Kanbalu weather in August

In August, Kanbalu sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 226 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°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 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kanbalu's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanbalu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 226 mm; 26.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:48 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.3; out of 10

Kanbalu is human settlement in Myanmar.

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kanbalu reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	26
2	32	26
3	32	26
4	32	26
5	32	26
6	32	26
7	32	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	26
19	32	26
20	32	26
21	32	26
22	32	26
23	32	26
24	32	26
25	32	26
26	32	26
27	32	26
28	32	26
29	32	26
30	32	26
31	32	26

How August really feels in Kanbalu

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 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

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.

Kanbalu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-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	28° / 15°	6	1.1	10.7	8.4
Feb	31° / 17°	5	1.2	11.2	5.9
Mar	35° / 21°	11	1.7	11.8	3.3
Apr	37° / 25°	28	5.6	12.5	1.7
May	35° / 26°	217	19.2	13.1	2.0
Jun	33° / 26°	206	24.2	13.4	2.2
Jul	33° / 26°	196	24.8	13.3	2.3
Aug	32° / 26°	226	26.4	12.8	2.3
Sep	32° / 25°	262	25.6	12.1	2.4
Oct	31° / 24°	191	19.6	11.5	3.6
Nov	29° / 20°	38	4.7	10.9	6.5
Dec	27° / 16°	7	1.1	10.6	8.5

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 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

	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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10
Cloudier (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	94	94	94	94	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	7	93
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kanbalu gets around 226 mm of rain over 26.4 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 85% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87

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

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 93% 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 (%)	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Miserable (%)	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95

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

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:23 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)	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	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	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	5:42	6:46
2	13.1	5:42	6:46
3	13.0	5:42	6:45
4	13.0	5:43	6:45
5	13.0	5:43	6:44
6	13.0	5:44	6:44
7	13.0	5:44	6:43
8	13.0	5:45	6:42
9	12.9	5:45	6:42
10	12.9	5:45	6:41
11	12.9	5:46	6:40
12	12.9	5:46	6:39
13	12.9	5:47	6:39
14	12.8	5:47	6:38
15	12.8	5:47	6:37
16	12.8	5:48	6:36
17	12.8	5:48	6:36
18	12.8	5:49	6:35
19	12.7	5:49	6:34
20	12.7	5:49	6:33
21	12.7	5:50	6:32
22	12.7	5:50	6:31
23	12.7	5:50	6:30
24	12.6	5:51	6:29
25	12.6	5:51	6:29
26	12.6	5:51	6:28
27	12.6	5:52	6:27
28	12.6	5:52	6:26
29	12.5	5:52	6:25
30	12.5	5:53	6:24
31	12.5	5:53	6:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.93 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)	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	4.0	Moderate
22	4.0	Moderate
23	4.0	Bright
24	4.0	Bright
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kanbalu

In seasonPeak

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

Kanbalu'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 Kanbalu?

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

2.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kanbalu.

What to pack for Kanbalu in August

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

In August, Kanbalu sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kanbalu 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 Kanbalu peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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)	6	7	7	8	11	9	13	11	11	8	7	6
Level	High	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

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

Air quality in Kanbalu 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 Kanbalu is worst in March — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.5× the cleanest month (October, 13 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)	22	39	84	48	26	18	14	16	14	13	13	16
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	84	Unhealthy
Apr	48	Poor
May	26	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kanbalu?

Kanbalu sits at 23.2°N, 95.5°E, 177 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Ye-u, 49 km away.

Topography around Kanbalu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanbalu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,758 m.

The land around Kanbalu is covered by cropland (48%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

32 m

cropland 48%

16 km

211 m

cropland 63%

80 km

1,758 m

cropland 43%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

August weather nearby: Ye-u 49 km · Shwebo 73 km · Mogok 106 km · Mawlaik 124 km · Kyauktan 126 km · Madaya 126 km · Monywa 128 km · Katha 137 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

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 Kanbalu (23.2033°, 95.5169°, elevation 177 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	32	26
2	32	26
3	32	26
4	32	26
5	32	26
6	32	26
7	32	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	26
19	32	26
20	32	26
21	32	26
22	32	26
23	32	26
24	32	26
25	32	26
26	32	26
27	32	26
28	32	26
29	32	26
30	32	26
31	32	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	7	93
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

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

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	26
2	32	26
3	32	26
4	32	26
5	32	26
6	32	26
7	32	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	26
19	32	26
20	32	26
21	32	26
22	32	26
23	32	26
24	32	26
25	32	26
26	32	26
27	32	26
28	32	26
29	32	26
30	32	26
31	32	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	7	93
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

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

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	26
2	32	26
3	32	26
4	32	26
5	32	26
6	32	26
7	32	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	26
19	32	26
20	32	26
21	32	26
22	32	26
23	32	26
24	32	26
25	32	26
26	32	26
27	32	26
28	32	26
29	32	26
30	32	26
31	32	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	7	93
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

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

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