Pakse weather in November

In November, Pakse sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 34 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 44% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of November to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Pakse's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pakse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:04 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Pakse is city in Laos.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical November day in Pakse reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Pakse

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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 November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pakse weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°20.711.25.5
Feb33° / 20°41.211.54.6
Mar34° / 23°244.411.93.4
Apr35° / 25°5310.112.32.7
May33° / 25°19022.212.72.4
Jun31° / 25°31726.612.92.5
Jul30° / 24°44329.212.82.6
Aug30° / 24°44429.312.52.6
Sep30° / 24°3342712.12.8
Oct30° / 23°13917.111.73.9
Nov31° / 21°34511.35.2
Dec31° / 19°61.311.15.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
45248
55446
65545
75545
85644
95743
105842
115941
126040
136139
146139
156337
166337
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186436
196535
206535
216634
226733
236634
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276832
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306634

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Pakse gets around 34 mm of rain over 5 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
129
228
328
427
526
625
724
823
922
1021
1120
1219
1318
1417
1516
1615
1714
1813
1912
2011
2111
2210
2310
249
259
268
278
287
297
307

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1007264522
2007274421
3007284420
4007294419
5008304418
6008304517
7018314516
8018314516
9018314615
10018314614
11018314714
12018304714
13018314713
14019314713
15029314612
160210314611
170210324511
180211334510
19021133449
20021234438
21021335428
22031336417
23031437406
24031537396
25031538385
26041639365
27041740354
28041840334
29141941323
30142041303

Wind in November

Winds average 6 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of November to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:575:24
211.45:575:23
311.45:585:23
411.45:585:23
511.45:585:23
611.45:595:22
711.45:595:22
811.46:005:22
911.46:005:22
1011.36:015:21
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1911.36:055:20
2011.26:065:20
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2811.26:105:21
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3011.26:115:21

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in March across the year — November's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.7Bright
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304.7Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Pakse

In seasonPeak

In November, Pakse sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Pakse's monsoon runs June–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 November a good time to visit Pakse?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Pakse for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pakse in November

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

In November, Pakse sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pakse in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pakse peaks around August 13 at about 13 (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 13UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pakse in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Pakse 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 Pakse?

Pakse sits at 15.1°N, 105.8°E, 105 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Champasak, 27 km away.

Ban LaongamPhibun MangsahanDet UdomWarin ChamrapSekongUbon RatchathaniKantharalak

Topography around Pakse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pakse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,167 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,611 m.

The land around Pakse is covered by water (33%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
1,167 m
80 km
1,611 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Champasak 27 km · Ban Laongam 55 km · Phibun Mangsahan 63 km · Det Udom 81 km · Warin Chamrap 101 km · Sekong 102 km · Ubon Ratchathani 103 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 Pakse (15.1202°, 105.799°, elevation 105 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).