Ban Xénô weather in January

In January, Ban Xénô sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ban Xénô's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Xénô's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:36 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ban Xénô reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12817
22817
32817
42817
52817
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
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202917
212917
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242917
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282917
292917
302917
312917

How January really feels in Ban Xénô

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ban Xénô weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°4111.17.2
Feb31° / 19°112.311.45.9
Mar33° / 22°355.511.94.2
Apr34° / 24°6210.712.43.0
May33° / 25°19722.112.82.5
Jun32° / 25°23324.2132.6
Jul31° / 25°3242712.92.7
Aug30° / 25°33528.512.62.6
Sep31° / 24°27523.912.13.0
Oct31° / 23°11411.811.64.4
Nov30° / 21°253.211.25.9
Dec28° / 18°61.2117.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47624
57624
67525
77426
87426
97426
107426
117426
127426
137525
147525
157624
167723
177822
187822
198020
208020
218119
228218
238218
248317
258317
268515
278515
288515
298515
308515
318515

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ban Xénô gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
163
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184
194
204
214
224
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244
254
264
274
285
295
305
315

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1172440181
2162440181
3162441181
4162441181
5162441181
6162341192
7162341192
8162341192
9162241192
10162241192
11162240193
12172240183
13172240183
14172240183
15172240183
16172240173
17172340173
18172340173
19172439173
20172539163
21162539163
22162639163
23162638163
24162738163
25162737173
26162736173
27172736173
28172835183
29172834183
30172833183
31172832194

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:335:34
211.06:335:34
311.06:335:35
411.06:345:36
511.06:345:36
611.06:345:37
711.06:345:37
811.16:355:38
911.16:355:38
1011.16:355:39
1111.16:355:40
1211.16:365:40
1311.16:365:41
1411.16:365:41
1511.16:365:42
1611.16:365:43
1711.16:365:43
1811.16:365:44
1911.16:365:44
2011.16:365:45
2111.16:375:45
2211.26:375:46
2311.26:375:47
2411.26:375:47
2511.26:365:48
2611.26:365:48
2711.26:365:49
2811.26:365:49
2911.26:365:50
3011.26:365:50
3111.36:365:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ban Xénô

In seasonPeak

None of Ban Xénô's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ban Xénô's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ban Xénô?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Ban Xénô for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ban Xénô in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Ban Xénô sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ban Xénô in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ban Xénô peaks around July 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJul 15UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ban Xénô in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ban Xénô is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1952 µg/m³Nov 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar55Poor
Apr40Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Xénô?

Ban Xénô sits at 16.7°N, 105.0°E, 197 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Savannakhet, 27 km away.

Tha KhaekNakhon PhanomKhao WongAmnat CharoenKuchinarai

Topography around Ban Xénô

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ban Xénô.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Xénô has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m.

The land around Ban Xénô is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
525 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Savannakhet 27 km · Mukdahan 32 km · Ban Kèngkok 34 km · Tha Khaek 83 km · Nakhon Phanom 85 km · Khao Wong 96 km · Amnat Charoen 99 km · Kuchinarai 101 km

Laos travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,325
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
35%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
17.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 461
Religion
Buddhist 65%none 31%other/not stated 2%Christian 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ban Xénô (16.6759°, 104.988°, elevation 197 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).