Luang Prabang Province · Laos
Luang Prabang in May
In May, Luang Prabang averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 173 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Luang Prabang's most comfortable months, November to February.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 173 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 91
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Luang Prabang
May is tied for the warmest month in Luang Prabang by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 25 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 13 °C to 23 °C. By day, May is about the same as April, and June is 1 °C cooler than May.
May brings 173 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 134 mm (1603 mm a year); it is the 5th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h 10 min, against 11 h at the shortest and 13 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 °C | 13 °C | 22 mm | Yes |
| February | 29 °C | 14 °C | 20 mm | Yes |
| March | 31 °C | 17 °C | 50 mm | |
| April | 32 °C | 20 °C | 110 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 22 °C | 173 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 23 °C | 255 mm | |
| July | 30 °C | 22 °C | 280 mm | |
| August | 29 °C | 22 °C | 342 mm | |
| September | 30 °C | 21 °C | 193 mm | |
| October | 29 °C | 20 °C | 106 mm | |
| November | 28 °C | 17 °C | 37 mm | Yes |
| December | 25 °C | 14 °C | 15 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Luang Prabang?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C and about 173 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Luang Prabang are November to February; the nearest are February, before, and November, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Laos in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Luang Prabang
This guide lists 91 places to stay in Luang Prabang, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 62; 1–3 km, 21; 3–10 km, 6; 10 km or more, 2.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.