Hpākān weather in August

In August, Hpākān sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 451 mm of rain across 29.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hpākān's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hpākān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
451 mm
29.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:42 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
91%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

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 Hpākān reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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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How August really feels in Hpākān

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.

Hpākān weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°223.910.68.6
Feb27° / 13°274.611.17.9
Mar30° / 17°407.511.85.5
Apr32° / 20°901312.63.9
May31° / 23°35324.113.23.1
Jun30° / 24°5862913.62.7
Jul29° / 24°62930.413.42.7
Aug30° / 24°45129.412.92.7
Sep29° / 24°36626.412.23.1
Oct29° / 21°22520.511.44.6
Nov27° / 16°325.310.77.8
Dec24° / 12°122.210.48.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14496
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hpākān gets around 451 mm of rain over 29.4 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 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
197
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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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1991
2892
3892
4793
5793
6793
7793
8694
9694
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16892
17892
18892
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20991
21991
22991
231090
241090
251189
261189
271288
281387
291387
301486
311585

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 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 5:34 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:346:47
213.25:356:47
313.25:356:46
413.25:366:45
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1113.05:396:40
1213.05:406:39
1313.05:406:39
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
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33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
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93.3Moderate
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273.5Moderate
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313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hpākān

In seasonPeak

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

Hpākān'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 Hpākān?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hpākān.

What to pack for Hpākān in August

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

In August, Hpākān sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Hpākān 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 Hpākān peaks around July 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 12UV 13Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Hpākān 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 Hpākān is worst in April — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.6× the cleanest month (November, 5 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodApr 1468 µg/m³Nov 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb19Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr73Unhealthy
May23Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hpākān?

Hpākān sits at 25.6°N, 96.3°E, 275 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Mogaung, 71 km away.

MyitkyinaLakangKyauktanKatha

Topography around Hpākān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hpākān has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m around an average of 326 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 851 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,413 m.

The land around Hpākān is covered by trees (54%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
297 m
16 km
851 m
80 km
2,413 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Mogaung 71 km · Hopin 72 km · Danai 92 km · Mohnyin 93 km · Myitkyina 112 km · Lakang 138 km · Kyauktan 154 km · Katha 160 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 Hpākān (25.6138°, 96.3148°, elevation 275 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).