Pangkham weather in August

In August, Pangkham sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 377 mm of rain across 29.9 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Pangkham's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pangkham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
377 mm
29.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:34 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Pangkham is city in 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 Pangkham reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 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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22720
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42721
52721
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72721
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112720
122720
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Pangkham 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° / 302.910.88.7
Feb26° / 10°141.911.28.8
Mar29° / 13°223.311.87.2
Apr30° / 17°487.512.55.3
May29° / 19°16719.1134.2
Jun28° / 21°30728.213.33.3
Jul27° / 21°43030.613.23.3
Aug27° / 20°37729.912.83.4
Sep27° / 20°22325.712.13.9
Oct26° / 18°1471911.55.4
Nov24° / 14°597.410.97.6
Dec22° / 10°243.910.78.2

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 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11496
12595
13595
14595
15595
16694
17694
18694
19793
20892
21892
22991
23991
241189
251189
261189
271288
281288
291387
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pangkham gets around 377 mm of rain over 29.9 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
498
598
698
798
898
998
1098
1198
1298
1398
1498
1597
1697
1797
1897
1996
2096
2196
2295
2395
2495
2595
2694
2794
2894
2994
3094
3194

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18119
28020
38020
47921
57822
67822
77822
87822
97822
107822
117822
127822
137822
147921
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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
164calm
174calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
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243calm
253calm
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 5:29 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:296:30
213.05:296:30
313.05:296:29
413.05:306:29
513.05:306:28
612.95:316:27
712.95:316:27
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1212.85:336:23
1312.85:336:23
1412.85:346:22
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1612.85:346:21
1712.85:356:20
1812.75:356:19
1912.75:356:18
2012.75:366:17
2112.75:366:16
2212.75:366:16
2312.65:376:15
2412.65:376:14
2512.65:376:13
2612.65:386:12
2712.65:386:11
2812.55:386:10
2912.55:396:09
3012.55:396:08
3112.55:396:07

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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 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
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
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
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pangkham

In seasonPeak

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

Pangkham'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 Pangkham?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pangkham.

What to pack for Pangkham in August

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

In August, Pangkham sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Pangkham 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 Pangkham peaks around June 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highJun 18UV 14Dec 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Pangkham 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 Pangkham is worst in April — around 188 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 21.2× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery unhealthyModerateGoodApr 9187 µg/m³Jul 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar183Very unhealthy
Apr188Very unhealthy
May24Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pangkham?

Pangkham sits at 22.2°N, 99.2°E, 519 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Möng Yang, 64 km away.

Möng YawngLashioLaukkaiKutkai

Topography around Pangkham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pangkham has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m around an average of 619 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,643 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,303 m.

The land around Pangkham is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
433 m
16 km
1,643 m
80 km
2,303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Möng Yang 64 km · Tangyan 87 km · Kengtung 99 km · Möng La 104 km · Möng Yawng 166 km · Lashio 168 km · Laukkai 174 km · Kutkai 190 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 Pangkham (22.1792°, 99.1667°, elevation 519 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).