Prey Veng weather in August

In August, Prey Veng sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 195 mm of rain across 26.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 Prey Veng's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prey Veng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
195 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:51 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Prey Veng is Capital of the same named Cambodian province.

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

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 Prey Veng reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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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How August really feels in Prey Veng

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.

Prey Veng weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°16311.44.4
Feb34° / 24°91.811.63.8
Mar35° / 26°375.711.92.7
Apr36° / 27°8414.212.22.0
May35° / 27°16022.312.51.9
Jun33° / 26°16224.612.72.0
Jul33° / 26°17026.212.62.2
Aug33° / 26°19526.512.42.1
Sep32° / 26°25227.412.12.1
Oct32° / 25°24524.711.72.6
Nov32° / 25°8311.311.53.9
Dec32° / 24°305.411.34.5

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
2595
3595
4694
5694
6694
7793
8793
9793
10793
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
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19892
20892
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31694

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Prey Veng gets around 195 mm of rain over 26.5 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 86% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
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483
583
683
783
883
982
1082
1182
1283
1383
1483
1584
1684
1785
1885
1986
2087
2187
2288
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2489
2589
2689
2790
2890
2990
3090
3190

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82872
92872
102773
112773
122674
132575
142476
152476
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172278
182179
192080
201981
211882
221783
231783
241684
251585
261585
271486
281486
291486
301387
311387

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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189calm
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269calm
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289calm
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309calm
319calm

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 5:49 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:496:20
212.55:506:20
312.55:506:20
412.55:506:19
512.55:506:19
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712.55:506:18
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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 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.97 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 Prey Veng

In seasonPeak

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

Prey Veng sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Prey Veng'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 Prey Veng?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Prey Veng.

What to pack for Prey Veng in August

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

In August, Prey Veng sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Prey Veng 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 Prey Veng peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 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 13Nov 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Prey Veng 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 Prey Veng 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 Prey Veng?

Prey Veng sits at 11.5°N, 105.3°E, 13 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Ta Khmau, 41 km away.

Ta KhmauPhnom PenhDangkaoBoeng Kak PirChrang Chamreh MuoyKandoengKampong ChamPhumĭ Âmpĭl Leu

Topography around Prey Veng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prey Veng has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Prey Veng is covered by cropland (47%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Ta Khmau 41 km · Phnom Penh 45 km · Dangkao 47 km · Boeng Kak Pir 48 km · Chrang Chamreh Muoy 51 km · Kandoeng 57 km · Kampong Cham 58 km · Phumĭ Âmpĭl Leu 59 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 Prey Veng (11.4868°, 105.3253°, elevation 13 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).