Pakse weather by month & the best time to visit

🇱🇦 Laos · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Pakse is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with November and January close behind. Pakse averages about 2,410 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in December.

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Sun hours / year

2,410

Sunniest month

December

Peak score

91/100

Rain / year

1,475 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

78k

Elevation

103 m

When is the best time to visit Pakse?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Pakse is December, then November and January. The dullest month is April (48/100, 67 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Pakse?

Pakse gets a moderate 2,410 hours of sunshine a year. December (91/100) is noticeably better than April (48). It ranks #2 of 7 destinations in Laos for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,145 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 1,475 mm falls in the three months around August.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Ubon Ratchathani Thailand · 99 km · best in Jan · 2,570 h sun/yr
• Huế Vietnam · 249 km · best in Feb · 1,621 h sun/yr
• Pleiku Vietnam · 272 km · best in Feb · 1,973 h sun/yr
• Da Nang Vietnam · 278 km · best in Feb · 2,154 h sun/yr
• Dong Hoi Vietnam · 279 km · best in Feb · 1,435 h sun/yr
• Chu Lai Vietnam · 315 km · best in Feb · 1,979 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Roi Et Thailand · 241 km · 2,479 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Surin Thailand · 247 km · 2,541 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Buriram Thailand · 271 km · 2,575 h sun/yr · best in Jan