Loikaw weather in August

In August, Loikaw sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 294 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Loikaw's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loikaw's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
294 mm
29.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:45 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
93%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Loikaw is capital settlement of Kayah State, Myanmar.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Loikaw reaches about 28°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 26°C and 30°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 Loikaw

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Loikaw weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 12°151.910.98.2
Feb30° / 13°50.811.36.4
Mar33° / 16°14211.94.4
Apr34° / 20°527.612.43.4
May31° / 21°18420.912.93.3
Jun29° / 22°2412713.23.0
Jul28° / 22°28228.713.13.2
Aug28° / 22°29429.112.73.2
Sep29° / 21°22025.912.13.3
Oct29° / 20°11618.911.54.6
Nov28° / 17°336.211.17.2
Dec26° / 14°14310.88.2

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 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Loikaw gets around 294 mm of rain over 29.1 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 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
294
394
494
594
695
795
895
995
1095
1195
1295
1395
1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1994
2093
2193
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2692
2792
2892
2992
3092
3192

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11090
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
161090
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241090
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261090
271090
281090
29991
301090
311090

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.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:406:34
212.95:416:34
312.95:416:33
412.95:416:33
512.85:426:32
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712.85:426:31
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2912.45:486:15
3012.45:496:14
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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 3.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Loikaw

In seasonPeak

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

Loikaw'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 Loikaw?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Loikaw.

What to pack for Loikaw in August

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

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

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Loikaw 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 Loikaw peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 11UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Loikaw 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 Loikaw is worst in March — around 181 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 25.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodMar 17166 µg/m³Nov 97 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb48Poor
Mar181Very unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May19Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Loikaw?

Loikaw sits at 19.7°N, 97.2°E, 893 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Pèkon, 30 km away.

LeweTaungooHeho

Topography around Loikaw

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loikaw has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 887 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,024 m.

The land around Loikaw is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), cropland (27%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
665 m
80 km
2,024 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Pèkon 30 km · Pyinmana 105 km · Yedashe 108 km · Nyaung Shwe 113 km · Naypyidaw 113 km · Lewe 115 km · Taungoo 115 km · Heho 123 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 Loikaw (19.678°, 97.2097°, elevation 893 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).