Takeo weather in August

In August, Takeo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 162 mm of rain across 25.4 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 32°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 Takeo's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Takeo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
25.4 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
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

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 Takeo 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 34°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 Takeo

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
21 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.

Takeo 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°193.711.44.5
Feb33° / 24°132.311.64.0
Mar35° / 25°457.611.92.8
Apr35° / 26°9415.612.22.1
May34° / 26°1472412.51.9
Jun33° / 26°14523.812.62.2
Jul32° / 25°15124.912.62.4
Aug32° / 25°16225.412.42.4
Sep32° / 25°22126.912.12.3
Oct32° / 24°2582611.82.6
Nov31° / 24°9313.211.53.8
Dec31° / 23°366.211.44.7

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 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Takeo gets around 162 mm of rain over 25.4 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 82% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
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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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14357
24357
34357
44258
54159
64159
74060
83961
93862
103763
113664
123565
133466
143367
153268
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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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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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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.8 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 Takeo

In seasonPeak

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

Takeo'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 Takeo?

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

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Takeo.

What to pack for Takeo in August

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

In August, Takeo 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 Takeo 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 Takeo peaks around August 18 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 18UV 13Nov 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Takeo 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 Takeo 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 Takeo?

Takeo sits at 11.0°N, 104.8°E, 12 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Phumĭ Véal Srê, 1.0 km away.

Phumĭ Yoŭl ToŭngKandoengTịnh BiênChâu ĐốcChâu PhongTân Châu

Topography around Takeo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Takeo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,022 m.

The land around Takeo is covered by cropland (58%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
1,022 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Phumĭ Véal Srê 1.0 km · Ângk Tasaôm 12 km · Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng 33 km · Kandoeng 34 km · Tịnh Biên 47 km · Châu Đốc 49 km · Châu Phong 49 km · Tân Châu 54 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 Takeo (10.9908°, 104.785°, elevation 12 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).