Xam Nua weather in July

In July, Xam Nua sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 276 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Xam Nua's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xam Nua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 276 mm; 26.8 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 5:36 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Xam Nua reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°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, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

	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	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	27	21
25	27	21
26	27	21
27	27	21
28	27	21
29	27	21
30	27	21
31	27	21

Xam Nua weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

	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	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Cloudier (%)	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Xam Nua gets around 276 mm of rain over 26.8 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 87% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	92	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	87
21	87
22	88
23	88
24	89
25	89
26	90
27	90
28	91
29	91
30	92
31	92

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75
Oppressive (%)	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	75	25
31	75	25

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, 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.

	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	29	30	31
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	5	5	5
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	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
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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
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:39 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	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41
Sunset (PM)	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	5:30	6:44
2	13.2	5:31	6:44
3	13.2	5:31	6:44
4	13.2	5:31	6:44
5	13.2	5:32	6:44
6	13.2	5:32	6:44
7	13.2	5:32	6:44
8	13.2	5:33	6:44
9	13.2	5:33	6:44
10	13.2	5:33	6:44
11	13.2	5:34	6:44
12	13.2	5:34	6:44
13	13.2	5:35	6:44
14	13.1	5:35	6:44
15	13.1	5:35	6:43
16	13.1	5:36	6:43
17	13.1	5:36	6:43
18	13.1	5:36	6:43
19	13.1	5:37	6:43
20	13.1	5:37	6:42
21	13.1	5:38	6:42
22	13.1	5:38	6:42
23	13.1	5:38	6:42
24	13.0	5:39	6:41
25	13.0	5:39	6:41
26	13.0	5:39	6:41
27	13.0	5:40	6:40
28	13.0	5:40	6:40
29	13.0	5:41	6:39
30	13.0	5:41	6:39
31	13.0	5:41	6:39

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.52 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 — July's 4.52 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	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Xam Nua

In seasonPeak

In July, Xam Nua sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 July a good time to visit Xam Nua?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Xam Nua.

What to pack for Xam Nua in July

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

In July, Xam Nua sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

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UV index in Xam Nua in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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%

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← June Xam Nua year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July 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	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	27	21
25	27	21
26	27	21
27	27	21
28	27	21
29	27	21
30	27	21
31	27	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	87
21	87
22	88
23	88
24	89
25	89
26	90
27	90
28	91
29	91
30	92
31	92

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	75	25
31	75	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	27	21
25	27	21
26	27	21
27	27	21
28	27	21
29	27	21
30	27	21
31	27	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	87
21	87
22	88
23	88
24	89
25	89
26	90
27	90
28	91
29	91
30	92
31	92

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	75	25
31	75	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	27	21
25	27	21
26	27	21
27	27	21
28	27	21
29	27	21
30	27	21
31	27	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	87
21	87
22	88
23	88
24	89
25	89
26	90
27	90
28	91
29	91
30	92
31	92

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	75	25
31	75	25