Annual mean 24°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
32.2 °C
Coldest
18.6 °C
Wettest
76%
Windiest
2.4 m/s
Prevailing
SE
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 Lào Cai over the whole year is 24°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 15°C. The rainy (wet) season in Lào Cai runs from May to September, peaking in August with a 70% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to April; February is the driest month, at 35%. Winds in Lào Cai are highest in April, averaging 1.5 m/s (5 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.8 m/s (3 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Lào Cai come in September, when the sky is typically 73% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 87%.
Month by month Lào Cai 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
19°C
15°C
20°C
39%
87%
1.0 m/s
74
17
62
February
21°C
16°C
21°C
35%
84%
1.1 m/s
66
28
53
March
25°C
20°C
26°C
42%
83%
1.4 m/s
52
44
27
April
28°C
23°C
31°C
48%
78%
1.5 m/s
25
39
10
May
31°C
25°C
34°C
55%
74%
1.2 m/s
8
25
3
June
32°C
27°C
37°C
55%
78%
1.0 m/s
4
9
2
July
32°C
26°C
37°C
62%
79%
1.0 m/s
4
8
2
August
32°C
26°C
37°C
70%
77%
1.0 m/s
4
10
1
September
31°C
25°C
35°C
61%
73%
0.9 m/s
5
15
2
October
28°C
23°C
31°C
49%
78%
0.9 m/s
19
47
6
November
25°C
20°C
27°C
38%
73%
0.8 m/s
44
54
20
December
20°C
16°C
20°C
38%
79%
0.9 m/s
74
17
63
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 Lào Cai weather by season
Year round, Lào Cai has days of about 19°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 32°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 15°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 24°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around February. 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.
Lào Cai weather in winterDecember to February
High 20°CLow 16°CRain 37%
Winter in Lào Cai has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
Lào Cai weather in springMarch to May
High 28°CLow 22°CRain 49%
Spring in Lào Cai has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 49% chance of rain on a given day.
Lào Cai weather in summerJune to August
High 32°CLow 26°CRain 62%
Summer in Lào Cai has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 62% chance of rain on a given day.
Lào Cai weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 28°CLow 22°CRain 49%
Autumn in Lào Cai has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 49% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Lào Cai?
The rainy (wet) season in Lào Cai runs from May to September, peaking in August with a 70% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to April; February is the driest month, at 35%.
What time of year is Lào Cai windiest?
Winds in Lào Cai are highest in April, averaging 1.5 m/s (5 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.8 m/s (3 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Lào Cai year round?
The average temperature in Lào Cai over the whole year is 24°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 15°C.