Savannakhet
City in Laos: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Savannakhet is a city in Laos, in Savannakhet Province. About 125,760 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Laos in our atlas.
It lies at 16.57° N, 104.76° E, about 154 m (505 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Vientiane time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Savannakhet. Green dots: other major cities of Laos. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Savannakhet has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 36°C (98°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 15°C (60°F). Around 1,228 mm (48 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in LaosNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1653316 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q750443 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
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