Phumĭ Véal Tônsay weather in August

In August, Phumĭ Véal Tônsay sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 151 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Phumĭ Véal Tônsay's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phumĭ Véal Tônsay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
151 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:54 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Phumĭ Véal Tônsay reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°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 Véal Tônsay

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
heat index over the day's high
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 Véal Tônsay weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°122.511.44.3
Feb34° / 24°81.711.63.5
Mar36° / 25°427.111.92.3
Apr36° / 26°7914.712.31.7
May35° / 26°13722.512.51.6
Jun34° / 26°13023.712.71.9
Jul33° / 25°13124.812.62.1
Aug33° / 25°1512512.42.2
Sep32° / 25°22126.712.12.2
Oct31° / 24°21123.911.72.9
Nov31° / 24°6610.311.54.1
Dec31° / 23°22411.34.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2694
3694
4694
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7892
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9892
10892
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13892
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Phumĭ Véal Tônsay gets around 151 mm of rain over 25 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 81% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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579
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1577
1678
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3186

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18020
27921
37822
47723
57624
67624
77525
87426
97327
107228
117228
127129
137030
147030
156931
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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1110calm
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139calm
149calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 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 5:52 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:526:23
212.55:526:23
312.55:526:23
412.55:536:22
512.55:536:22
612.55:536:22
712.55:536:21
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1112.45:546:20
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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 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Phumĭ Véal Tônsay

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Phumĭ Véal Tônsay?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Phumĭ Véal Tônsay.

What to pack for Phumĭ Véal Tônsay in August

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

In August, Phumĭ Véal Tônsay sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Phumĭ Véal Tônsay 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 Véal Tônsay peaks around August 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 18UV 14Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Phumĭ Véal Tônsay 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 Véal Tônsay is worst in February — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateFeb 1744 µg/m³Nov 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb45Poor
Mar36Poor
Apr27Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Phumĭ Véal Tônsay?

Phumĭ Véal Tônsay sits at 11.7°N, 104.6°E, 46 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Kampong Speu, 28 km away.

Chrang Chamreh MuoyBoeng Kak PirPhnom PenhDangkaoTa KhmauPhumĭ Yoŭl ToŭngKandoeng

Topography around Phumĭ Véal Tônsay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phumĭ Véal Tônsay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,787 m.

The land around Phumĭ Véal Tônsay is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
217 m
80 km
1,787 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kampong Speu 28 km · Chrang Chamreh Muoy 34 km · Boeng Kak Pir 36 km · Phnom Penh 39 km · Dangkao 40 km · Ta Khmau 47 km · Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng 49 km · Kandoeng 53 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 Véal Tônsay (11.6962°, 104.5806°, elevation 46 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).