Southeast Asia · Nature travel

Best time to visit Vang Vieng

Early Dec–Early Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 29.2°C, with 0.5 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Vang Vieng
Photo: Basile Morin (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Vang Vieng season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 98.1)Mid Jan: Best (season score 99.9)Late Jan: Best (season score 95.8)Early Feb: Best (season score 89.3)Mid Feb: Great (season score 79.0)Late Feb: Good (season score 67.0)Early Mar: Good (season score 60.3)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 43.9)Late Mar: Fair (season score 35.8)Early Apr: Fair (season score 29.2)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 17.0)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 10.2)Early May: Avoid (season score 2.1)Mid May: Avoid (season score 0.5)Late May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 1.2)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 4.0)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 6.4)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 8.8)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 3.7)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 3.3)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 7.6)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 5.3)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 6.0)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 6.9)Mid Sep: Avoid (season score 10.7)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 19.7)Early Oct: Fair (season score 29.8)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 44.2)Late Oct: Okay (season score 52.2)Early Nov: Good (season score 63.9)Mid Nov: Good (season score 66.7)Late Nov: Great (season score 83.0)Early Dec: Best (season score 89.2)Mid Dec: Best (season score 95.6)Late Dec: Best (season score 100.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest29.0°C0.534.1%
FebruaryGreat31.4°C0.733.6%
MarchOkay34.1°C2.041.6%
AprilOff-season35.4°C3.758.3%
MayAvoid34.5°C6.381.1%
JuneAvoid33.1°C7.091.6%
JulyAvoid32.0°C7.692.5%
AugustAvoid31.6°C7.992.5%
SeptemberAvoid32.0°C6.783.0%
OctoberFair32.1°C3.462.2%
NovemberGood31.2°C1.342.5%
DecemberBest29.1°C0.536.4%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Vang Vieng?
Early Dec–Early Feb. During this period, the average daytime high is 29.2°C, with 0.5 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Vang Vieng?
Late Apr–Mid Sep is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 32.9°C, with 7.1 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Vang Vieng?
June, July, August, with about 7.9 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.