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Monthly climate in Muang Sanakham, Vientiane, Laos

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Muang Sanakham features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1506 mm (59.3 inches) and receives 158 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Muang Sanakham enjoys an average of 3412 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 10 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Muang Sanakham, Vientiane, Laos §

The warmest months in Muang Sanakham are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 24 °C (72 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Muang Sanakham experiences 322 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 Muang Sanakham, Vientiane, 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
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Muang Sanakham, Vientiane, Laos §

Muang Sanakham usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 23 rainy days and 269 mm (10.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Muang Sanakham are January, November and December. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Muang Sanakham, Vientiane, 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) 7 (0.3) 22 (0.9) 32 (1.3) 78 (3.1) 171 (6.7) 221 (8.7) 233 (9.2) 321 (12.6) 253 (10.0) 143 (5.6) 15 (0.6) 10 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 2 6 12 20 22 23 25 23 17 5 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Muang Sanakham, Vientiane, Laos §

The sunniest months in Muang Sanakham are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Muang Sanakham: 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 Muang Sanakham, Vientiane, 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 252 293 322 310 303 262 261 233 272 283 304 313
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 10m 11h 32m 12h 2m 12h 32m 12h 57m 13h 10m 13h 3m 12h 41m 12h 12m 11h 42m 11h 16m 11h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Muang Sanakham, Vientiane, Laos §

Muang Sanakham experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, 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 Muang Sanakham UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Muang Sanakham, Vientiane, 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 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 12 10 8