Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pakxan features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (71 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2306 mm (90.8 inches) and receives 180 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pakxan enjoys an average of 3336 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Pakxan are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 23 °C (71 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pakxan experiences 318 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 33°C (91°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) |
Mean maximum | 32°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Average high | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Average low | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean minimum | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Minimum | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Pakxan, Laos with other places around the world.
Pakxan usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 29 rainy days and 490 mm (19.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pakxan are January, February and December. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) | 14 (0.5) | 46 (1.8) | 82 (3.2) | 246 (9.7) | 399 (15.7) | 546 (21.5) | 524 (20.6) | 284 (11.2) | 138 (5.4) | 16 (0.6) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Pakxan are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pakxan: June, July and August receive an average of 7 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 252 | 291 | 313 | 306 | 286 | 246 | 243 | 215 | 265 | 301 | 303 | 308 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 8m | 11h 31m | 12h 1m | 12h 33m | 12h 59m | 13h 12m | 13h 6m | 12h 43m | 12h 13m | 11h 42m | 11h 14m | 11h 1m |
Pakxan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pakxan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |