climigo

Laos

When to go?

The best months are November–February. Avoid April–October (hot, at times often rainy and torrential rain).

Climate zones

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Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 26°14°
February 28°15°
March 30°18°
April 32°21°
May 31°22°
June 31°23°
July 30°23° torrential rain
August 30°22° torrential rain
September 30°22°
October 29°20°
November 28°18°
December 26°15°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec14.1 · 25.7 °CJanuary: 14.1 · 25.7 °C15.4 · 27.8 °CFebruary: 15.4 · 27.8 °C18.2 · 30.4 °CMarch: 18.2 · 30.4 °C20.7 · 31.5 °CApril: 20.7 · 31.5 °C22.0 · 31.0 °CMay: 22.0 · 31.0 °C22.7 · 30.6 °CJune: 22.7 · 30.6 °C22.5 · 29.9 °CJuly: 22.5 · 29.9 °C22.3 · 29.7 °CAugust: 22.3 · 29.7 °C21.7 · 29.5 °CSeptember: 21.7 · 29.5 °C20.3 · 29.0 °COctober: 20.3 · 29.0 °C17.9 · 27.9 °CNovember: 17.9 · 27.9 °C14.9 · 25.7 °CDecember: 14.9 · 25.7 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 14.1 – 25.7 °C
Feb 15.4 – 27.8 °C
Mar 18.2 – 30.4 °C
Apr 20.7 – 31.5 °C
May 22.0 – 31.0 °C
Jun 22.7 – 30.6 °C
Jul 22.5 – 29.9 °C
Aug 22.3 – 29.7 °C
Sep 21.7 – 29.5 °C
Oct 20.3 – 29.0 °C
Nov 17.9 – 27.9 °C
Dec 14.9 – 25.7 °C

How much it rains

January 20 mm2 d
February 21 mm2 d
March 49 mm5 d
April 99 mm9 d
May 208 mm16 d
June 247 mm20 d
July 338 mm25 d torrential rain
August 339 mm24 d torrential rain
September 271 mm18 d
October 152 mm10 d
November 59 mm4 d
December 23 mm2 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20 mm · 2 rain days · 10 mm a dayJanuary: 20 mm · 2 rain days · 10 mm a day21 mm · 2 rain days · 11 mm a dayFebruary: 21 mm · 2 rain days · 11 mm a day49 mm · 5 rain days · 10 mm a dayMarch: 49 mm · 5 rain days · 10 mm a day99 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a dayApril: 99 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a day208 mm · 16 rain days · 13 mm a dayMay: 208 mm · 16 rain days · 13 mm a day247 mm · 20 rain days · 12 mm a dayJune: 247 mm · 20 rain days · 12 mm a day338 mm · 25 rain days · 14 mm a dayJuly: 338 mm · 25 rain days · 14 mm a day339 mm · 24 rain days · 14 mm a dayAugust: 339 mm · 24 rain days · 14 mm a day271 mm · 18 rain days · 15 mm a daySeptember: 271 mm · 18 rain days · 15 mm a day152 mm · 10 rain days · 15 mm a dayOctober: 152 mm · 10 rain days · 15 mm a day59 mm · 4 rain days · 15 mm a dayNovember: 59 mm · 4 rain days · 15 mm a day23 mm · 2 rain days · 12 mm a dayDecember: 23 mm · 2 rain days · 12 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 20 mm2 d
Feb 21 mm2 d
Mar 49 mm5 d
Apr 99 mm9 d
May 208 mm16 d
Jun 247 mm20 d
Jul 338 mm25 d
Aug 339 mm24 d
Sep 271 mm18 d
Oct 152 mm10 d
Nov 59 mm4 d
Dec 23 mm2 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 09
February 11 h 33
March 12 h 01
April 12 h 33
May 12 h 59
June 13 h 13
July 13 h 08
August 12 h 45
September 12 h 15
October 11 h 44
November 11 h 17
December 11 h 02

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities