Phumĭ Tnaôt weather in August

In August, Phumĭ Tnaôt sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 207 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°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 Phumĭ Tnaôt's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phumĭ Tnaôt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
207 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:53 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Phumĭ Tnaôt reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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

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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Phumĭ Tnaôt weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°112.211.34.6
Feb34° / 24°214.211.63.6
Mar35° / 26°6210.511.92.6
Apr35° / 27°11617.412.32.1
May34° / 27°16823.812.61.9
Jun33° / 27°1682312.72.2
Jul33° / 26°1692512.72.3
Aug32° / 26°20726.312.42.3
Sep32° / 26°28227.112.12.3
Oct32° / 25°21023.411.72.9
Nov32° / 24°709.911.44.1
Dec31° / 23°193.211.35.0

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3892
4892
5892
6892
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
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31793

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Phumĭ Tnaôt gets around 207 mm of rain over 26.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
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1081
1181
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3188

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11684
21684
31684
41585
51585
61585
71585
81486
91486
101486
111387
121288
131288
141189
151090
161090
17991
18892
19793
20793
21694
22694
23595
24595
25496
26496
27496
28496
29397
30397
31397

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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69calm
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128calm
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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 5:50 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:506:25
212.65:516:25
312.65:516:24
412.65:516:24
512.55:516:24
612.55:516:23
712.55:526:23
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Phumĭ Tnaôt

In seasonPeak

In August, Phumĭ Tnaôt sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Phumĭ Tnaôt sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Phumĭ Tnaôt's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Phumĭ Tnaôt?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Phumĭ Tnaôt.

What to pack for Phumĭ Tnaôt in August

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

In August, Phumĭ Tnaôt sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Phumĭ Tnaôt 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 Phumĭ Tnaôt peaks around August 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 14Nov 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Phumĭ Tnaôt 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 Phumĭ Tnaôt is worst in April — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 1146 µg/m³Nov 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb42Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr47Poor
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Phumĭ Tnaôt?

Phumĭ Tnaôt sits at 12.9°N, 104.6°E, 16 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Kampong Thom, 43 km away.

Kampong ThomKampong ChhnangPursatSiem ReapTbeng MeancheyYeangPhumĭ Véal TônsayPhumĭ Âmpĭl Leu

Topography around Phumĭ Tnaôt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phumĭ Tnaôt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m.

The land around Phumĭ Tnaôt is covered by cropland (77%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
496 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kampong Thom 43 km · Kampong Chhnang 78 km · Pursat 84 km · Siem Reap 89 km · Tbeng Meanchey 105 km · Yeang 124 km · Phumĭ Véal Tônsay 139 km · Phumĭ Âmpĭl Leu 140 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
Buddhist 97%Muslim 2%other 1%Christian 0%

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 Phumĭ Tnaôt (12.9473°, 104.5691°, elevation 16 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).