Climate averages 1991–2020
Thakhèk weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 6th 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 Thakhèk: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 111 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes October a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sakon Nakhon (78 km away). In October its highs average 29.5°C, about as warm as Thakhèk, with 94 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Laos, Thakhèk ranks 1st of 4 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 4 cities is 29.4°C; Thakhèk is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 111 mm to 20 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
Thakhèk climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Sakon Nakhon in OctoberThailand · 78 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.1°C · 94 mm rain
- Savannakhet in OctoberLaos · 94 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.1°C · 109 mm rain
- Hà Tĩnh in OctoberVietnam · 154 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 538 mm rain
- Vinh in OctoberVietnam · 167 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 329 mm rain
- Kỳ Anh in OctoberVietnam · 172 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 427 mm rain
- Ba Đồn in OctoberVietnam · 173 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 23.2°C · 488 mm rain
- Đồng Hới in OctoberVietnam · 190 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 531 mm rain
- Udon Thani in OctoberThailand · 217 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 Thakhèk) is explained once on the Thakhèk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.