Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng weather in August

In August, Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 159 mm of rain across 25.1 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 miserable.

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 Yoŭl Toŭng's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
159 mm
25.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:54 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.9 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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°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 Yoŭl Toŭng

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
20 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 Yoŭl Toŭng 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
Jan32° / 23°173.311.44.5
Feb34° / 24°101.911.63.9
Mar35° / 25°427.211.92.7
Apr35° / 26°8915.512.22.0
May35° / 26°14623.212.51.8
Jun33° / 26°14223.112.62.1
Jul33° / 25°14424.312.62.3
Aug33° / 25°15925.112.42.3
Sep32° / 25°21926.812.12.2
Oct32° / 25°24325.211.72.7
Nov31° / 24°8012.211.53.9
Dec31° / 23°315.611.44.7

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 (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6793
7793
8793
9892
10892
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12892
13892
14892
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng gets around 159 mm of rain over 25.1 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 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16040
26040
35941
45941
55842
65743
75644
85545
95446
105347
115248
125050
134951
144852
154654
164456
174357
184258
194159
204060
213961
223862
233763
243763
253763
263763
273763
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293763
303862
313862

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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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 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:526:22
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312.55:526:22
412.55:536:21
512.55:536:21
612.55:536:21
712.55:536:20
812.45:536:20
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1212.45:546:18
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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 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.9 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 Yoŭl Toŭng

In seasonPeak

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

Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng'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 Yoŭl Toŭng?

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
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng.

What to pack for Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng in August

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

In August, Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng 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 Yoŭl Toŭng 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 Yoŭl Toŭng peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 18 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 17UV 13Nov 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng 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 Yoŭl Toŭng is worst in February — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1344 µg/m³Aug 1419 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr35Poor
May26Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng?

Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng sits at 11.3°N, 104.7°E, 24 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Kandoeng, 11 km away.

TakeoPhumĭ Véal SrêBoeng Kak Pir

Topography around Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,022 m.

The land around Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
672 m
80 km
1,022 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kandoeng 11 km · Dangkao 30 km · Kampong Speu 30 km · Ângk Tasaôm 31 km · Ta Khmau 32 km · Takeo 33 km · Phumĭ Véal Srê 34 km · Boeng Kak Pir 36 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 Yoŭl Toŭng (11.2823°, 104.738°, elevation 24 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).