Climate averages 1991–2020
Vientiane weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Vientiane: daytime highs average 29.8°C and nights cool to about 18.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Udon Thani (64 km away). In February its highs average 30.5°C, 0.7°C warmer than Vientiane, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Laos, Vientiane ranks 4th of 4 for the warmest February highs and 4th of 4 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 4 cities is 30.6°C; Vientiane is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 32.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 36 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Vientiane climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 11 | 1.8 | 11.211 h |
| February, selected | 29.8°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 15 | 2.2 | 11.512 h |
| March | 32.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 36 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.8°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 75 | 11.9 | 12.513 h |
| May | 31.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 261 | 23.4 | 13.013 h |
| June | 30.5°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 316 | 25.0 | 13.213 h |
| July | 29.9°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 372 | 26.5 | 13.113 h |
| August | 29.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 401 | 27.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.6°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 300 | 24.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.3°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 101 | 11.9 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.7°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 22 | 3.0 | 11.311 h |
| December | 26.9°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 8.4 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Udon Thani in FebruaryThailand · 64 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Khon Kaen in FebruaryThailand · 171 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 19.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Sakon Nakhon in FebruaryThailand · 187 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 19.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Thakhèk in FebruaryLaos · 244 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 17.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Savannakhet in FebruaryLaos · 277 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Lampang in FebruaryThailand · 330 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 19.6°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Vinh in FebruaryVietnam · 336 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 17.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Nakhon Ratchasima in FebruaryThailand · 337 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 8.7 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 Vientiane) is explained once on the Vientiane year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.