Borikhan weather in July

In July, Borikhan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 560 mm of rain across 30.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Borikhan's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borikhan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
560 mm
30.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:40 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
91%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Borikhan is town in Bolikhamsai Province, Laos.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Borikhan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Borikhan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Borikhan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 15°101.6118.1
Feb29° / 17°19311.46.5
Mar32° / 20°427.211.94.8
Apr33° / 23°8414.512.43.3
May32° / 24°29526.212.92.5
Jun31° / 24°43328.913.12.4
Jul30° / 24°56030.3132.6
Aug30° / 24°53330.412.62.6
Sep31° / 24°32824.312.13.0
Oct31° / 22°8510.611.64.4
Nov30° / 19°172.611.16.1
Dec28° / 16°7110.97.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Borikhan gets around 560 mm of rain over 30.3 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 98% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 3.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Borikhan

In seasonPeak

In July, Borikhan sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Borikhan'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 July a good time to visit Borikhan?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Borikhan.

What to pack for Borikhan in July

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

In July, Borikhan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Borikhan in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Borikhan peaks around August 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 10UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Borikhan in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Borikhan is worst in April — around 200 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 20.2× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyModerateGoodModerateApr 11192 µg/m³Nov 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb42Poor
Mar158Very unhealthy
Apr200Very unhealthy
May29Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Borikhan?

Borikhan sits at 18.6°N, 103.7°E, 165 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Pakxan, 20 km away.

SekaPhon CharoenBan DungMuang PhônsavanSawang Daen DinNong KhaiVientiane

Topography around Borikhan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borikhan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,671 m.

The land around Borikhan is covered by trees (63%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
599 m
80 km
2,671 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Pakxan 20 km · Seka 75 km · Phon Charoen 83 km · Ban Dung 108 km · Muang Phônsavan 113 km · Sawang Daen Din 124 km · Nong Khai 129 km · Vientiane 136 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 Borikhan (18.5629°, 103.7267°, elevation 165 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).