Monthly climate in Salavan, Laos

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salavan features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1740 mm (68.5 inches) and receives 169 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Salavan enjoys an average of 3423 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Salavan, Laos §

The warmest months in Salavan are March, April and May, 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 23 to 25 °C (73 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salavan experiences 319 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 Salavan, 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 35°C
(96°F)
37°C
(99°F)
39°C
(102°F)
38°C
(102°F)
39°C
(102°F)
36°C
(97°F)
35°C
(95°F)
33°C
(92°F)
33°C
(92°F)
36°C
(97°F)
35°C
(95°F)
34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)
35°C
(96°F)
37°C
(100°F)
37°C
(100°F)
36°C
(98°F)
34°C
(94°F)
33°C
(92°F)
32°C
(91°F)
33°C
(92°F)
34°C
(93°F)
33°C
(92°F)
33°C
(91°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)
32°C
(90°F)
34°C
(94°F)
34°C
(94°F)
33°C
(92°F)
32°C
(89°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
31°C
(87°F)
31°C
(88°F)
30°C
(87°F)
29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)
25°C
(77°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(77°F)
23°C
(73°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(65°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
20°C
(69°F)
18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(58°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(67°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(71°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(62°F)
13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)
12°C
(53°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(62°F)
20°C
(68°F)
22°C
(71°F)
22°C
(71°F)
22°C
(71°F)
20°C
(69°F)
17°C
(63°F)
16°C
(61°F)
11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Salavan, Laos §

Salavan usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 27 rainy days and 360 mm (14.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Salavan are January, February and December. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Salavan, 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) 4 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 27 (1.1) 63 (2.5) 119 (4.7) 191 (7.5) 387 (15.3) 345 (13.6) 348 (13.7) 176 (6.9) 65 (2.5) 8 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 0 5 13 22 24 27 30 25 15 6 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Salavan, Laos §

The sunniest months in Salavan are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Salavan: January, July and August receive an average of 8 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Salavan, 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 257 295 318 306 307 287 257 252 268 273 290 308
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 17m 11h 36m 12h 2m 12h 28m 12h 51m 13h 2m 12h 56m 12h 37m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 23m 11h 11m

Solar UV radiation in Salavan, Laos §

Salavan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 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 Salavan UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Salavan, 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 15 15 15 14 15 14 14 13 10 9