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Monthly climate in Thakhek, Laos

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Thakhek features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2134 mm (84.0 inches) and receives 169 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Thakhek enjoys an average of 3391 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 5 minutes to 13 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Thakhek, Laos §

The warmest months in Thakhek are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Thakhek experiences 318 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 Thakhek, 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 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Thakhek, Laos §

Thakhek usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 27 rainy days and 448 mm (17.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Thakhek are January, February and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Thakhek, 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) 6 (0.2) 11 (0.4) 47 (1.9) 64 (2.5) 188 (7.4) 299 (11.8) 542 (21.4) 483 (19.0) 318 (12.5) 146 (5.8) 23 (0.9) 6 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 7 10 22 26 30 29 24 15 3 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Thakhek, Laos §

The sunniest months in Thakhek are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Thakhek: January, July and August receive an average of 7 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Thakhek, 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 253 293 319 314 301 275 252 222 271 281 297 308
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 12m 11h 33m 12h 2m 12h 31m 12h 56m 13h 8m 13h 2m 12h 40m 12h 12m 11h 43m 11h 18m 11h 5m

Solar UV radiation in Thakhek, Laos §

Thakhek 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 Thakhek UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Thakhek, 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) 9 11 13 15 14 13 15 14 14 12 10 9