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Where to go in Laos in summer

Summer is June to August north of the equator; March to May in South Asia; December to February south of the equator. These are the places in Laos where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, and public holidays.

Summer in the north: June to August

None of these places is a sweet spot or good in two or more of June, July and August.

Fewer than two good months

Summer in South Asia: March to May

None of these places is a sweet spot or good in two or more of March, April and May.

Fewer than two good months

Summer in the south: December to February

5 of the 5 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February; 3 of them in each of the three.

  1. Vientiane Laos December: sweet spotJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–30°C
  2. Vang Vieng Laos December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–30°C
  3. Luang Prabang Laos December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–31°C
  4. Nong Khiaw Laos December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 26–29°C
  5. Pakse Laos December: sweet spotJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 30–33°C

Laos, season by season

Summer elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from London, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank