Möng La weather in August

In August, Möng La sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 309 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Möng La's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Möng La's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
309 mm
28.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:32 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Möng La is town in Shan, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Möng La reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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)
12721
22721
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42721
52721
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72721
82721
92721
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112721
122721
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Möng La 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 20310.88.6
Feb26° / 10°112.111.38.6
Mar29° / 13°203.611.86.9
Apr30° / 17°457.512.55.3
May30° / 20°12516.1134.4
Jun28° / 21°18124.713.33.6
Jul27° / 21°31928.713.23.5
Aug27° / 21°30928.612.73.5
Sep27° / 20°18023.112.14.3
Oct26° / 18°9014.711.56.0
Nov25° / 14°355.3117.9
Dec23° / 11°183.510.78.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3496
4496
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10496
11496
12595
13595
14595
15595
16694
17793
18793
19892
20892
21991
22991
231090
241090
251189
261288
271288
281288
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Möng La gets around 309 mm of rain over 28.6 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 92% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
695
795
895
994
1094
1194
1294
1393
1493
1592
1692
1792
1891
1991
2091
2190
2290
2390
2489
2589
2689
2788
2888
2988
3088
3188

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
108416
208416
308317
408317
508218
608218
708218
808218
908218
1008218
1108317
1208317
1308416
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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184calm
194calm
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243calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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 5:26 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:266:26
213.05:266:26
313.05:276:25
413.05:276:24
512.95:276:24
612.95:286:23
712.95:286:23
812.95:296:22
912.95:296:21
1012.95:296:21
1112.85:306:20
1212.85:306:19
1312.85:306:19
1412.85:316:18
1512.85:316:17
1612.85:326:17
1712.75:326:16
1812.75:326:15
1912.75:336:14
2012.75:336:13
2112.75:336:13
2212.65:346:12
2312.65:346:11
2412.65:346:10
2512.65:346:09
2612.65:356:08
2712.55:356:07
2812.55:356:06
2912.55:366:06
3012.55:366:05
3112.55:366:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Möng La

In seasonPeak

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

Möng La's monsoon runs June–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 Möng La?

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
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Möng La.

What to pack for Möng La in August

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

In August, Möng La sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Möng La 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 Möng La peaks around June 19 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 highExtremeVery highHighJun 19UV 14Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Möng La 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 Möng La is worst in March — around 110 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.6× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 20104 µg/m³Jul 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar110Unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May23Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Möng La?

Möng La sits at 21.7°N, 100.0°E, 639 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kengtung, 10 km away.

Muang SingTachilekMae SaiBan Khoan

Topography around Möng La

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Möng La has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m around an average of 731 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,404 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,070 m.

The land around Möng La is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
421 m
16 km
1,404 m
80 km
2,070 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Kengtung 10 km · Möng Yang 40 km · Möng Yawng 65 km · Pangkham 104 km · Muang Sing 129 km · Tachilek 137 km · Mae Sai 138 km · Ban Khoan 147 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 Möng La (21.6711°, 100.0127°, elevation 639 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).