Banlung weather in August

In August, Banlung sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 393 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Banlung's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banlung's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 393 mm; 29.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:42 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

Banlung is Capital of the Cambodian province Ratanakiri.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Banlung reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Banlung

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Banlung weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 21°	4	0.7	11.3	4.0
Feb	35° / 23°	5	1.1	11.5	3.0
Mar	36° / 25°	40	5.9	11.9	2.2
Apr	35° / 26°	104	14.1	12.3	2.0
May	33° / 25°	279	26.5	12.6	2.2
Jun	31° / 25°	315	27.8	12.8	2.4
Jul	30° / 24°	393	29.4	12.7	2.6
Aug	30° / 24°	393	29.5	12.5	2.6
Sep	30° / 24°	380	28.4	12.1	2.6
Oct	31° / 23°	213	20.4	11.7	3.4
Nov	32° / 23°	70	7.9	11.4	4.2
Dec	32° / 22°	18	2.8	11.2	4.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	7	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Cloudier (%)	93	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
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27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Banlung gets around 393 mm of rain over 29.5 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 95% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	97
4	97
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7	96
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	16
Miserable (%)	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	80	80	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	21	79
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:40	6:17
2	12.6	5:40	6:16
3	12.6	5:40	6:16
4	12.6	5:40	6:16
5	12.6	5:40	6:15
6	12.6	5:41	6:15
7	12.6	5:41	6:14
8	12.5	5:41	6:14
9	12.5	5:41	6:13
10	12.5	5:41	6:13
11	12.5	5:42	6:13
12	12.5	5:42	6:12
13	12.5	5:42	6:12
14	12.5	5:42	6:11
15	12.5	5:42	6:11
16	12.5	5:42	6:10
17	12.4	5:42	6:09
18	12.4	5:43	6:09
19	12.4	5:43	6:08
20	12.4	5:43	6:08
21	12.4	5:43	6:07
22	12.4	5:43	6:06
23	12.4	5:43	6:06
24	12.4	5:43	6:05
25	12.4	5:43	6:05
26	12.3	5:43	6:04
27	12.3	5:43	6:03
28	12.3	5:43	6:03
29	12.3	5:44	6:02
30	12.3	5:44	6:01
31	12.3	5:44	6:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
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3	4.1	Bright
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5	4.1	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
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30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Banlung

In seasonPeak

In August, Banlung sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Banlung's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Banlung?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banlung.

What to pack for Banlung in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Banlung sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Banlung in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banlung peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	11	12	12	12	12	13	14	12	11	9	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Banlung in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Banlung is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	19	27	46	34	17	13	14	12	12	13	10	10
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	46	Poor
Apr	34	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Banlung?

Banlung sits at 13.7°N, 107.0°E, 316 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Lumphat, 28 km away.

Topography around Banlung

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Banlung.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banlung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 302 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,433 m.

The land around Banlung is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km

150 m

trees 61%

16 km

423 m

trees 78%

80 km

1,433 m

trees 79%

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← July Banlung year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Lumphat 28 km · Pleiku 113 km · Stung Treng 113 km · Kon Tum 130 km · Ea Drăng 145 km · Quảng Phú 156 km · A Yun Pa 161 km · Ea T’ling 161 km

Cambodia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / C / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,872; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 30%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.8; per 100k, 2011
Road deaths: 19.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 390
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Banlung (13.7394°, 106.9873°, elevation 316 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
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25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	95
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25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	21	79
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
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16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
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	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	21	79
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	21	79
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84