Southeast Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Luang Prabang

Early Dec–Late Jan is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 28.0°C, with 0.6 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Luang Prabang
Photo: 松岡明芳 (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Luang Prabang season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 94.2)Mid Jan: Best (season score 96.2)Late Jan: Best (season score 92.6)Early Feb: Great (season score 82.6)Mid Feb: Good (season score 70.5)Late Feb: Good (season score 60.3)Early Mar: Good (season score 62.0)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 44.5)Late Mar: Fair (season score 38.2)Early Apr: Fair (season score 31.5)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 18.9)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 12.3)Early May: Avoid (season score 6.7)Mid May: Avoid (season score 5.2)Late May: Avoid (season score 1.7)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 0.6)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 4.0)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 7.8)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 3.4)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 3.1)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 3.3)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 3.1)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 4.5)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 4.3)Mid Sep: Avoid (season score 12.3)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 22.0)Early Oct: Fair (season score 33.1)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 47.1)Late Oct: Okay (season score 51.3)Early Nov: Great (season score 71.6)Mid Nov: Great (season score 74.6)Late Nov: Great (season score 85.5)Early Dec: Best (season score 89.6)Mid Dec: Best (season score 95.3)Late Dec: Best (season score 100.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest28.2°C0.638.2%
FebruaryGood31.9°C0.834.1%
MarchOkay34.0°C1.840.0%
AprilOff-season35.3°C3.857.9%
MayAvoid34.6°C6.181.7%
JuneAvoid33.6°C6.692.2%
JulyAvoid32.6°C7.992.9%
AugustAvoid32.4°C7.992.3%
SeptemberAvoid32.8°C6.480.6%
OctoberOkay32.1°C3.263.3%
NovemberGreat30.0°C1.545.2%
DecemberBest27.8°C0.642.1%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: LUANG PHABANG INTL(3 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.