Vientiane Weather in August
Vientiane in August
The short of it: Vientiane in August averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 335 mm (13.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 25° · rain 335 mm · daylight 12 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Vientiane an average August high of 32°, a low of 25° and some 335 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 335 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 44 min in mid-August, 23 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Vientiane runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Si Chiang Mai, 2 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
August in Vientiane, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 12 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Si Chiang MaiNong Khai | 2 km SW | 32° | 25° | 323 mm |
| Tha BoNong Khai | 13 km S | 32° | 25° | 299 mm |
| Nong KhaiNong Khai | 18 km ESE | 32° | 25° | 336 mm |
| SangkhomNong Khai | 36 km WNW | 32° | 24° | 287 mm |
| Nam SomUdon Thani | 49 km WSW | 32° | 24° | 236 mm |
| Ban DansavanVientiane | 53 km N | 32° | 25° | 478 mm |
| MaiVientiane | 58 km N | 30° | 24° | 493 mm |
| Kut ChapUdon Thani | 60 km S | 32° | 24° | 239 mm |