By June Laos is firmly within the Southwest monsoon, which has gradually swept northwards across the country.

Typical days are hot and humid with temperatures in the high twenties or low thirties. The humid air is cleared on most days by a short sudden late afternoon downpour or occasional thunderstorm.

Laos receives far fewer visitors in these months and hotel prices are lower.

River levels on the Mekong begin to rise again and the country becomes lusher under the influence of the monsoon.