Southeast Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Vientiane

Early Dec–Early Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 29.4°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Vientiane
Photo: Jakub Hałun (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Vientiane season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 99.7)Mid Jan: Best (season score 99.6)Late Jan: Best (season score 93.8)Early Feb: Best (season score 89.5)Mid Feb: Great (season score 80.6)Late Feb: Good (season score 69.1)Early Mar: Good (season score 65.4)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 47.5)Late Mar: Fair (season score 40.7)Early Apr: Fair (season score 33.0)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 21.2)Late Apr: Off-season (season score 14.5)Early May: Avoid (season score 6.5)Mid May: Avoid (season score 3.2)Late May: Avoid (season score 2.5)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 0.3)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 4.2)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 8.1)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 6.8)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 3.5)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 4.0)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 8.5)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 3.6)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 0.3)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Sep: Avoid (season score 2.3)Late Sep: Avoid (season score 12.8)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 22.0)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 42.1)Late Oct: Okay (season score 53.8)Early Nov: Good (season score 66.1)Mid Nov: Good (season score 69.2)Late Nov: Great (season score 81.2)Early Dec: Best (season score 95.1)Mid Dec: Best (season score 97.4)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
JanuaryBest29.3°C0.529.9%
FebruaryGreat31.4°C1.033.0%
MarchOkay33.6°C2.244.8%
AprilOff-season35.1°C3.758.9%
MayAvoid34.0°C7.080.5%
JuneAvoid33.0°C7.689.4%
JulyAvoid32.3°C8.291.5%
AugustAvoid31.9°C8.291.9%
SeptemberAvoid32.2°C7.683.7%
OctoberFair32.3°C3.961.2%
NovemberGreat31.3°C1.042.3%
DecemberBest29.3°C0.231.0%

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: WATTAY INTL(8 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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