Muang Sing weather in August

In August, Muang Sing sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 315 mm of rain across 28.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Muang Sing's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Muang Sing's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 315 mm; 28.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:58 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.07 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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Muang Sing reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How August really feels in Muang Sing

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Muang Sing weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-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	24° / 12°	35	5.3	10.9	8.1
Feb	27° / 13°	25	4.1	11.3	7.9
Mar	29° / 15°	67	7.9	11.9	6.1
Apr	30° / 19°	150	14.5	12.5	4.5
May	30° / 21°	231	22.3	13	3.6
Jun	29° / 22°	242	26.1	13.3	3.0
Jul	29° / 22°	319	28.3	13.2	3.1
Aug	29° / 22°	315	28.3	12.7	3.1
Sep	28° / 21°	206	23.4	12.1	3.8
Oct	27° / 19°	120	17.1	11.5	5.4
Nov	25° / 16°	56	7.7	11	7.3
Dec	23° / 13°	39	5.5	10.7	7.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13
Cloudier (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	93	93	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87

	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	4	96
12	4	96
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	13	87

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Muang Sing gets around 315 mm of rain over 28.3 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 94% 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 (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	92
16	92
17	91
18	91
19	90
20	90
21	89
22	89
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

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 87% 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
Muggy (%)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	18
Oppressive (%)	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	83	82

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83
31	18	82

Wind in August

Winds average 5 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	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	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	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 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:29 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)	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:52	6:51
2	13.0	5:53	6:50
3	12.9	5:53	6:50
4	12.9	5:53	6:49
5	12.9	5:54	6:49
6	12.9	5:54	6:48
7	12.9	5:54	6:48
8	12.9	5:55	6:47
9	12.9	5:55	6:46
10	12.8	5:55	6:46
11	12.8	5:56	6:45
12	12.8	5:56	6:44
13	12.8	5:57	6:44
14	12.8	5:57	6:43
15	12.7	5:57	6:42
16	12.7	5:58	6:41
17	12.7	5:58	6:41
18	12.7	5:58	6:40
19	12.7	5:59	6:39
20	12.7	5:59	6:38
21	12.6	5:59	6:38
22	12.6	5:59	6:37
23	12.6	6:00	6:36
24	12.6	6:00	6:35
25	12.6	6:00	6:34
26	12.5	6:01	6:33
27	12.5	6:01	6:32
28	12.5	6:01	6:32
29	12.5	6:01	6:31
30	12.5	6:02	6:30
31	12.4	6:02	6:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3
Level	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	4.0	Moderate
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Moderate
5	4.0	Moderate
6	4.0	Moderate
7	4.0	Moderate
8	4.0	Moderate
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	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	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Muang Sing

In seasonPeak

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

Muang Sing's monsoon runs April–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 Muang Sing?

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

3.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Muang Sing.

What to pack for Muang Sing in August

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

In August, Muang Sing sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Muang Sing in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Muang Sing peaks around June 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (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)	7	9	11	10	11	13	13	13	11	10	8	6
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Muang Sing 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 Muang Sing is worst in April — around 445 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 55.0× the cleanest month (November, 8 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)	13	30	249	445	64	11	9	9	8	8	8	10
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	30	Moderate
Mar	249	Very unhealthy
Apr	445	Very unhealthy
May	64	Unhealthy
Jun	11	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	9	Good
Sep	8	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Muang Sing?

Muang Sing sits at 21.2°N, 101.1°E, 639 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Luang Namtha, 38 km away.

Topography around Muang Sing

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muang Sing has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 649 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,328 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,656 m.

The land around Muang Sing is covered by cropland (65%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

97 m

cropland 65%

16 km

1,328 m

trees 85%

80 km

1,656 m

trees 94%

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

August weather nearby: Luang Namtha 38 km · Möng Yawng 82 km · Muang Xay 103 km · Ban Houakhoua 128 km · Möng La 129 km · Kengtung 135 km · Ban Khoan 144 km · Tachilek 156 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 Muang Sing (21.1921°, 101.1479°, elevation 639 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	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	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	4	96
12	4	96
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	92
16	92
17	91
18	91
19	90
20	90
21	89
22	89
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83
31	18	82

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

	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	4	96
12	4	96
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	92
16	92
17	91
18	91
19	90
20	90
21	89
22	89
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83
31	18	82

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

	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	4	96
12	4	96
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	92
16	92
17	91
18	91
19	90
20	90
21	89
22	89
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83
31	18	82