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When to go to Luang Prabang
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What the averages say
On these averages, Luang Prabang has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in June and September to March.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in December to March.
- Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): April and May.
- Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July and August.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): May to November.
- The warmest month is April (33°C) and the coolest December (25°C). The wettest is August (234 mm) and the driest February (6 mm); about 1,019 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, dry
- FebMild–warm, dry
- MarMild–warm, dry
- AprHot
- MayHot
- JunMild–warm, mixed
- JulWet
- AugWet
- SeptMild–warm, mixed
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovMild–warm, mixed
- DecMild–warm, dry
Month by month
Every month in Luang Prabang
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 12°C | 14 mm | 65% | 42% | 4.2 | 23°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| February | 29°C | 14°C | 6 mm | 58% | 35% | 4.9 | 24°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| March | 31°C | 17°C | 31 mm | 56% | 43% | 5 | 27°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| April | 33°C | 20°C | 61 mm | 61% | 58% | 5.4 | 31°C | Hot |
| May | 32°C | 21°C | 121 mm | 70% | 83% | 5.2 | 35°C | Hot |
| June | 31°C | 21°C | 116 mm | 76% | 93% | 4.6 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 29°C | 21°C | 219 mm | 82% | 94% | 4.2 | 39°C | Wet |
| August | 29°C | 21°C | 234 mm | 84% | 94% | 4.2 | 39°C | Wet |
| September | 29°C | 20°C | 127 mm | 81% | 83% | 4.6 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| October | 29°C | 19°C | 55 mm | 75% | 65% | 4.4 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 27°C | 15°C | 23 mm | 70% | 44% | 4.3 | 29°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| December | 25°C | 12°C | 12 mm | 68% | 44% | 4 | 25°C | Mild to warm and dry |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
The model's grid cell sits about 460 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
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- Chiang Mai354 kmGood for going: June and October to February
- Việt Trì374 kmGood for going: October to April
- Thanh Hóa378 kmGood for going: November to April
- Nghi Sơn389 kmGood for going: November to April
- Vinh396 kmGood for going: November to March
- Hoa Lư402 kmGood for going: November to April
- Hanoi404 kmGood for going: October to April
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