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Monthly climate in Attapeu, Laos

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Attapeu features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1843 mm (72.6 inches) and receives 178 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Attapeu enjoys an average of 3352 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours 58 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Attapeu, Laos §

The warmest months in Attapeu are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Attapeu experiences 326 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Attapeu, Laos.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Attapeu, Laos §

Attapeu usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 28 rainy days and 358 mm (14.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Attapeu are January, February and December. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Attapeu, Laos.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 25 (1.0) 55 (2.2) 160 (6.3) 244 (9.6) 378 (14.9) 383 (15.1) 313 (12.3) 230 (9.1) 36 (1.4) 11 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 4 12 24 28 29 29 26 16 6 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Attapeu, Laos §

The sunniest months in Attapeu are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Attapeu: January, July and August receive an average of 7 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Attapeu, Laos.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 258 294 318 304 305 262 237 227 260 278 294 310
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 20m 11h 38m 12h 2m 12h 27m 12h 48m 12h 58m 12h 53m 12h 35m 12h 11m 11h 46m 11h 25m 11h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Attapeu, Laos §

Attapeu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Attapeu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Attapeu, Laos.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 13 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 11 9