The rainy season lasts from May to October. The weather turns cool and dry from November to February with temperatures dropping as low as 5°C at night. In this time winter woolies will be needed in the morning and evening. March and April are the hottest months, with the mercury approaching 40°C. The average temperature is 25 °C.
Muang Sing has a total population of 23,500 inhabitants, spreading over 95 villages. Muang Sing is a traditional Tai Lue, Tai Neua and Akha cultural nexus, as well as a trade center for Tai Dam, Hmong, Mien and Lolo. The most common groups are Akha accounting for about half of the residents followed by Tai Lue accounting for 30%. While Akha primarily inhabit upland areas, Tai Lue villages are some of the province’s oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the northern reaches of the Muang Sing valley. |
