Best time to go to, climate and weather Laos
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Laos
Best time to visit and weather Laos
Holiday Laos
Best time to visit and weather Laos
The best time to go to Laos is from january until april and october until december, in which you have a warm till very hot temperature and barely till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Laos is 39° in april and the lowest is 30° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Laos or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
| Max temp | Precipchance | Precip | |
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| Jan | 30° | 30 mm | |
| Feb | 35° | 6 mm | |
| Mar | 37° | 36 mm | |
| Apr | 39° | 85 mm | |
| May | 36° | 342 mm | |
| Jun | 34° | 338 mm | |
| Jul | 32° | 393 mm | |
| Aug | 32° | 421 mm | |
| Sep | 33° | 339 mm | |
| Oct | 32° | 105 mm | |
| Nov | 32° | 27 mm | |
| Dec | 30° | 11 mm |
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- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Laos? Go to the full climate information about Laos
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Laos indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Laos.
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Holiday Laos
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Climate Laos
Climate Laos
In Laos there are 4 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical monsoon climate, tropical wet and dry or savanna climate, humid subtropical climate and monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate. The average annual temperature for Laos is 33° degrees and there is 2131 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 147 days a year with an average humidity of 68% and an UV-index of 7.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Vientiane in Laos per month.
| Average max °C |
Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
Average UV-index |
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| Jan | 30° | 18° | 30 mm | 5 | 26 | 2 | 7 |
| Feb | 35° | 21° | 6 mm | 3 | 25 | 2 | 8 |
| Mar | 37° | 25° | 36 mm | 9 | 22 | 2 | 8 |
| Apr | 39° | 28° | 85 mm | 17 | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| May | 36° | 29° | 342 mm | 27 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Jun | 34° | 27° | 338 mm | 27 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Jul | 32° | 26° | 393 mm | 29 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Aug | 32° | 26° | 421 mm | 30 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep | 33° | 26° | 339 mm | 29 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct | 32° | 24° | 105 mm | 18 | 13 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov | 32° | 22° | 27 mm | 7 | 23 | 1 | 7 |
| Dec | 30° | 18° | 11 mm | 3 | 28 | 1 | 6 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 30° in january in Laos and at least around 18° degrees. In january there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Laos.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 35° in february in Laos and at least around 21° degrees. In february there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Laos.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 37° in march in Laos and at least around 25° degrees. In march there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 36 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Laos.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 39° in april in Laos and at least around 28° degrees. In april there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 85 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Laos.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 36° in may in Laos and at least around 29° degrees. In may there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 342 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Laos.
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 34° in june in Laos and at least around 27° degrees. In june there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 338 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Laos.
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 32° in july in Laos and at least around 26° degrees. In july there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 393 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in Laos.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 32° in august in Laos and at least around 26° degrees. In august there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 421 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Laos.
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 33° in september in Laos and at least around 26° degrees. In september there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 339 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Laos.
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 32° in october in Laos and at least around 24° degrees. In october there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 105 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Laos.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 32° in november in Laos and at least around 22° degrees. In november there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Laos.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 30° in december in Laos and at least around 18° degrees. In december there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 11 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Laos.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Laos
Weather statistics Laos
View all weather statistics from Laos per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Laos and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Laos
About Laos
Time difference Laos
Vaccinations Laos
Reisadvies
Currency Laos
14 day weather forecast Laos
The weather for Vientiane in Laos will be 32° till 29° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
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| Max (°C) | 32° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 31° | 33° | 31° |
| Min (°C) | 24° | 19° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 19° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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| Max (°C) | 30° | 26° | 32° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° |
| Min (°C) | 17° | 18° | 19° | 22° | 21° | 22° | 22° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
About Laos
Laos is in the continental part Azië and the capital is Vientiane. It is 236.800 km² and has a population of 6.492.400. In terms of area, the country is somewhat smaller United Kingdom. If you want to call Laos you have to use +856 or 00856 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +8565012457809 or 008565012457809.
Laos is in a straight line at 9.300 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 12 hour and 55 min.
Time difference Laos
In Laos it is now 20:27 hour in the evening on sunday 20 january 2019. That is 7 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Laos is Asia/Vientiane and the Greenwich time is UTC+07.
Vaccinations Laos
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Laos.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Hepatitis B
- Japanse encefalitis
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
- Tuberculose (TBC)
Reisadvies Laos
Bron: Nederlandwereldwijd.nl - Rijksoverheid
In het hele land is de waterstand van de rivieren hoog. Dit geldt vooral voor de Mekong rivier. Er is grote kans dat de stad Pakse, die aan deze rivier ligt, binnenkort overstroomt. Blijf op de hoogte van de laatste ontwikkelingen. Volg de aanwijzingen op van de lokale autoriteiten.
Bekijk het actuele reisadvies voor Laos op de site van de Rijksoverheid.
Currency Laos
In Laos the Laotiaanse kip is used to pay.
Exchange rate Laotiaanse kip op 20 january 2019
1 Laotiaanse kip = € 0,00 euro
100 Laotiaanse kip = € 0,01 euro
1 euro = 9.745,11 Laotiaanse kip
100 euro = 974.510,63 Laotiaanse kip
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
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