Xam Neua
District & municipality in Houaphanh Province, Laos
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Xam Neua (Lao: ຊຳເໜືອ, romanized: Sam Nư̄a, pronounced [sám nɯ̌a], sometimes transcribed as Sam Nuea or Samneua, literally 'northern swamp'; French: Xam-Nua), is the capital of Houaphanh Province, Laos.
History
After fleeing from Phrae, deposed king Phiriya Thepphawong escaped from Northern Thailand to Luang Prabang, residing in Xam Neua from 1903-1909.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Xam Neua, elevation 1,000 m (3,300 ft), (1990–2019 normals, extremes 2002–2025) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.7 (78.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.0 (60.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20 (0.8) |
8 (0.3) |
47 (1.9) |
111 (4.4) |
190 (7.5) |
198 (7.8) |
283 (11.1) |
284 (11.2) |
210 (8.3) |
95 (3.7) |
28 (1.1) |
13 (0.5) |
1,487 (58.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.1 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 91 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79.4 | 75.1 | 73.1 | 71.6 | 72.9 | 73.0 | 78.3 | 79.9 | 80.3 | 81.3 | 79.9 | 79.3 | 77.0 |
| Source 1: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteomanz (precipitation days 2002–2020)[4]SeaDelt (humidity 2016–2022)[5] | |||||||||||||
Daily life
It is said that there is a communist re-education camp in Xam Neua and that it was the Pathet Lao capital during the Laotian Civil War Battle of Lima Site 85 (LS-85), 11 March 1968. It is near the Pathet Lao refuges in the Viengxay Caves, which the Lao government hopes to promote as a tourism destination similar to the Củ Chi tunnels near Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and the Killing Fields Memorial near Phnom Penh in Cambodia. It is near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area (pronounced "naam et poo loo-ee").[6]
Sam Neua's main street
Wat Pho Xai
Lao Front for National Construction building, Xam Neua
