Thakhèk
City in Laos: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Khammouane Thakhek2 tango7174: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Thakhèk is a city in Laos, in Khammouane Province. About 90,800 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Laos in our atlas.
It lies at 17.41° N, 104.83° E, about 176 m (577 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Vientiane time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Thakhèk. Green dots: other major cities of Laos. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Thakhèk has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 34°C (94°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (56°F). Around 1,567 mm (62 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
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 1655199 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1018701 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Khammouane Thakhek2 tango7174: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)