Vang Vieng weather in February

In February, Vang Vieng sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Vang Vieng's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vang Vieng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:44 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Vang Vieng is town in Laos.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical February day in Vang Vieng reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Vang Vieng

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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Vang Vieng weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°213.5118.2
Feb27° / 15°183.211.47.8
Mar29° / 18°447.811.96.0
Apr30° / 20°9215.212.44.4
May29° / 22°25026.712.93.2
Jun28° / 22°39429.213.13.0
Jul28° / 22°53730.3133.2
Aug28° / 22°55230.412.63.2
Sep28° / 21°32827.212.13.4
Oct28° / 20°12619.211.64.8
Nov27° / 17°336.811.17.2
Dec25° / 14°254.410.98.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28119
38119
48119
58119
68119
78119
88119
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Vang Vieng gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.2 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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511
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710
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910
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2013
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12043325
22042325
32142325
42141335
52240335
62239345
72239345
82238355
92237365
102137366
112136376
122036386
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151736398
161636399
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2012344113
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Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:495:58
211.26:495:59
311.26:495:59
411.26:486:00
511.26:486:01
611.26:486:01
711.26:476:02
811.36:476:02
911.36:476:03
1011.36:466:03
1111.36:466:04
1211.36:456:04
1311.36:456:05
1411.36:446:05
1511.46:446:06
1611.46:436:06
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1811.46:426:07
1911.46:426:07
2011.46:416:08
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2411.56:396:09
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2711.66:376:11
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 4.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Vang Vieng

In seasonPeak

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

Vang Vieng'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 February a good time to visit Vang Vieng?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vang Vieng in February

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

In February, Vang Vieng sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Vang Vieng 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 Vang Vieng peaks around August 11 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 11UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Vang Vieng 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 Vang Vieng is worst in April — around 182 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 17.8× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodApr 11175 µg/m³Sep 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar150Unhealthy
Apr182Very unhealthy
May29Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vang Vieng?

Vang Vieng sits at 18.9°N, 102.4°E, 243 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Muang Phônsavan, 98 km away.

Muang PhônsavanVientianeLuang PrabangTha BoNong KhaiPhon CharoenNam SomBorikhan

Topography around Vang Vieng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vang Vieng has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,402 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,653 m.

The land around Vang Vieng is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
415 m
16 km
1,402 m
80 km
2,653 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Muang Phônsavan 98 km · Vientiane 108 km · Luang Prabang 112 km · Tha Bo 120 km · Nong Khai 120 km · Phon Charoen 125 km · Nam Som 131 km · Borikhan 141 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 Vang Vieng (18.9235°, 102.4478°, elevation 243 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).