SeasonMapNong Khiaw weather by month
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The best time to visit Nong Khiaw is December to February — 89/100 in December, 25°C and 2 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, October to April (75/100 on average).
The worst month is August at 44/100 — sweltering, soaked, clean air. See August →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Laos →
Nong Khiaw, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Nong Khiaw is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
| Month | Score | Tier | High | Rain | Sun | Crowds | On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 87 | A | 25°C | 4 d | 9 h | Busy | 1 |
| FebFebruary | 84 | A | 28°C | 2 d | 10 h | Busy | 1 |
| MarMarch | 66 | C | 32°C | 4 d | 11 h | Shoulder | 2 |
| AprApril | 49 | F | 33°C | 9 d | 11 h | Busy | 2 |
| MayMay | 54 | D | 33°C | 17 d | 11 h | Shoulder | — |
| JunJune | 56 | D | 32°C | 19 d | 9 h | Shoulder | — |
| JulJuly | 51 | D | 31°C | 23 d | 8 h | Quiet | — |
| AugAugust | 44 | F | 30°C | 25 d | 7 h | Quiet | — |
| SepSeptember | 59 | D | 30°C | 20 d | 9 h | Shoulder | — |
| OctOctober | 72 | B | 29°C | 10 d | 9 h | Shoulder | — |
| NovNovember | 80 | A | 28°C | 3 d | 9 h | Shoulder | 1 |
| DecDecember | 89 | A | 25°C | 2 d | 9 h | Peak | 1 |
What's on in Nong Khiaw through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Nong Khiaw in December
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdstravelers describe it as peak season, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it
Sourced from traveler notes: “…son with little rain risk, though they're upfront it's also peak season, so a Nong Khiaw visit this time of year won't be a quiet,…” — Tripadvisor community
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet