Stung Treng weather in August

In August, Stung Treng sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 308 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°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 Stung Treng's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stung Treng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
308 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:47 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Stung Treng 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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Stung Treng reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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 Stung Treng

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
19 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.

Stung Treng weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°50.811.34.4
Feb35° / 24°61.511.53.3
Mar36° / 26°446.211.92.3
Apr35° / 26°981412.32.1
May33° / 26°21524.912.62.1
Jun32° / 25°24525.712.82.4
Jul31° / 25°29327.712.72.5
Aug31° / 25°30828.212.42.5
Sep31° / 25°31927.912.12.5
Oct31° / 24°19120.611.73.3
Nov32° / 23°668.111.44.4
Dec32° / 22°162.411.24.8

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 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4892
5892
6892
7991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Stung Treng gets around 308 mm of rain over 28.2 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 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
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491
590
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2193
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2692
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2992
3092
3193

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1595
2595
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8397
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10397
11397
12397
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
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20298
21298
22298
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25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
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296calm
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316calm

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 5:44 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:446:20
212.65:446:20
312.65:446:20
412.65:456:19
512.65:456:19
612.65:456:19
712.55:456:18
812.55:456:18
912.55:466:17
1012.55:466:17
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1612.55:476:14
1712.45:476:13
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2112.45:476:11
2212.45:476:10
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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 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Stung Treng

In seasonPeak

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

Stung Treng sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Stung Treng's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Stung Treng?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Stung Treng.

What to pack for Stung Treng in August

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

In August, Stung Treng sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Stung Treng 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 Stung Treng peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 15UV 14Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Stung Treng 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 Stung Treng is worst in March — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.9× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodMar 1087 µg/m³Nov 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr42Poor
May18Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov7Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Stung Treng?

Stung Treng sits at 13.5°N, 106.0°E, 55 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Lumphat, 109 km away.

LumphatTbeng MeancheyBanlungKratiePreaek PrasabKampong ThomChampasakPhumĭ Tnaôt

Topography around Stung Treng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stung Treng has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 639 m.

The land around Stung Treng is covered by grassland (30%), water (26%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
639 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Lumphat 109 km · Tbeng Meanchey 111 km · Banlung 113 km · Kratie 116 km · Preaek Prasab 131 km · Kampong Thom 148 km · Champasak 152 km · Phumĭ Tnaôt 165 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 Stung Treng (13.5259°, 105.9683°, elevation 55 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).