plains in Bac Lieu are dissected by river tributaries, canals, arroyos.... The terrain is only 0.2-0.8m above sea level and it goes lower from the northeast to the southwest of the province. There is no mountain in Bac Lieu.
Bac Lieu sea at twilight
Weather and Climate in Bac Lieu
Bac Lieu has a tropical monsoon climate with influence of equatorial climate with two seasons: the dry season from late November through April and the rainy season from May to November. During the rainy season, the predominant wind is Southwesterly Monsoon and there are other winds like Easterly and Northeasterly in the dry season. The average annual rainfalls range from 1,600mm – 2,400mm. There are rarely tropical depressions or storms which have effects on Bac Lieu.
The temperatures are higher in the months of March-July which may reach 35oC. The lowest temperatures are found in November – February which may reach 20oC.
People and Population in Bac Lieu
The population of Bac Lieu includes: Kinh, Hoa, Cham and Khmer.
Bac Lieu Travel Guide, What to see, Tourist Attractions in Bac Lieu
1/ Bac Lieu Stork Sanctuary
The bird park is 6km from Bac Lieu City. The area covers totally 385ha with 19ha of dense forest.
The bird sanctuary of Bac Lieu
2/ Con Tu Bac Lieu former residence
Visiting the house we can learn about the life of once the richest family in the region. There are several lessons of life for us all here.
House of Cong Tu Bac Lieu, the son of the rich landlord of Bac Lieu who was famous for his extravagance
3/ Bac Lieu Market:
This is an amazing open market with arrays of seafood and foodstuffs.
Seafood at Bac Lieu Market
A banana boat at the market of Bac Lieu
4/ Bac Lieu salt-making fields
You will have great photos of people at work on the salt fields of Bac Lieu.
5/ Xiem Can Pagoda:
The pagoda is 7km south-east of Bac Lieu Town
6/ Phuoc Duc Co Mieu:
This is a Chinese temple built around 1810.
Things to do, Travel and Tours in Bac Lieu
1/ Off the beaten track adventure tours
Paradissa operates off-the-beaten track adventure tours to Bac Lieu and the Mekong Delta. There is also a choice of bird-watching at Bac Lieu Bird Park. The tours range from 2 days to 7 days from Saigon.
2/ Bicycle Tours
Paradissa hosts several country back road bike tours in the Mekong Delta which include Bac Lieu.
Where to stay, Accommodations in Bac Lieu
The province does not possess many tourist attractions and is mostly off the tourist track. There are good hotels in Bac Lieu City though which caters to business travelers or governmental officials on business trips.
How to get there and away, how to get around Bac Lieu
There are several commuter buses between Ho Chi Minh City and Bac Lieu, and between Bac Lieu with other cities in the Mekong Delta. The road system in the province is excellent.
