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Monthly climate in Phonthong, Champasak, Laos

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Phonthong features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1984 mm (78.1 inches) and receives 169 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Phonthong enjoys an average of 3432 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 14 minutes to 12 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Phonthong, Champasak, Laos §

The warmest months in Phonthong are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 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, Phonthong experiences 327 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 Phonthong, Champasak, 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)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Phonthong, Champasak, Laos §

Phonthong usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 27 rainy days and 414 mm (16.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Phonthong are January, February and December. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Phonthong, Champasak, 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) 3 (0.1) 21 (0.8) 50 (2.0) 131 (5.2) 282 (11.1) 467 (18.4) 427 (16.8) 347 (13.7) 208 (8.2) 37 (1.5) 7 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 4 10 18 26 28 29 26 18 6 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Phonthong, Champasak, Laos §

The sunniest months in Phonthong are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Phonthong: January, July and August receive an average of 8 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Phonthong, Champasak, 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 261 296 323 310 310 288 257 244 263 269 293 313
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 19m 11h 38m 12h 2m 12h 27m 12h 49m 12h 59m 12h 54m 12h 35m 12h 11m 11h 46m 11h 25m 11h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Phonthong, Champasak, Laos §

Phonthong experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Phonthong UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Phonthong, Champasak, 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 14 15 14 13 15 14 14 12 10 9