Aungban weather in August

In August, Aungban sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 228 mm of rain across 29.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Aungban's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aungban's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
228 mm
29.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:46 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
93%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Aungban is human settlement in Myanmar.

Founded
1913

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Aungban reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Aungban weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°131.410.99.2
Feb26° / 11°60.811.39.1
Mar28° / 14°111.711.97.7
Apr30° / 17°416.312.55.8
May28° / 19°18220.7134.5
Jun27° / 20°2062813.23.6
Jul26° / 20°21329.513.13.5
Aug26° / 20°22829.712.73.5
Sep26° / 19°18627.212.13.7
Oct26° / 18°14322.711.54.7
Nov25° / 15°548.4117.3
Dec23° / 12°162.910.88.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
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10199
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aungban gets around 228 mm of rain over 29.7 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 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
396
497
597
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797
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1097
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2893
2993
3093
3193

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11981
21972
30982
40982
50982
60982
70982
80982
90982
100982
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290991
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 5:41 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:416:38
212.95:416:38
312.95:426:37
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512.95:426:36
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2012.65:476:26
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2712.55:496:20
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3012.55:506:17
3112.45:506:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.72 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aungban

In seasonPeak

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

Aungban's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Aungban?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aungban.

What to pack for Aungban in August

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

In August, Aungban sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Aungban 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 Aungban peaks around August 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highAug 14UV 14Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr9Very high
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Aungban 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 Aungban is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 1772 µg/m³Jul 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb46Poor
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May23Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aungban?

Aungban sits at 20.7°N, 96.6°E, 1,307 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kalaw, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Aungban

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aungban has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 1,316 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,311 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,371 m.

The land around Aungban is covered by grassland (43%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (33%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
1,311 m
80 km
2,371 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kalaw 8.0 km · Heho 21 km · Nyaung Shwe 31 km · Taunggyi 44 km · Yamethin 58 km · Pyawbwe 61 km · Lawksawk 70 km · Wundwin 79 km

Myanmar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / C / D / F / G / I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,489
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 444
Religion
Buddhist 88%Christian 6%Muslim 4%Animist 1%

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 Aungban (20.6606°, 96.6349°, elevation 1,307 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).