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Monthly climate in Luang Namtha, Laos

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Luang Namtha features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1503 mm (59.2 inches) and receives 171 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Luang Namtha enjoys an average of 3339 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 52 minutes to 13 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Luang Namtha, Laos §

The warmest months in Luang Namtha are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 19 °C (63 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Luang Namtha experiences 280 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 Namtha, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Minimum 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 3°C
(38°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Luang Namtha, Laos §

Luang Namtha usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 282 mm (11.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Luang Namtha are February, March and December. On average, 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Luang Namtha, 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) 44 (1.7) 22 (0.9) 22 (0.9) 125 (4.9) 92 (3.6) 181 (7.1) 288 (11.4) 359 (14.1) 200 (7.9) 104 (4.1) 33 (1.3) 32 (1.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 3 5 12 17 23 26 28 22 18 7 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Luang Namtha, Laos §

The sunniest months in Luang Namtha are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Luang Namtha: January, July and August receive an average of 7 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Luang Namtha, 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 214 278 317 290 326 280 253 245 272 282 282 293
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 0m 11h 26m 12h 1m 12h 37m 13h 7m 13h 22m 13h 14m 12h 48m 12h 14m 11h 38m 11h 7m 10h 52m

Solar UV radiation in Luang Namtha, Laos §

Luang Namtha 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, February 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 Namtha UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Luang Namtha, 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 10 13 13 14 14 15 14 14 12 10 8