Climate averages 1991–2020
Thakhèk weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Thakhèk: daytime highs average 28.2°C and nights cool to about 16.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 13 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sakon Nakhon (78 km away). In January its highs average 28.2°C, about as warm as Thakhèk, with 6.5 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Laos, Thakhèk ranks 3rd of 4 for the warmest January highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 4 cities is 28.6°C; Thakhèk is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.0 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
January 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
Thakhèk climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 28.2°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 6.0 | 1.5 | 11.211 h |
| February | 30.1°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 13 | 2.6 | 11.612 h |
| March | 32.4°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 34 | 5.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 69 | 11.5 | 12.513 h |
| May | 31.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 253 | 23.7 | 12.913 h |
| June | 30.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 378 | 27.6 | 13.213 h |
| July | 29.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 490 | 29.4 | 13.113 h |
| August | 29.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 493 | 29.9 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.4°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 317 | 24.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 111 | 11.4 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 20 | 2.6 | 11.311 h |
| December | 27.7°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 5.8 | 1.2 | 11.111 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
January in nearby cities
- Sakon Nakhon in JanuaryThailand · 78 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 17.0°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Savannakhet in JanuaryLaos · 94 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.3°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Hà Tĩnh in JanuaryVietnam · 154 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 16.1°C · 103 mm rain
- Vinh in JanuaryVietnam · 167 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 16.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Kỳ Anh in JanuaryVietnam · 172 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 17.5°C · 67 mm rain
- Ba Đồn in JanuaryVietnam · 173 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 17.5°C · 128 mm rain
- Đồng Hới in JanuaryVietnam · 190 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 18.3°C · 125 mm rain
- Udon Thani in JanuaryThailand · 217 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.1°C · 7.6 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 Thakhèk) is explained once on the Thakhèk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.