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Monthly climate in Lai Chau, Vietnam

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lai Chau features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2185 mm (86.0 inches) and receives 230 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lai Chau enjoys an average of 3142 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 46 minutes to 13 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lai Chau, Vietnam §

The warmest months in Lai Chau are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 24 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (58 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lai Chau experiences 172 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 Lai Chau, Vietnam.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 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Average low 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(51°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Minimum 2°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 2°C
(36°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lai Chau, Vietnam §

Lai Chau usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 29 rainy days and 359 mm (14.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lai Chau are February, November and December. On average, 58 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lai Chau, Vietnam.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) 70 (2.8) 64 (2.5) 137 (5.4) 196 (7.7) 152 (6.0) 311 (12.2) 359 (14.1) 408 (16.1) 217 (8.6) 160 (6.3) 56 (2.2) 54 (2.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 12 18 19 23 28 30 30 25 19 10 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Lai Chau, Vietnam §

The sunniest months in Lai Chau are March, May and September, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lai Chau: January, February and November receive an average of 7 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lai Chau, Vietnam.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 180 231 278 262 314 278 274 272 290 268 239 250
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 55m 11h 23m 12h 1m 12h 39m 13h 12m 13h 28m 13h 20m 12h 51m 12h 14m 11h 36m 11h 3m 10h 46m

Solar UV radiation in Lai Chau, Vietnam §

Lai Chau experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, 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 High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Lai Chau UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lai Chau, Vietnam.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) 8 10 13 13 15 14 15 14 14 12 9 7