Climate
Phonsavan has humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) mildened by its high altitude (1100 m). The city has long, warm and wet summers and short, dry winters. Average June temperature is 23.6°C, average December (the coldest month) temperature is 14.8°C.
| Climate data for Phonsavan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.15 (79.07) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
15.07 (59.12) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 8.7 (0.343) |
15.8 (0.622) |
56.9 (2.24) |
145.2 (5.717) |
193.6 (7.622) |
193 (7.6) |
276.8 (10.898) |
300.9 (11.846) |
158.2 (6.228) |
63.6 (2.504) |
23.1 (0.909) |
8.4 (0.331) |
1,444.2 (56.858) |
| Avg. rainy days | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 136 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization | |||||||||||||
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