Champasak weather in August

In August, Champasak sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 413 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Champasak's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Champasak's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 413 mm; 28.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:46 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 3.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; 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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Champasak reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

How August really feels in Champasak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 7 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.

Champasak weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-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° / 17°	6	1.3	11.2	6.6
Feb	31° / 19°	7	1.4	11.5	5.8
Mar	32° / 22°	22	4.7	11.9	4.5
Apr	32° / 23°	57	10.9	12.3	3.7
May	31° / 23°	148	21.5	12.7	3.1
Jun	30° / 23°	241	25.7	12.9	3.1
Jul	29° / 23°	401	28.1	12.8	3.2
Aug	28° / 23°	413	28.6	12.5	3.1
Sep	29° / 23°	406	27.3	12.1	3.2
Oct	29° / 22°	287	22.7	11.7	3.7
Nov	29° / 20°	88	12	11.3	5.1
Dec	29° / 18°	19	3.7	11.1	6.5

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 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6
Cloudier (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	93	93	93	93	93	94	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
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	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	6	94
31	6	94

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Champasak gets around 413 mm of rain over 28.6 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 92% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	96
6	96
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	93
12	93
13	92
14	92
15	91
16	91
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive 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 (%)	91	90	90	89	89	88	87	86	86	85	85	85	85	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	88	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	92
Miserable (%)	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	91	9
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	87	13
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	92	8
31	92	8

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	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 5:42 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:06 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	12.6	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	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:42	6:23
2	12.7	5:43	6:22
3	12.6	5:43	6:22
4	12.6	5:43	6:22
5	12.6	5:43	6:21
6	12.6	5:44	6:21
7	12.6	5:44	6:20
8	12.6	5:44	6:20
9	12.6	5:44	6:19
10	12.6	5:44	6:19
11	12.6	5:45	6:18
12	12.5	5:45	6:18
13	12.5	5:45	6:17
14	12.5	5:45	6:17
15	12.5	5:45	6:16
16	12.5	5:46	6:16
17	12.5	5:46	6:15
18	12.5	5:46	6:14
19	12.5	5:46	6:14
20	12.5	5:46	6:13
21	12.4	5:46	6:13
22	12.4	5:46	6:12
23	12.4	5:47	6:11
24	12.4	5:47	6:11
25	12.4	5:47	6:10
26	12.4	5:47	6:09
27	12.4	5:47	6:09
28	12.3	5:47	6:08
29	12.3	5:47	6:07
30	12.3	5:47	6:06
31	12.3	5:47	6:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 3.87 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)	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Moderate
27	4.0	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Champasak

In seasonPeak

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

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

Champasak's monsoon runs June–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 Champasak?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Champasak.

What to pack for Champasak in August

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

In August, Champasak sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Champasak 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 Champasak peaks around August 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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)	10	9	10	11	12	12	13	14	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Champasak 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 Champasak is worst in March — around 110 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.5× the cleanest month (December, 10 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)	18	59	110	50	19	14	14	13	13	13	10	10
Level	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	59	Unhealthy
Mar	110	Unhealthy
Apr	50	Poor
May	19	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Champasak?

Champasak sits at 14.9°N, 105.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Pakse, 27 km away.

Topography around Champasak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Champasak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,353 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,628 m.

The land around Champasak is covered by cropland (39%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

17 m

cropland 39%

16 km

1,353 m

trees 57%

80 km

1,628 m

trees 65%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

August weather nearby: Pakse 27 km · Ban Laongam 71 km · Phibun Mangsahan 80 km · Det Udom 86 km · Sekong 104 km · Warin Chamrap 114 km · Ubon Ratchathani 117 km · Kantharalak 135 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 Champasak (14.892°, 105.8779°, elevation 0 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
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	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	96
6	96
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	93
12	93
13	92
14	92
15	91
16	91
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	91	9
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	87	13
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	92	8
31	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
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	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	96
6	96
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	93
12	93
13	92
14	92
15	91
16	91
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	91	9
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	87	13
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	92	8
31	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
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	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	96
6	96
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	93
12	93
13	92
14	92
15	91
16	91
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	91	9
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	87	13
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	92	8
31	92	8