Climate averages 1991–2020
Vientiane weather
in November.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Vientiane: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes November a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 18 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Udon Thani (64 km away). In November its highs average 28.9°C, about as warm as Vientiane, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Laos, Vientiane ranks 4th of 4 for the warmest November highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 4 cities is 29.2°C; Vientiane is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 22 mm to 8.4 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Udon Thani in NovemberThailand · 64 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 20 mm rain
- Khon Kaen in NovemberThailand · 171 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 20.6°C · 24 mm rain
- Sakon Nakhon in NovemberThailand · 187 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 19.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Thakhèk in NovemberLaos · 244 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Savannakhet in NovemberLaos · 277 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 20.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Lampang in NovemberThailand · 330 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Vinh in NovemberVietnam · 336 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 20.0°C · 100 mm rain
- Nakhon Ratchasima in NovemberThailand · 337 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 20.9°C · 29 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.