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The best time to plan for visiting Laos is between October and February, at this time it is considered to be the dry season and it is also not too hot.

If you are heading into the far north of Laos and exploring the provinces of Luang Namtha, Luang Prabang and Phongsali for example a good time would also be from March to May. If you plan to head to Southern Laos the weather is much hotter in the south with temperatures sometimes reaching above 40 in April and May.

The rainy season starts in June and lasts till October. June and July are still alright to visit as the rain tends to be in bursts and the countryside also looks so green at this time of the year. From the end of June to the end of September of October the rains are heavy which may make some rural road impassable.


Climate Information of Luang Prabang

 

Month

Ticks

Monthly Maximum
Temperature

Monthly Average
Rainfall

       

January

 
28°C
 
17mm

February

 
31°C
 
19mm

March

 
34°C
 
32mm

April

 
35°C
 
99mm

May

 
35°C
 
156mm

June

 
35°C
 
173mm

July

 
32°C
 
236mm

August

 
32°C
 
296mm

September

 
33°C
 
171mm

October

 
32°C
 
78mm

November

 
29°C
 
28mm

December

 
27°C
 
14mm



Climate Information of Vientiane

 

Month

Ticks

Monthly Maximum
Temperature

Monthly Average
Rainfall

       

January

 
28°C
 
30mm

February

 
30°C
 
16mm

March

 
33°C
 
32mm

April

 
34°C
 
83mm

May

 
32°C
 
236mm

June

 
31°C
 
265mm

July

 
31°C
 
255mm

August

 
30°C
 
339mm

September

 
30°C
 
306mm

October

 
30°C
 
83mm

November

 
30°C
 
11mm

December

 
28°C
 
3mm



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