Nong Khiaw weather in June

In June, Nong Khiaw sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 179 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of June to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Nong Khiaw's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nong Khiaw's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:33 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical June day in Nong Khiaw reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Nong Khiaw

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nong Khiaw weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°192.910.98.2
Feb28° / 14°101.711.37.4
Mar31° / 17°335.911.95.3
Apr32° / 20°8111.412.54.1
May32° / 23°14419133.3
Jun31° / 24°17921.313.23.0
Jul30° / 24°28325.413.13.0
Aug30° / 23°29926.212.73.1
Sep30° / 22°18019.912.13.9
Oct29° / 20°669.811.55.7
Nov27° / 17°233.7117.7
Dec25° / 13°18310.88.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31090
41090
51090
61189
71090
8991
9991
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Nong Khiaw gets around 179 mm of rain over 21.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
373
472
572
671
771
870
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1069
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1269
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1469
1569
1669
1769
1869
1970
2070
2171
2271
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2573
2674
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2875
2975
3075

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15941
25941
34951
44951
54951
63961
73961
83961
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103961
113961
123961
132971
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271972
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302953

Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June, the windiest month of the year.

Across June, 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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126calm
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:326:42
213.25:326:42
313.25:326:42
413.25:326:43
513.25:326:43
613.25:326:44
713.25:326:44
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1113.25:326:45
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1613.25:336:47
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1813.25:336:48
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2013.25:336:48
2113.25:336:48
2213.25:346:49
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2613.25:356:49
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2913.25:356:50
3013.25:366:50

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Nong Khiaw

In seasonPeak

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

Nong Khiaw'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 June a good time to visit Nong Khiaw?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nong Khiaw.

What to pack for Nong Khiaw in June

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

In June, Nong Khiaw sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nong Khiaw in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nong Khiaw peaks around June 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 20UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Nong Khiaw in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Nong Khiaw is worst in April — around 497 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 67.1× the cleanest month (September, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270300330360390420450480JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery unhealthyGoodApr 14456 µg/m³Sep 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar231Very unhealthy
Apr497Very unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug8Good
Sep7Good
Oct8Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nong Khiaw?

Nong Khiaw sits at 20.6°N, 102.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Muang Xay, 67 km away.

Muang XayLuang PrabangDien Bien PhuLuang NamthaMuang PhônsavanThị Trấn Thuận ChâuXam NuaSơn La

Topography around Nong Khiaw

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nong Khiaw has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,215 m around an average of 609 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,310 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,987 m.

The land around Nong Khiaw is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,215 m
16 km
1,310 m
80 km
1,987 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Muang Xay 67 km · Luang Prabang 89 km · Dien Bien Phu 100 km · Luang Namtha 133 km · Muang Phônsavan 139 km · Thị Trấn Thuận Châu 148 km · Xam Nua 150 km · Sơn La 160 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 Nong Khiaw (20.5708°, 102.6112°, 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. 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).