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Monthly climate in Luang Prabang, Laos

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Luang Prabang features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (66 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1281 mm (50.4 inches) and receives 147 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Luang Prabang enjoys an average of 3398 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 56 minutes to 13 hours 17 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Luang Prabang, Laos §

The warmest months in Luang Prabang are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (66 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Luang Prabang experiences 292 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 Luang Prabang, 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 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(66°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Minimum 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 4°C
(39°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Luang Prabang, Laos §

Luang Prabang usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 24 rainy days and 249 mm (9.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Luang Prabang are February, March and December. On average, 17 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Luang Prabang, 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) 26 (1.0) 16 (0.6) 19 (0.8) 103 (4.1) 82 (3.2) 149 (5.9) 240 (9.4) 337 (13.3) 171 (6.8) 103 (4.0) 20 (0.8) 15 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 1 4 12 13 20 23 27 22 15 4 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Luang Prabang, Laos §

The sunniest months in Luang Prabang are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Luang Prabang: January, July and August receive an average of 8 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Luang Prabang, 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 231 286 314 292 318 277 267 247 279 289 291 301
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 3m 11h 28m 12h 1m 12h 35m 13h 4m 13h 17m 13h 10m 12h 45m 12h 13m 11h 39m 11h 10m 10h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Luang Prabang, Laos §

Luang Prabang experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in July, August 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 Luang Prabang UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Luang Prabang, 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 13 14 14 15 15 14 13 10 8