Best time to visit Luang Namtha
The best time to visit Luang Namtha is November–February, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Luang Namtha, Loungnamtha, Laos
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.3 °C / 76 °F | 12.2 °C / 54 °F | 32 mm / 1.2 in | best month |
| February | 27.3 °C / 81 °F | 13.1 °C / 56 °F | 18 mm / 0.7 in | best month |
| March | 30.1 °C / 86 °F | 16.1 °C / 61 °F | 31 mm / 1.2 in | good month |
| April | 31.3 °C / 88 °F | 19.5 °C / 67 °F | 95 mm / 3.7 in | neither best nor good |
| May | 31 °C / 88 °F | 21.8 °C / 71 °F | 156 mm / 6.1 in | neither best nor good |
| June | 30.2 °C / 86 °F | 23 °C / 73 °F | 179 mm / 7 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 29.3 °C / 85 °F | 22.7 °C / 73 °F | 302 mm / 11.9 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 28.9 °C / 84 °F | 22.4 °C / 72 °F | 344 mm / 13.6 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 29.3 °C / 85 °F | 21.8 °C / 71 °F | 200 mm / 7.9 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 28.2 °C / 83 °F | 19.8 °C / 68 °F | 88 mm / 3.5 in | neither best nor good |
| November | 26.5 °C / 80 °F | 16.4 °C / 62 °F | 43 mm / 1.7 in | best month |
| December | 24 °C / 75 °F | 13.2 °C / 56 °F | 27 mm / 1.1 in | best month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: good
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- November–February
- Good
- March
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 24.5 °C / 76 °F, average daily high 24.3 °C / 76 °F, precipitation 32 mm / 1.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, wet days 4.3 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily low 12.2 °C / 54 °F.
Against: relative humidity 79%.
February · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 27.3 °C / 81 °F, precipitation 18 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, average daily high 27.3 °C / 81 °F, wet days 3.3 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 13.1 °C / 56 °F, relative humidity 71%.
March · good
In its favour: precipitation 31 mm / 1.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, wet days 5.2 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily low 16.1 °C / 61 °F, relative humidity 67%.
Against: feels like (high) 31 °C / 88 °F, average daily high 30.1 °C / 86 °F.
November · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 28.5 °C / 83 °F, precipitation 43 mm / 1.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 80%, average daily high 26.5 °C / 80 °F, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, wet days 7 days, average daily low 16.4 °C / 62 °F.
Against: relative humidity 81%.
December · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 24.8 °C / 77 °F, average daily high 24 °C / 75 °F, precipitation 27 mm / 1.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 81%, wet days 4.2 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily low 13.2 °C / 56 °F.
Against: relative humidity 81%.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: good
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: good
- DDecember: best
- Best
- December–January
- Good
- February, November
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: precipitation 32 mm / 1.2 in, average daily high 24.3 °C / 76 °F, wet days 4.3 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily low 12.2 °C / 54 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, daylight per day 11 h, feels like (high) 24.5 °C / 76 °F, wind (daily max) 8 km/h / 5 mph.
February · good
In its favour: precipitation 18 mm / 0.7 in, wet days 3.3 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 13.1 °C / 56 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, daylight per day 11.5 h, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph.
Against: average daily high 27.3 °C / 81 °F, feels like (high) 27.3 °C / 81 °F.
November · good
In its favour: precipitation 43 mm / 1.7 in, wet days 7 days, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, share of daylight that is sunny 80%, daylight per day 11.2 h, wind (daily max) 7 km/h / 4 mph, average daily low 16.4 °C / 62 °F.
Against: average daily high 26.5 °C / 80 °F, feels like (high) 28.5 °C / 83 °F.
December · best
In its favour: precipitation 27 mm / 1.1 in, average daily high 24 °C / 75 °F, wet days 4.2 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily low 13.2 °C / 56 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 81%, daylight per day 10.9 h, wind (daily max) 7 km/h / 4 mph, feels like (high) 24.8 °C / 77 °F.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Jade Dragon Mountain, 695 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 24.5 °C | 27.3 °C | 31 °C | 33.9 °C | 34.8 °C | 34.3 °C | 33.7 °C | 33.7 °C | 33.8 °C | 31.6 °C | 28.5 °C | 24.8 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 0.8 days | 0.3 days | 0.8 days | 3.4 days | 5 days | 5.7 days | 10.9 days | 12.2 days | 6.9 days | 2.5 days | 1.1 days | 0.5 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 1 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 1 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 9.4 h | 10.2 h | 10.7 h | 10.9 h | 10.4 h | 9.2 h | 7.5 h | 7.6 h | 8.9 h | 9.2 h | 8.9 h | 8.9 h |
| Relative humidity | 79% | 71% | 67% | 71% | 76% | 79% | 83% | 86% | 84% | 83% | 81% | 81% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 14 µg/m³ | 17.8 µg/m³ | 46.1 µg/m³ | 83.1 µg/m³ | 23 µg/m³ | 8.6 µg/m³ | 7 µg/m³ | 6.5 µg/m³ | 7.1 µg/m³ | 8.3 µg/m³ | 9.7 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 19.7 µg/m³ | 25.6 µg/m³ | 68 µg/m³ | 144.6 µg/m³ | 36.7 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ | 11 µg/m³ | 10.8 µg/m³ | 11.4 µg/m³ | 12.6 µg/m³ | 14.5 µg/m³ | 17.9 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.