Champasak in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Champasak sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 228 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Champasak's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Champasak's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
32°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
228 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.8
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Champasak in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical spring day in Champasak reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Champasak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Champasak weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°61.311.26.6
Feb31° / 19°71.411.55.8
Mar32° / 22°224.711.94.5
Apr32° / 23°5710.912.33.7
May31° / 23°14821.512.73.1
Jun30° / 23°24125.712.93.1
Jul29° / 23°40128.112.83.2
Aug28° / 23°41328.612.53.1
Sep29° / 23°40627.312.13.2
Oct29° / 22°28722.711.73.7
Nov29° / 20°881211.35.1
Dec29° / 18°193.711.16.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Champasak gets around 228 mm of rain over 37 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Champasak

In seasonPeak

In spring, Champasak overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Champasak sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Champasak's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Champasak?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Champasak. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Champasak in Spring

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

In spring, Champasak sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Champasak in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Champasak peaks around August 14 at about 14 (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 highAug 14UV 14Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Champasak in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Champasak is worst in March — around 110 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.5× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodMar 16103 µg/m³Dec 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar110Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May19Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Champasak?

Champasak sits at 14.9°N, 105.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Pakse, 27 km away.

Ban LaongamPhibun MangsahanDet UdomSekongWarin ChamrapUbon RatchathaniKantharalak

Topography around Champasak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Champasak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,353 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,628 m.

The land around Champasak is covered by cropland (39%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
1,353 m
80 km
1,628 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Spring weather nearby: Pakse 27 km · Ban Laongam 71 km · Phibun Mangsahan 80 km · Det Udom 86 km · Sekong 104 km · Warin Chamrap 114 km · Ubon Ratchathani 117 km · Kantharalak 135 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 Champasak (14.892°, 105.8779°, elevation 0 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.