Lightning strikes in Laos
The detection network has located 748 lightning strikes in Laos since the archive began, including 396 in the last 7 days. That is 0.01% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Laos #74 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Laos is counted under Asia in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 9 |
| 2026-08-13 | 121 |
| 2026-08-12 | 2 |
| 2026-08-11 | 17 |
| 2026-08-10 | 181 |
| 2026-08-09 | 66 |
| 2026-08-06 | 2 |
| 2026-08-05 | 2 |
| 2026-08-04 | 7 |
| 2026-08-03 | 36 |
| 2026-08-02 | 39 |
| 2026-08-01 | 44 |
| 2026-07-31 | 81 |
| 2026-07-30 | 86 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Laos's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savannakhet | 203 | 134 | 27.1% |
| 2 | Khammouane | 76 | 12 | 10.2% |
| 3 | Luang Prabang | 65 | 39 | 8.7% |
| 4 | Phongsaly | 62 | 44 | 8.3% |
| 5 | Houaphanh | 57 | 31 | 7.6% |
| 6 | Bolikhamsai | 49 | 10 | 6.6% |
| 7 | Oudomxay | 44 | 31 | 5.9% |
| 8 | Sekong | 37 | 14 | 4.9% |
| 9 | Luang Namtha | 30 | 21 | 4.0% |
| 10 | Salavan | 29 | 21 | 3.9% |
| 11 | Champasak | 28 | 6 | 3.7% |
| 12 | Xiangkhouang | 22 | 16 | 2.9% |
| 13 | Vientiane Prefecture | 10 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Quảng Bình | 8 | 0 | 1.1% |
| 15 | Bokeo | 7 | 7 | 0.9% |
| 16 | Sainyabuli | 6 | 4 | 0.8% |
| 17 | Attapeu | 4 | 2 | 0.5% |
| 18 | Nghệ An | 3 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 19 | Vientiane | 3 | 0 | 0.4% |
| 20 | Điện Biên | 2 | 2 | 0.3% |
| 21 | Hà Tĩnh | 2 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 22 | Quảng Nam | 1 | 0 | 0.1% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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