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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Dak Cheung Laos

In Dak Cheung, the wet season is comfortable, the dry season is warm, and it is humid and overcast year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 50°F to 84°F and is rarely below 44°F or above 90°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Dak Cheung for warm-weather activities is from late February to late April.

Climate in Dak Cheung

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Dak Cheung weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 4.0 months, from March 23 to July 24, with an average daily high temperature above 81°F. The hottest month of the year in Dak Cheung is May, with an average high of 83°F and low of 63°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.2 months, from November 21 to January 28, with an average daily high temperature below 70°F. The coldest month of the year in Dak Cheung is December, with an average low of 51°F and high of 67°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Dak Cheung

Average High and Low Temperature in Dak CheungwarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 468°FJan 468°FMay 184°FMay 184°F50°F50°F63°F63°FMar 2381°FMar 2381°FJul 2481°FJul 2481°FNov 2170°FNov 2170°F59°F59°F63°F63°F55°F55°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.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 69°F74°F79°F83°F83°F82°F81°F80°F78°F75°F71°F67°F
Temp. 58°F62°F67°F71°F72°F71°F70°F70°F68°F65°F62°F58°F
Low 50°F53°F58°F62°F63°F63°F63°F62°F60°F58°F55°F51°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, 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 Dak Cheung

Average Hourly Temperature in Dak CheungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoolcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmcoldcold
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.

Harare, Zimbabwe (5,681 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Dak Cheung (view comparison).

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In Dak Cheung, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Dak Cheung begins around October 30 and lasts for 5.2 months, ending around April 5.

The clearest month of the year in Dak Cheung is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 53% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 5 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around October 30.

The cloudiest month of the year in Dak Cheung is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 97% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Dak Cheung

Cloud Cover Categories in Dak CheungclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 1055%Feb 1055%Jun 82%Jun 82%Oct 3028%Oct 3028%Apr 529%Apr 529%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
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.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 50%47%58%77%93%97%96%96%91%78%63%54%
Clearer 50%53%42%23%7%3%4%4%9%22%37%46%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Dak Cheung varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.2 months, from July 31 to December 6, with a greater than 30% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Dak Cheung is October, with an average of 16.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.8 months, from December 6 to July 31. The month with the fewest wet days in Dak Cheung is February, with an average of 1.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Dak Cheung is October, with an average of 16.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 56% on October 12.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Dak Cheung

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Dak CheungwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Oct 1256%Oct 1256%Feb 214%Feb 214%Jul 3130%Jul 3130%Dec 630%Dec 630%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).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 3.4d1.4d2.0d3.3d6.9d7.7d7.5d10.8d14.8d16.4d11.8d7.9d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Dak Cheung experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 11 months, from March 20 to February 8, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Dak Cheung is October, with an average rainfall of 12.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.4 months, from February 8 to March 20. The month with the least rain in Dak Cheung is February, with an average rainfall of 0.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Dak Cheung

Average Monthly Rainfall in Dak CheungrainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 in25 in25 inOct 1312.5 inOct 1312.5 inFeb 260.3 inFeb 260.3 inJun 12.2 inJun 12.2 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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 1.1″0.4″0.4″0.9″2.0″2.1″2.1″4.0″8.5″12.5″8.2″3.8″

The length of the day in Dak Cheung varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 13 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 3 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Dak Cheung

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Dak CheungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 3 minJun 2113 hr, 3 minJun 2112 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 13 minDec 2111 hr, 13 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
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.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.3h11.6h12.1h12.5h12.9h13.0h12.9h12.6h12.2h11.8h11.4h11.2h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:19 AM on June 3, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 2 minutes later at 6:21 AM on January 22. The earliest sunset is at 5:17 PM on November 21, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 9 minutes later at 6:26 PM on July 7.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Dak Cheung during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Dak Cheung

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Dak CheungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 35:19 AMJun 35:19 AM6:26 PMJul 76:26 PMJul 7Nov 215:17 PMNov 215:17 PM6:21 AMJan 226:21 AMJan 22daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. 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 Dak Cheung

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Dak CheungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060707080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060607070808090NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 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 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Dak Cheung

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.

Dak Cheung experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.8 months, from March 24 to November 17, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 21% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Dak Cheung is August, with 23.4 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Dak Cheung is January, with 0.8 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Dak Cheung

Humidity Comfort Levels in Dak CheungmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 302%Dec 302%77%Sep 477%Sep 4Mar 2421%Mar 2421%Nov 1721%Nov 1721%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydryoppressiveoppressive
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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.8d1.4d5.0d11.8d19.7d21.1d21.0d23.4d21.9d15.9d6.7d1.5d

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 Dak Cheung experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from October 13 to February 11, with average wind speeds of more than 3.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Dak Cheung is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.0 months, from February 11 to October 13. The calmest month of the year in Dak Cheung is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Dak Cheung

Average Wind Speed in Dak CheungwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mphDec 14.1 mphDec 14.1 mphMay 22.1 mphMay 22.1 mphOct 133.1 mphOct 133.1 mphFeb 113.1 mphFeb 113.1 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 3.53.12.72.32.22.83.02.92.43.34.04.0

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Dak Cheung varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 1.3 weeks, from May 7 to May 16, with a peak percentage of 35% on May 15. The wind is most often from the west for 3.9 months, from May 16 to September 12, with a peak percentage of 67% on July 31. The wind is most often from the east for 7.8 months, from September 12 to May 7, with a peak percentage of 78% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Dak Cheung

Wind Direction in Dak CheungEWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
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).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Dak Cheung throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Dak Cheung for general outdoor tourist activities is from late February to late April, with a peak score in the third week of March.

Tourism Score in Dak Cheung

Tourism Score in Dak Cheungbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.16.13.63.64.54.54.44.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Dak Cheung for hot-weather activities is from late March to early May, with a peak score in the third week of April.

Beach/Pool Score in Dak Cheung

Beach/Pool Score in Dak Cheungbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810103.13.10.30.3NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 Dak Cheung 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 Dak Cheung

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Dak CheungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Feb 14100%Feb 1497%Jan 1197%Jan 11Jul 12100%Jul 12100%NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery cold
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.

Growing Degree Days in Dak Cheung

Growing Degree Days in Dak CheungJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJan 1190°FJan 1190°FMar 17900°FMar 17900°FApr 301,800°FApr 301,800°FDec 315,958°FDec 315,958°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, 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 experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from February 7 to April 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Dak Cheung is March, with an average of 5.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from May 26 to September 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Dak Cheung is August, with an average of 4.1 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Dak Cheung

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Dak CheungbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMar 95.9 kWhMar 95.9 kWhAug 244.1 kWhAug 244.1 kWhApr 185.6 kWhApr 185.6 kWhMay 264.4 kWhMay 264.4 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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.15.75.95.64.74.24.24.14.45.04.94.8

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Dak Cheung are 15.467 deg latitude, 107.267 deg longitude, and 4,052 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Dak Cheung contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 745 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,038 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (4,275 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,703 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Dak Cheung is covered by trees (100%), within 10 miles by trees (100%), and within 50 miles by trees (88%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Dak Cheung, 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 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Dak Cheung.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Dak Cheung 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 Dak Cheung is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Dak Cheung and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Dak Cheung 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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