Laos with its completely landlocked and largely mountainous topography offers incredible mountain land ways and waterway to get you close to the people and nature of this beautiful hidden land, where greenery and romantic rivers spreads as far as the eye can see. Being the most sparsely populated country of Asia, Laos is far from the noise and boisterousness.
Despite having two distinct weather seasons you can travel in Laos all-year-round and with no coastline to influence things, Laos’ weather system is relatively straight-forward compared with much of Asia; consisting of a dry season (October to late April) and a wet season (May to late September). Within each season there are variations in temperature, with the dry months leading up to the wet season (March and April) and the early wet season (May and June) typically being the hottest of the year.
Temperatures throughout the country are also greatly affected by altitude with much of the country at a level that reduces the country’s average temperatures by several °C. As a general rule north, central and eastern regions are at a higher altitude than those in the south, where at its lowest, in the Mekong River valley, humidity is higher and temperatures in excess of 35°C are not uncommon between March and April.
The early months of the wet season (May to July) remain very hot and rainfall is often short lived, whilst in the latter months (late July until September) the rains become more constant and can be heavy at times, especially in southern parts of the country.
Further north and in Luang Prabang, rainfall tends to be lighter and you can often expect rain during the night or mornings with some relatively clear afternoons. Across Laos, throughout much of the rainy season, daytime temperatures average around 29°C in the lowlands and 23°C in the mountain valleys.
Throughout the country in all but the hottest months of the year it is often advisable to have a jumper or fleece for the evenings, when there is a tendency for it to get quite cool.
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This is Asia’s ''once upon a time'', full of elephants, fresh fishes, jungles, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, and superb ancient temples. Upon arrival in the most exciting townships like Vientiane or Pakse, you will be pleasantly amazed by their orderly traffics with no honking, quarrels or fusses on the streets. Absolute tranquility can be achieved if you choose stay in a lakeside or a hillside boutique lodge. This is simply an authentic lifestyle of the Laos people, leisurely and placidly, making it the perfect getaway location.
Laos is also a promising place for adventure-seekers. With jungles and nature reserves, mountain ranges and powerful Mekong tributaries, the country offers a wide range of adventurous activities of different levels of challenges, such as kayaking, rafting, mountaineering, motor biking, canoeing and Elephant riding. Treetop zip lining and tubing are some of the experiences that are rarely found in neighboring Indochina countries. You might plan trips to Laos as an extension from visiting Vietnam or Thailand.