Best time to visit Laos

Timing is simple in Laos: every destination here peaks in December, so one set of dates works for the whole country.

Averaged across every destination listed, Laos is at its best in December, scoring 90 out of 100, with January close behind at 86. May is the weakest month nationally at 29. The window is narrow: only 2 months come within eight points of the best, so an itinerary covering several of these places should be built around that rather than around any one city's own peak.

Laos is represented here by Luang Prabang alone. Its year peaks in December at 28.5 °C with rain on 2 days, and bottoms out in May at 35.4 °C. With one destination there is no internal variation to plan around — the month is the only decision.