Muang Phônsavan weather in February

In February, Muang Phônsavan sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Muang Phônsavan's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Muang Phônsavan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 18 mm; 3.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:42 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 1st clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.2; out of 10

Muang Phônsavan is town in Laos.

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical February day in Muang Phônsavan reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	10
2	23	10
3	24	10
4	24	10
5	24	10
6	24	10
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	24	11
11	24	11
12	25	11
13	25	11
14	25	11
15	25	11
16	25	11
17	25	11
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	25	12
22	25	12
23	25	12
24	26	12
25	26	12
26	26	12
27	26	12
28	26	12

Muang Phônsavan weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 10°	20	3.3	11	8.1
Feb	25° / 11°	18	3.8	11.3	8.2
Mar	26° / 14°	63	10.6	11.9	6.8
Apr	27° / 17°	117	18.9	12.4	5.2
May	28° / 19°	165	25.2	12.9	4.0
Jun	27° / 21°	185	26	13.2	3.7
Jul	27° / 20°	253	27.8	13.1	3.6
Aug	26° / 20°	275	28.6	12.7	3.6
Sep	26° / 19°	173	21	12.1	4.7
Oct	25° / 17°	68	10.9	11.6	6.6
Nov	24° / 13°	20	4.5	11.1	8.0
Dec	22° / 10°	14	2.4	10.8	8.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	71	71	72	72	73	74	74	75	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	82	82
Cloudier (%)	29	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	18	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	75	25
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	81	19
27	82	18
28	82	18

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Muang Phônsavan gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	13
17	13
18	14
19	15
20	15
21	16
22	16
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	17
28	17

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	67	67	67	66	65	65	65	63	63	62	61	59	59	57	55	54	53	50	49	47	45	44	42	41	39	38	37	35
Comfortable (%)	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	36	36	38	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	45
Humid (%)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	18	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	29	4
2	67	29	4
3	67	29	4
4	66	29	5
5	65	30	5
6	65	30	5
7	65	30	5
8	63	31	6
9	63	31	6
10	62	31	7
11	61	32	7
12	59	33	8
13	59	33	8
14	57	34	9
15	55	35	10
16	54	36	10
17	53	36	11
18	50	38	12
19	49	39	13
20	47	40	13
21	45	41	14
22	44	41	15
23	42	42	16
24	41	43	16
25	39	44	17
26	38	44	18
27	37	45	18
28	35	45	19

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:34
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:47	5:55
2	11.1	6:47	5:55
3	11.2	6:46	5:56
4	11.2	6:46	5:56
5	11.2	6:46	5:57
6	11.2	6:45	5:57
7	11.2	6:45	5:58
8	11.2	6:45	5:59
9	11.2	6:44	5:59
10	11.3	6:44	6:00
11	11.3	6:43	6:00
12	11.3	6:43	6:01
13	11.3	6:43	6:01
14	11.3	6:42	6:02
15	11.3	6:42	6:02
16	11.4	6:41	6:03
17	11.4	6:41	6:03
18	11.4	6:40	6:03
19	11.4	6:39	6:04
20	11.4	6:39	6:04
21	11.4	6:38	6:05
22	11.5	6:38	6:05
23	11.5	6:37	6:06
24	11.5	6:36	6:06
25	11.5	6:36	6:06
26	11.5	6:35	6:07
27	11.5	6:34	6:07
28	11.6	6:34	6:08

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Muang Phônsavan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Muang Phônsavan?

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

8.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Muang Phônsavan for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Muang Phônsavan in February

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

In February, Muang Phônsavan sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Muang Phônsavan in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Muang Phônsavan peaks around June 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	10	11	10	12	14	13	14	11	11	8	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Muang Phônsavan in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Muang Phônsavan is worst in April — around 227 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 32.9× the cleanest month (August, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	33	206	227	22	8	7	7	7	8	7	9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	33	Moderate
Mar	206	Very unhealthy
Apr	227	Very unhealthy
May	22	Moderate
Jun	8	Good
Jul	7	Good
Aug	7	Good
Sep	7	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Muang Phônsavan?

Muang Phônsavan sits at 19.4°N, 103.2°E, 1,106 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Vang Vieng, 98 km away.

Topography around Muang Phônsavan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muang Phônsavan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 1,111 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 903 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,599 m.

The land around Muang Phônsavan is covered by grassland (36%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

229 m

grassland 36%

16 km

903 m

trees 45%

80 km

2,599 m

trees 82%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Muang Phônsavan year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Vang Vieng 98 km · Borikhan 113 km · Luang Prabang 119 km · Pakxan 127 km · Nong Khiaw 139 km · Xam Nua 140 km · Bản Na Hỷ 141 km · Vieng Xai 152 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

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 Muang Phônsavan (19.4494°, 103.1917°, elevation 1,106 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	10
2	23	10
3	24	10
4	24	10
5	24	10
6	24	10
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	24	11
11	24	11
12	25	11
13	25	11
14	25	11
15	25	11
16	25	11
17	25	11
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	25	12
22	25	12
23	25	12
24	26	12
25	26	12
26	26	12
27	26	12
28	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	75	25
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	81	19
27	82	18
28	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	13
17	13
18	14
19	15
20	15
21	16
22	16
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	17
28	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	29	4
2	67	29	4
3	67	29	4
4	66	29	5
5	65	30	5
6	65	30	5
7	65	30	5
8	63	31	6
9	63	31	6
10	62	31	7
11	61	32	7
12	59	33	8
13	59	33	8
14	57	34	9
15	55	35	10
16	54	36	10
17	53	36	11
18	50	38	12
19	49	39	13
20	47	40	13
21	45	41	14
22	44	41	15
23	42	42	16
24	41	43	16
25	39	44	17
26	38	44	18
27	37	45	18
28	35	45	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	10
2	23	10
3	24	10
4	24	10
5	24	10
6	24	10
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	24	11
11	24	11
12	25	11
13	25	11
14	25	11
15	25	11
16	25	11
17	25	11
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	25	12
22	25	12
23	25	12
24	26	12
25	26	12
26	26	12
27	26	12
28	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	75	25
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	81	19
27	82	18
28	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	13
17	13
18	14
19	15
20	15
21	16
22	16
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	17
28	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	29	4
2	67	29	4
3	67	29	4
4	66	29	5
5	65	30	5
6	65	30	5
7	65	30	5
8	63	31	6
9	63	31	6
10	62	31	7
11	61	32	7
12	59	33	8
13	59	33	8
14	57	34	9
15	55	35	10
16	54	36	10
17	53	36	11
18	50	38	12
19	49	39	13
20	47	40	13
21	45	41	14
22	44	41	15
23	42	42	16
24	41	43	16
25	39	44	17
26	38	44	18
27	37	45	18
28	35	45	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	10
2	23	10
3	24	10
4	24	10
5	24	10
6	24	10
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	24	11
11	24	11
12	25	11
13	25	11
14	25	11
15	25	11
16	25	11
17	25	11
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	25	12
22	25	12
23	25	12
24	26	12
25	26	12
26	26	12
27	26	12
28	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	75	25
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	81	19
27	82	18
28	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	13
17	13
18	14
19	15
20	15
21	16
22	16
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	17
28	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	29	4
2	67	29	4
3	67	29	4
4	66	29	5
5	65	30	5
6	65	30	5
7	65	30	5
8	63	31	6
9	63	31	6
10	62	31	7
11	61	32	7
12	59	33	8
13	59	33	8
14	57	34	9
15	55	35	10
16	54	36	10
17	53	36	11
18	50	38	12
19	49	39	13
20	47	40	13
21	45	41	14
22	44	41	15
23	42	42	16
24	41	43	16
25	39	44	17
26	38	44	18
27	37	45	18
28	35	45	19