Laos
About 7.06M people live in Laos, on 236,800 km² in 18 regions; the capital is Vientiane. The highest summit is Phou Bia (2,819 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Laos at a glance
The atlas follows 13,180 places here month by month, with 9 mountains and 4 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Laos's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+367%1.68M in 1950 → 7.87M in 2025 → 9.76M in 2050Laos · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Laos
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Laos
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
60OctoberLuang Prabang
54OctoberVientiane
50OctoberSavannakhet
41OctoberPāksē
67OctoberPhōnsavan
63OctoberLūang Namthā
67OctoberMuang Xay
38OctoberAttapeu
18 regions
Laos from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Laos
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Laos
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Laos
4 monuments and 8 museums; the best known first.
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What's on in Laos
The ground and the sky in Laos
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Laos
3 large airports, 15 railway stations, 6 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.