Xam Nua weather in February

In February, Xam Nua sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Xam Nua's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xam Nua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 17 mm; 3.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:39 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical February day in Xam Nua reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 3°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	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	13	13	13

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

Xam Nua 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 10°	24	4.2	10.9	7.1
Feb	22° / 12°	17	3.7	11.3	7.7
Mar	25° / 14°	63	10.2	11.9	6.9
Apr	27° / 17°	113	17.4	12.5	5.4
May	28° / 20°	209	23.6	13	4.0
Jun	29° / 21°	217	24.5	13.2	3.5
Jul	28° / 21°	276	26.8	13.1	3.6
Aug	27° / 20°	312	27.4	12.7	3.7
Sep	26° / 19°	200	21.5	12.1	4.6
Oct	24° / 17°	92	14.6	11.5	6.1
Nov	22° / 14°	31	7	11	7.2
Dec	20° / 11°	18	3.6	10.8	7.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. 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 (%)	49	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	63
Cloudier (%)	51	49	49	48	47	47	46	45	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	63	37

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Xam Nua gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.7 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 14% and peaks near 18% 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 (%)	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18

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

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 59% 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 (%)	71	71	70	69	69	67	67	66	65	63	63	62	61	59	59	57	56	54	53	51	51	50	49	48	48	47	46	46
Comfortable (%)	26	26	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39
Humid (%)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	15	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	26	3
2	71	26	3
3	70	27	3
4	69	28	3
5	69	28	3
6	67	29	4
7	67	29	4
8	66	30	4
9	65	30	5
10	63	31	6
11	63	31	6
12	62	31	7
13	61	32	7
14	59	33	8
15	59	33	8
16	57	34	9
17	56	35	9
18	54	36	10
19	53	37	10
20	51	38	11
21	51	38	11
22	50	38	12
23	49	39	12
24	48	39	13
25	48	39	13
26	47	39	14
27	46	39	15
28	46	39	15

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, 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.

	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	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 30 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 6:45 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:04 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	11.1	11.1	11.1	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:45	5:50
2	11.1	6:45	5:50
3	11.1	6:44	5:51
4	11.1	6:44	5:52
5	11.1	6:44	5:52
6	11.2	6:43	5:53
7	11.2	6:43	5:53
8	11.2	6:43	5:54
9	11.2	6:42	5:54
10	11.2	6:42	5:55
11	11.2	6:41	5:56
12	11.3	6:41	5:56
13	11.3	6:40	5:57
14	11.3	6:40	5:57
15	11.3	6:39	5:58
16	11.3	6:39	5:58
17	11.3	6:38	5:59
18	11.4	6:38	5:59
19	11.4	6:37	6:00
20	11.4	6:36	6:00
21	11.4	6:36	6:00
22	11.4	6:35	6:01
23	11.4	6:34	6:01
24	11.5	6:34	6:02
25	11.5	6:33	6:02
26	11.5	6:32	6:03
27	11.5	6:32	6:03
28	11.5	6:31	6:04

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	3.7	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	4.0	Moderate
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Xam Nua

In seasonPeak

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

Xam Nua'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 Xam Nua?

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

7.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Xam Nua for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Xam Nua in February

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

In February, Xam Nua sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Xam Nua 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 Xam Nua peaks around August 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (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	10	9	11	14	13	14	10	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Xam Nua 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 Xam Nua is worst in April — around 288 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 35.5× the cleanest month (August, 8 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)	20	28	98	288	64	14	9	8	11	15	15	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	98	Unhealthy
Apr	288	Very unhealthy
May	64	Unhealthy
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	9	Good
Aug	8	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Xam Nua?

Xam Nua sits at 20.4°N, 104.0°E, 957 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Vieng Xai, 19 km away.

Topography around Xam Nua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xam Nua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m around an average of 1,033 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,118 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,963 m.

The land around Xam Nua is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

373 m

trees 65%

16 km

1,118 m

trees 83%

80 km

1,963 m

trees 82%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← January Xam Nua year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Vieng Xai 19 km · Sơn La 102 km · Bản Na Hỷ 108 km · Thị Trấn Thuận Châu 119 km · Ít Ong 122 km · Muang Phônsavan 140 km · Nghĩa Lộ 140 km · Hòa Bình 142 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 Xam Nua (20.4164°, 104.045°, elevation 957 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	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	21	11
5	21	11
6	21	11
7	21	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	23	11
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	12
20	23	12
21	23	12
22	23	12
23	24	12
24	24	12
25	24	12
26	24	13
27	24	13
28	24	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	63	37

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	26	3
2	71	26	3
3	70	27	3
4	69	28	3
5	69	28	3
6	67	29	4
7	67	29	4
8	66	30	4
9	65	30	5
10	63	31	6
11	63	31	6
12	62	31	7
13	61	32	7
14	59	33	8
15	59	33	8
16	57	34	9
17	56	35	9
18	54	36	10
19	53	37	10
20	51	38	11
21	51	38	11
22	50	38	12
23	49	39	12
24	48	39	13
25	48	39	13
26	47	39	14
27	46	39	15
28	46	39	15

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	63	37

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	26	3
2	71	26	3
3	70	27	3
4	69	28	3
5	69	28	3
6	67	29	4
7	67	29	4
8	66	30	4
9	65	30	5
10	63	31	6
11	63	31	6
12	62	31	7
13	61	32	7
14	59	33	8
15	59	33	8
16	57	34	9
17	56	35	9
18	54	36	10
19	53	37	10
20	51	38	11
21	51	38	11
22	50	38	12
23	49	39	12
24	48	39	13
25	48	39	13
26	47	39	14
27	46	39	15
28	46	39	15

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	63	37

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	26	3
2	71	26	3
3	70	27	3
4	69	28	3
5	69	28	3
6	67	29	4
7	67	29	4
8	66	30	4
9	65	30	5
10	63	31	6
11	63	31	6
12	62	31	7
13	61	32	7
14	59	33	8
15	59	33	8
16	57	34	9
17	56	35	9
18	54	36	10
19	53	37	10
20	51	38	11
21	51	38	11
22	50	38	12
23	49	39	12
24	48	39	13
25	48	39	13
26	47	39	14
27	46	39	15
28	46	39	15