Lai Chi Van weather in August

In August, Lai Chi Van sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 347 mm of rain across 21.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 25% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lai Chi Van's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lai Chi Van's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
347 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:07 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

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 Lai Chi Van reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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 Lai Chi Van

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Lai Chi Van weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 15°35610.86.5
Feb19° / 16°518.711.26.0
Mar21° / 19°6910.511.86.2
Apr24° / 22°10910.912.56.5
May26° / 25°20816.6135.5
Jun28° / 27°30321.413.34.1
Jul29° / 28°27719.913.24.2
Aug29° / 27°34721.412.84.1
Sep28° / 27°23117.112.15.0
Oct26° / 24°918.511.57.2
Nov23° / 21°395.810.97.8
Dec19° / 17°364.510.77.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43664
53466
63466
73367
83367
93466
103367
113367
123367
133367
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lai Chi Van gets around 347 mm of rain over 21.4 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 69% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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366
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971
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1971
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2170
2269
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2868
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3068
3168

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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2199
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110100
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130100
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15199
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21199
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24298
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27397
28397
29496
30496
31595

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:017:03
213.06:017:02
313.06:027:02
413.06:027:01
513.06:037:00
612.96:037:00
712.96:036:59
812.96:046:59
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1012.96:056:57
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1212.86:056:56
1312.86:066:55
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3112.56:126:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.14 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 Lai Chi Van

In seasonPeak

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

Lai Chi Van sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Lai Chi Van's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Lai Chi Van?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lai Chi Van for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lai Chi Van in August

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

In August, Lai Chi Van sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lai Chi Van in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in January near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 12 to Dec 25 — about 9.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct27Warm
Nov24Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Lai Chi Van in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lai Chi Van peaks around July 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 14UV 12Jan 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Lai Chi Van 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 Lai Chi Van is worst in January — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1380 µg/m³Jun 2214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan81Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar54Poor
Apr38Poor
May24Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct52Poor
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec75Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Lai Chi Van?

Lai Chi Van sits at 22.1°N, 113.6°E, 22 m above sea level, in Macao. The nearest listed city is Luhuan, 0.0 km away.

TaipaZhuojiacunMacau

Topography around Lai Chi Van

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lai Chi Van has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,004 m.

The land around Lai Chi Van is covered by trees (32%), water (31%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (71%) within 16 km, and water (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
358 m
16 km
452 m
80 km
1,004 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Luhuan 0.0 km · Taipa 4.0 km · Zhuojiacun 5.0 km · 8.0 km · Macau 9.0 km · Zhuhai 18 km · San Tung Chung Hang 44 km · Tung Chung 44 km

Macao travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 55% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$75,902
2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
folk religion 59%Buddhist 17%none 15%Christian 7%

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 Lai Chi Van (22.1197°, 113.5511°, elevation 22 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).