Ton Phueng weather by month & the best time to visit
🇱🇦 Laos · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Ton Phueng is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with December and January close behind. Ton Phueng averages about 2,275 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,275
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 1,152 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 65k
- Elevation
- 369 m

When is the best time to visit Ton Phueng?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ton Phueng is February, then December and January. The dullest month is May (46/100, 144 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ton Phueng?
Ton Phueng gets a moderate 2,275 hours of sunshine a year. 45 Sunshine Score points separate February (91) from May (46), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 7 destinations in Laos for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,145 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 56% of the annual 1,152 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 88 | 27° / 81°F | 14° / 57°F | 20 mm | 6 |
| February | 91 | 31° / 88°F | 15° / 59°F | 5 mm | 8 |
| March | 70 | 34° / 93°F | 19° / 66°F | 22 mm | 8 |
| April | 49 | 36° / 97°F | 22° / 72°F | 58 mm | 9 |
| May | 46 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 144 mm | 9 |
| June | 63 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 123 mm | 8 |
| July | 65 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 225 mm | 8 |
| August | 65 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 251 mm | 8 |
| September | 65 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 170 mm | 8 |
| October | 76 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 87 mm | 7 |
| November | 86 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 32 mm | 7 |
| December | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 14° / 57°F | 15 mm | 6 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Chiang Rai Thailand · 51 km · best in Feb · 2,393 h sun/yr
- Jinghong (Gasa) China · 194 km · best in Feb · 2,193 h sun/yr
- Chiang Mai Thailand · 214 km · best in Feb · 2,275 h sun/yr
- Vientiane Laos · 362 km · best in Jan · 2,437 h sun/yr
- Phitsanulok Thailand · 394 km · best in Jan · 2,511 h sun/yr
- Udon Thani Thailand · 428 km · best in Jan · 2,438 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tachileik Myanmar (Burma) · 30 km · 2,330 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Mong Hsat Myanmar (Burma) · 97 km · 2,330 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Kengtung Myanmar (Burma) · 122 km · 2,336 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Luang Namtha Laos · 147 km · 2,145 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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