Samraong weather in August

In August, Samraong sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 188 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 2% 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 Samraong's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samraong's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 188 mm; 24.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:56 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 90%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; out of 10

Samraong is capital of Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Samraong reaches about 32°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.

	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
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	25
2	32	25
3	32	25
4	32	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	25
9	32	25
10	32	25
11	32	25
12	32	25
13	32	25
14	32	25
15	32	25
16	32	25
17	32	25
18	32	25
19	32	25
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

How August really feels in Samraong

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 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

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.

Samraong weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 21°	6	1.2	11.3	4.9
Feb	34° / 22°	9	2.2	11.5	3.6
Mar	36° / 25°	36	6.3	11.9	2.1
Apr	37° / 26°	68	12.6	12.3	1.6
May	35° / 26°	130	19.5	12.6	1.8
Jun	34° / 26°	129	20.6	12.8	2.1
Jul	33° / 26°	155	22.8	12.8	2.4
Aug	32° / 25°	188	24.5	12.5	2.4
Sep	32° / 25°	251	25.3	12.1	2.5
Oct	31° / 24°	148	18	11.7	3.5
Nov	32° / 23°	34	6	11.3	4.6
Dec	31° / 21°	9	1.8	11.2	5.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

	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 (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Cloudier (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Samraong gets around 188 mm of rain over 24.5 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 79% and peaks near 83% 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 (%)	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83

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

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 75% 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 (%)	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	23	22	21	19	18	17	16	15	14	14	14
Miserable (%)	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	74	75	75	76	77	78	79	81	82	83	84	85	86	86	86

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	26	74
18	25	75
19	25	75
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	22	78
23	21	79
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	15	85
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	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
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	9	calm
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23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
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27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

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 5:53 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:15 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	12.6	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	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57
Sunset (PM)	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:53	6:31
2	12.6	5:53	6:31
3	12.6	5:53	6:30
4	12.6	5:54	6:30
5	12.6	5:54	6:30
6	12.6	5:54	6:29
7	12.6	5:54	6:29
8	12.6	5:54	6:28
9	12.6	5:55	6:28
10	12.5	5:55	6:27
11	12.5	5:55	6:27
12	12.5	5:55	6:26
13	12.5	5:55	6:26
14	12.5	5:55	6:25
15	12.5	5:56	6:25
16	12.5	5:56	6:24
17	12.5	5:56	6:24
18	12.5	5:56	6:23
19	12.4	5:56	6:23
20	12.4	5:56	6:22
21	12.4	5:56	6:21
22	12.4	5:56	6:21
23	12.4	5:57	6:20
24	12.4	5:57	6:19
25	12.4	5:57	6:19
26	12.4	5:57	6:18
27	12.3	5:57	6:17
28	12.3	5:57	6:17
29	12.3	5:57	6:16
30	12.3	5:57	6:15
31	12.3	5:57	6:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.62 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Samraong

In seasonPeak

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

Samraong'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 Samraong?

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

2.4

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Samraong.

What to pack for Samraong in August

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

In August, Samraong sees daytime highs around 32°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 Samraong 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 Samraong peaks around August 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 8 (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)	9	10	12	12	11	12	13	14	12	11	7	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	7	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Samraong 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 Samraong is worst in February — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (June, 17 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)	38	48	48	35	22	17	19	19	21	25	21	20
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	38	Poor
Feb	48	Poor
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	35	Poor
May	22	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Samraong?

Samraong sits at 14.2°N, 103.5°E, 52 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Anlong Veaeng, 61 km away.

Topography around Samraong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samraong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m.

The land around Samraong is covered by cropland (57%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

16 m

cropland 57%

16 km

58 m

cropland 75%

80 km

620 m

cropland 70%

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

August weather nearby: Anlong Veaeng 61 km · Prakhon Chai 64 km · Yeang 71 km · Surin 78 km · Sisophon 89 km · Nang Rong 93 km · Ou Bei Choan 96 km · Siem Reap 98 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 Samraong (14.1817°, 103.5176°, elevation 52 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	32	25
2	32	25
3	32	25
4	32	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	25
9	32	25
10	32	25
11	32	25
12	32	25
13	32	25
14	32	25
15	32	25
16	32	25
17	32	25
18	32	25
19	32	25
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	26	74
18	25	75
19	25	75
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	22	78
23	21	79
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	15	85
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	25
2	32	25
3	32	25
4	32	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	25
9	32	25
10	32	25
11	32	25
12	32	25
13	32	25
14	32	25
15	32	25
16	32	25
17	32	25
18	32	25
19	32	25
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	26	74
18	25	75
19	25	75
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	22	78
23	21	79
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	15	85
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	25
2	32	25
3	32	25
4	32	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	25
9	32	25
10	32	25
11	32	25
12	32	25
13	32	25
14	32	25
15	32	25
16	32	25
17	32	25
18	32	25
19	32	25
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	26	74
18	25	75
19	25	75
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	22	78
23	21	79
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	15	85
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86