Pakse in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Pakse sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 268 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 34°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 34°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 268 mm; 37 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 2.8; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Pakse in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 34°C.

A typical spring day in Pakse reaches about 34°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Pakse

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

58 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Pakse 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 19°	2	0.7	11.2	5.5
Feb	33° / 20°	4	1.2	11.5	4.6
Mar	34° / 23°	24	4.4	11.9	3.4
Apr	35° / 25°	53	10.1	12.3	2.7
May	33° / 25°	190	22.2	12.7	2.4
Jun	31° / 25°	317	26.6	12.9	2.5
Jul	30° / 24°	443	29.2	12.8	2.6
Aug	30° / 24°	444	29.3	12.5	2.6
Sep	30° / 24°	334	27	12.1	2.8
Oct	30° / 23°	139	17.1	11.7	3.9
Nov	31° / 21°	34	5	11.3	5.2
Dec	31° / 19°	6	1.3	11.1	5.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Pakse gets around 268 mm of rain over 37 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

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.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Pakse

In seasonPeak

In spring, Pakse overlaps 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 spring a good time to visit Pakse?

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.

2.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pakse.

What to pack for Pakse in Spring

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

In spring, Pakse sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pakse 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	10	11	11	11	12	13	14	11	11	8	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Pakse 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	59	110	50	19	14	14	13	13	13	10	10
Level	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	59	Unhealthy
Mar	110	Unhealthy
Apr	50	Poor
May	19	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	10	Good

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.

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

water 33%

16 km

1,167 m

trees 44%

80 km

1,611 m

trees 58%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring 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

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.