Climate averages 1991–2020
Savannakhet weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 9th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Savannakhet: daytime highs average 29.3°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 109 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes October a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 47 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sakon Nakhon (93 km away). In October its highs average 29.5°C, about as warm as Savannakhet, with 94 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Laos, Savannakhet ranks joint 2nd of 4 for the warmest October highs and 2nd of 4 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 4 cities is 29.4°C; Savannakhet is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 29.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 109 mm to 21 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Savannakhet climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.5°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 4.4 | 1.1 | 11.311 h |
| February | 30.5°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 13 | 2.7 | 11.612 h |
| March | 32.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 34 | 5.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 66 | 11.0 | 12.513 h |
| May | 32.1°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 189 | 21.6 | 12.913 h |
| June | 30.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 209 | 23.4 | 13.113 h |
| July | 30.0°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 278 | 26.0 | 13.013 h |
| August | 29.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 294 | 27.7 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 257 | 24.1 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 29.3°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 109 | 11.7 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 21 | 3.3 | 11.411 h |
| December | 27.7°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 4.9 | 1.4 | 11.211 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Sakon Nakhon in OctoberThailand · 93 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.1°C · 94 mm rain
- Thakhèk in OctoberLaos · 94 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 21.4°C · 111 mm rain
- Ubon Ratchathani in OctoberThailand · 148 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.7°C · 124 mm rain
- Pakse in OctoberLaos · 196 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.3°C · 139 mm rain
- Khon Kaen in OctoberThailand · 206 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 104 mm rain
- Ba Đồn in OctoberVietnam · 220 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 23.2°C · 488 mm rain
- Đồng Hới in OctoberVietnam · 222 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 531 mm rain
- Udon Thani in OctoberThailand · 230 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 22.3°C · 96 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Savannakhet) is explained once on the Savannakhet year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.