Ban Kèngkok weather in August

In August, Ban Kèngkok sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 374 mm of rain across 29.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ban Kèngkok's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Kèngkok's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 374 mm; 29.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:47 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 90%; 12th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ban Kèngkok reaches about 30°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 28°C and 32°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
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	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How August really feels in Ban Kèngkok

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

heat index over the day's high

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.

Ban Kèngkok weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 18°	4	1.1	11.1	7.0
Feb	31° / 19°	10	2.4	11.4	5.7
Mar	33° / 22°	35	5.8	11.9	4.1
Apr	34° / 25°	68	11.9	12.4	2.9
May	33° / 25°	210	22.8	12.8	2.4
Jun	32° / 25°	263	25.3	13	2.5
Jul	31° / 25°	349	28.1	12.9	2.6
Aug	30° / 25°	374	29.3	12.6	2.5
Sep	31° / 24°	287	24.7	12.1	2.9
Oct	31° / 23°	122	12.3	11.6	4.3
Nov	30° / 21°	29	3.7	11.2	5.8
Dec	28° / 18°	6	1.4	11	7.1

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 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Cloudier (%)	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ban Kèngkok gets around 374 mm of rain over 29.3 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 95% and peaks near 96% 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 (%)	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	94

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 88% 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 (%)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8
Miserable (%)	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

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 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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	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	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:09 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	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	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:43	6:28
2	12.7	5:43	6:27
3	12.7	5:44	6:27
4	12.7	5:44	6:26
5	12.7	5:44	6:26
6	12.7	5:44	6:25
7	12.7	5:45	6:25
8	12.7	5:45	6:24
9	12.6	5:45	6:24
10	12.6	5:45	6:23
11	12.6	5:46	6:23
12	12.6	5:46	6:22
13	12.6	5:46	6:22
14	12.6	5:46	6:21
15	12.6	5:46	6:21
16	12.6	5:47	6:20
17	12.5	5:47	6:19
18	12.5	5:47	6:19
19	12.5	5:47	6:18
20	12.5	5:47	6:17
21	12.5	5:48	6:17
22	12.5	5:48	6:16
23	12.5	5:48	6:15
24	12.4	5:48	6:15
25	12.4	5:48	6:14
26	12.4	5:48	6:13
27	12.4	5:48	6:12
28	12.4	5:49	6:12
29	12.4	5:49	6:11
30	12.4	5:49	6:10
31	12.3	5:49	6:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.2 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.2 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)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1
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	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ban Kèngkok

In seasonPeak

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

Ban Kèngkok's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Ban Kèngkok?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ban Kèngkok.

What to pack for Ban Kèngkok in August

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

In August, Ban Kèngkok sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ban Kèngkok in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ban Kèngkok peaks around July 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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	11	10	11	12	13	12	11	10	8	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	11	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Ban Kèngkok 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 Ban Kèngkok is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (November, 12 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)	15	27	55	40	22	18	19	19	17	16	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	55	Poor
Apr	40	Poor
May	22	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ban Kèngkok?

Ban Kèngkok sits at 16.4°N, 105.2°E, 145 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Ban Xénô, 34 km away.

Topography around Ban Kèngkok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Kèngkok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 602 m.

The land around Ban Kèngkok is covered by cropland (44%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

29 m

cropland 44%

16 km

91 m

cropland 42%

80 km

602 m

trees 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

August weather nearby: Ban Xénô 34 km · Savannakhet 49 km · Mukdahan 52 km · Amnat Charoen 89 km · Tha Khaek 114 km · Nakhon Phanom 116 km · Khao Wong 121 km · Kuchinarai 123 km

Laos travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B / C / E / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 23% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,325; 2025
Happiness: 5.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 35%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 17.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 461
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 Ban Kèngkok (16.4437°, 105.198°, elevation 145 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	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	31	25
15	31	25
16	31	25
17	31	25
18	31	25
19	31	25
20	31	25
21	31	25
22	31	25
23	30	25
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92