Luang Prabang weather in July

In July, Luang Prabang sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 272 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 3% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Luang Prabang's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luang Prabang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
272 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:44 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Luang Prabang is city located in north central Laos.

Founded
~698 CE

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 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Luang Prabang reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Luang Prabang

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.

Luang Prabang weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°172.610.98.4
Feb28° / 15°101.811.37.8
Mar30° / 17°355.611.95.7
Apr31° / 20°8011.912.44.3
May31° / 22°13619.112.93.5
Jun30° / 23°17422.413.23.1
Jul29° / 23°27225.413.13.2
Aug29° / 23°30227.612.73.1
Sep29° / 22°19122.412.13.7
Oct28° / 20°7111.311.55.9
Nov27° / 17°224.211.17.7
Dec24° / 14°192.810.88.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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

Any precipitation

Luang Prabang gets around 272 mm of rain over 25.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 82% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
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11298
12298
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14298
15298
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26298
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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 12 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 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:396:50
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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 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 4.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Luang Prabang

In seasonPeak

In July, Luang Prabang sits inside its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Luang Prabang?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Luang Prabang.

What to pack for Luang Prabang in July

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

In July, Luang Prabang sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Luang Prabang 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 Luang Prabang peaks around June 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highJun 21UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Luang Prabang 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 Luang Prabang is worst in April — around 548 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 72.1× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270300330360390420450480510540JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery unhealthyGoodApr 13512 µg/m³Sep 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb27Moderate
Mar342Very unhealthy
Apr548Very unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Luang Prabang?

Luang Prabang sits at 19.9°N, 102.2°E, 296 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Nong Khiaw, 89 km away.

Nong KhiawMuang XayVang ViengMuang PhônsavanLuang NamthaMuang SingBan HouakhouaDien Bien Phu

Topography around Luang Prabang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luang Prabang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m around an average of 316 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,308 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,821 m.

The land around Luang Prabang is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
267 m
16 km
1,308 m
80 km
1,821 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Nong Khiaw 89 km · Muang Xay 91 km · Vang Vieng 112 km · Muang Phônsavan 119 km · Luang Namtha 141 km · Muang Sing 178 km · Ban Houakhoua 182 km · Dien Bien Phu 189 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 Luang Prabang (19.8933°, 102.1525°, elevation 296 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).