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Spring Weather in Muang Sanakham Laos

Daily high temperatures are around 92°F, rarely falling below 83°F or exceeding 101°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 94°F on April 11.

Daily low temperatures increase by 11°F, from 66°F to 77°F, rarely falling below 61°F or exceeding 79°F.

For reference, on April 8, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Muang Sanakham typically range from 74°F to 94°F, while on January 3, the coldest day of the year, they range from 59°F to 83°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Average High and Low Temperature in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°F105°F105°FWinterSummerApr 894°FApr 894°F74°F74°FMar 191°FMar 191°F66°F66°FMay 3190°FMay 3190°F77°F77°FMay 193°FMay 193°F76°F76°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average spring temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Average Hourly Temperature in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummerNowNowcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Morocoy, Mexico (9,826 miles away) and Mwaya, Tanzania (4,998 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Muang Sanakham (view comparison).

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The spring in Muang Sanakham experiences very rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 34% to 90%.

The clearest day of the spring is March 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 66% of the time.

For reference, on June 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 92%, while on February 2, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 70%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Cloud Cover Categories in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%WinterSummerMar 166%Mar 166%May 3110%May 3110%Apr 150%Apr 150%May 130%May 130%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Muang Sanakham, the chance of a wet day over the course of the spring is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 9% and ending it at 56%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 66% on August 29, and its lowest chance is 2% on December 19.

Probability of Precipitation in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Probability of Precipitation in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay0%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%50%50%55%55%60%60%WinterSummerMay 2458%May 2458%Mar 19%Mar 19%Apr 120%Apr 120%May 143%May 143%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the spring in Muang Sanakham is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 0.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.6 inches, and ending the season at 6.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 10.0 inches or falls below 2.6 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 6.1 inches on May 27.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 inWinterSummerMay 266.1 inMay 266.1 inMar 10.6 inMar 10.6 inApr 11.7 inApr 11.7 inMay 14.4 inMay 14.4 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of the spring in Muang Sanakham, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 20 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 53 seconds, and weekly increase of 6 minutes, 9 seconds.

The shortest day of the spring is March 1, with 11 hours, 48 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 13 hours, 8 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrWinterSummerMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minnightnightdaydayMay 3113 hr, 8 minMay 3113 hr, 8 minMay 112 hr, 48 minMay 112 hr, 48 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the spring in Muang Sanakham is 6:31 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 55 minutes earlier at 5:37 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:19 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 25 minutes later at 6:44 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Muang Sanakham during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:38 AM and sets 13 hours, 12 minutes later, at 6:51 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:39 AM and sets 11 hours, 4 minutes later, at 5:43 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMWinterSummer5:37 AM5:37 AMMay 316:44 PMMay 316:44 PM6:31 AM6:31 AMMar 16:19 PMMar 16:19 PM6:07 AM6:07 AMApr 16:26 PMApr 16:26 PM5:46 AM5:46 AMMay 16:34 PMMay 16:34 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day in the spring. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummer00102020303040505060708000101020303040405060607080NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the spring of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the spring of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummerFeb 106:00 AMFeb 106:00 AMFeb 247:31 PMFeb 247:31 PMMar 104:01 PMMar 104:01 PMMar 252:01 PMMar 252:01 PMApr 91:22 AMApr 91:22 AMApr 246:50 AMApr 246:50 AMMay 810:23 AMMay 810:23 AMMay 238:54 PMMay 238:54 PMJun 67:38 PMJun 67:38 PMJun 228:09 AMJun 228:09 AM7:00 AM7:00 AM6:41 PM6:41 PM6:12 PM6:12 PM7:03 AM7:03 AM6:17 AM6:17 AM6:25 PM6:25 PM6:30 PM6:30 PM6:40 AM6:40 AM6:12 AM6:12 AM7:08 PM7:08 PM6:02 PM6:02 PM5:48 AM5:48 AM5:30 AM5:30 AM6:55 PM6:55 PM6:35 PM6:35 PM5:50 AM5:50 AM6:46 PM6:46 PM6:22 PM6:22 PM5:29 AM5:29 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Muang Sanakham is very rapidly increasing during the spring, rising from 42% to 100% over the course of the season.

For reference, on May 30, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on January 4, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 12% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%WinterSummerMar 142%Mar 142%May 31100%May 31100%Apr 180%Apr 180%May 199%May 199%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Muang Sanakham is essentially constant during the spring, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 5.1 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on June 22, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.5 miles per hour, while on September 17, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.1 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during the spring is 4.7 miles per hour on May 10.

Average Wind Speed in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Average Wind Speed in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mphWinterSummerMay 104.7 mphMay 104.7 mphMar 15.4 mphMar 15.4 mphMay 315.0 mphMay 315.0 mphApr 15.3 mphApr 15.3 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Muang Sanakham during the spring is predominantly out of the east from March 1 to March 5 and the west from March 5 to May 31.

Wind Direction in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Wind Direction in the Spring in Muang SanakhamEWMarAprMay0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%WinterSummerNowNowwestsoutheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Muang Sanakham are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%WinterSummer100%Apr 16100%Apr 16NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Muang Sanakham are very rapidly increasing during the spring, increasing by 2,750°F, from 1,343°F to 4,093°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Growing Degree Days in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°F4,000°F4,000°FWinterSummerMar 11,343°FMar 11,343°FMay 314,093°FMay 314,093°FApr 12,221°FApr 12,221°FMay 13,154°FMay 13,154°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the spring, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Muang Sanakham is gradually decreasing during the spring, falling by 0.8 kWh, from 5.8 kWh to 5.1 kWh, over the course of the season.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the spring is 6.0 kWh on March 29.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Spring in Muang Sanakham

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Spring in Muang SanakhamMarAprMay0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhWinterSummerMar 296.0 kWhMar 296.0 kWhMar 15.8 kWhMar 15.8 kWhMay 315.1 kWhMay 315.1 kWhMay 15.5 kWhMay 15.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Muang Sanakham are 17.910 deg latitude, 101.673 deg longitude, and 709 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Muang Sanakham contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 459 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 715 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,106 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,385 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Muang Sanakham is covered by trees (44%), cropland (44%), and water (11%), within 10 miles by trees (62%) and cropland (25%), and within 50 miles by trees (70%) and cropland (26%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Muang Sanakham, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 5 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Muang Sanakham.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Muang Sanakham according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Muang Sanakham is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Muang Sanakham and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

  • Loei Airport (VTUL, 50%, 33 mi, south, 151 ft elevation change)
  • Wattay International Airport (VLVT, 21%, 59 mi, east, -148 ft elevation change)
  • Nan (VTCN, 12%, 85 mi, northwest, -26 ft elevation change)
  • Phrae Airport (VTCP, 9%, 100 mi, west, -171 ft elevation change)
  • Uttaradit (VTPU, 9%, 106 mi, west, -499 ft elevation change)

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Muang Sanakham and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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