Annual mean 20°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind E
Warmest
26.7 °C
Coldest
15.2 °C
Wettest
70%
Windiest
2.5 m/s
Prevailing
E
1.9 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Lai Châu over the whole year is 20°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C. The rainy (wet) season in Lai Châu runs from April to October, peaking in August with a 64% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; December is the driest month, at 25%. Winds in Lai Châu are highest in March, averaging 1.8 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.0 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Lai Châu come in November, when the sky is typically 69% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 83%.
Month by month Lai Châu climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
16°C
11°C
15°C
31%
80%
1.4 m/s
50
8
68
February
17°C
12°C
17°C
29%
75%
1.6 m/s
53
14
63
March
22°C
16°C
21°C
33%
74%
1.8 m/s
60
26
51
April
25°C
19°C
25°C
47%
72%
1.7 m/s
51
34
32
May
26°C
21°C
28°C
56%
73%
1.6 m/s
43
34
20
June
27°C
23°C
29°C
56%
83%
1.6 m/s
39
29
16
July
27°C
22°C
30°C
59%
82%
1.3 m/s
37
33
13
August
26°C
22°C
30°C
64%
80%
1.2 m/s
37
35
12
September
25°C
21°C
28°C
56%
76%
1.0 m/s
43
30
20
October
23°C
18°C
24°C
47%
79%
1.0 m/s
53
30
38
November
21°C
15°C
22°C
35%
69%
1.1 m/s
62
26
53
December
16°C
12°C
16°C
25%
74%
1.2 m/s
51
8
69
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Lai Châu weather by season
Year round, Lai Châu has days of about 16°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 11°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 20°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around December. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Lai Châu weather in winterDecember to February
High 16°CLow 12°CRain 28%
Winter in Lai Châu has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Lai Châu weather in springMarch to May
High 24°CLow 18°CRain 45%
Spring in Lai Châu has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
Lai Châu weather in summerJune to August
High 27°CLow 22°CRain 60%
Summer in Lai Châu has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
Lai Châu weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 23°CLow 18°CRain 46%
Autumn in Lai Châu has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Lai Châu?
The rainy (wet) season in Lai Châu runs from April to October, peaking in August with a 64% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; December is the driest month, at 25%.
What time of year is Lai Châu windiest?
Winds in Lai Châu are highest in March, averaging 1.8 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.0 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Lai Châu year round?
The average temperature in Lai Châu over the whole year is 20°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C.