Pèkon weather in August

In August, Pèkon sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 282 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Pèkon's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pèkon's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 282 mm; 29.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:46 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover: 94%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pèkon reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than 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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How August really feels in Pèkon

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Pèkon weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 12°	15	1.7	10.9	8.9
Feb	28° / 13°	5	0.8	11.3	8.0
Mar	31° / 16°	15	1.9	11.9	5.9
Apr	32° / 19°	56	7.7	12.4	4.5
May	29° / 21°	200	22.2	12.9	3.8
Jun	27° / 21°	258	27.9	13.2	3.5
Jul	26° / 21°	266	29	13.1	3.5
Aug	26° / 21°	282	29.5	12.7	3.4
Sep	27° / 20°	236	27.3	12.1	3.6
Oct	27° / 19°	151	22	11.5	4.8
Nov	26° / 17°	44	8.1	11.1	7.2
Dec	25° / 14°	15	2.9	10.8	8.6

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 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

	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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pèkon gets around 282 mm of rain over 29.5 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 95% and peaks near 96% 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 (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

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 77% 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
Muggy (%)	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	75	75	75	76
Oppressive (%)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	25	25	24

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	76	24

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

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

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 5:41 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:14 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)	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:41	6:35
2	12.9	5:41	6:35
3	12.9	5:41	6:34
4	12.9	5:42	6:34
5	12.9	5:42	6:33
6	12.8	5:42	6:33
7	12.8	5:43	6:32
8	12.8	5:43	6:32
9	12.8	5:43	6:31
10	12.8	5:44	6:31
11	12.8	5:44	6:30
12	12.7	5:44	6:29
13	12.7	5:45	6:29
14	12.7	5:45	6:28
15	12.7	5:45	6:27
16	12.7	5:46	6:27
17	12.7	5:46	6:26
18	12.6	5:46	6:25
19	12.6	5:46	6:24
20	12.6	5:47	6:24
21	12.6	5:47	6:23
22	12.6	5:47	6:22
23	12.6	5:48	6:21
24	12.5	5:48	6:20
25	12.5	5:48	6:20
26	12.5	5:48	6:19
27	12.5	5:49	6:18
28	12.5	5:49	6:17
29	12.5	5:49	6:16
30	12.4	5:49	6:15
31	12.4	5:50	6:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.63 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	4.0	Moderate
30	4.0	Moderate
31	4.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pèkon

In seasonPeak

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

Pèkon sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Pèkon's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Pèkon?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pèkon.

What to pack for Pèkon in August

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

In August, Pèkon sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Pèkon 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 Pèkon peaks around August 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (very 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)	8	9	10	10	13	12	13	14	12	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Pèkon 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 Pèkon is worst in March — around 175 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 17.7× the cleanest month (July, 10 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)	23	45	175	136	21	11	10	11	11	11	12	16
Level	Moderate	Poor	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	45	Poor
Mar	175	Very unhealthy
Apr	136	Unhealthy
May	21	Moderate
Jun	11	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Pèkon?

Pèkon sits at 19.9°N, 97.0°E, 897 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Loikaw, 30 km away.

Topography around Pèkon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pèkon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 908 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 940 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,360 m.

The land around Pèkon is covered by water (37%), grassland (29%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

179 m

water 37%

16 km

940 m

grassland 41%

80 km

2,360 m

trees 55%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

August weather nearby: Loikaw 30 km · Pyinmana 85 km · Nyaung Shwe 88 km · Naypyidaw 93 km · Aungban 96 km · Kalaw 97 km · Heho 97 km · Lewe 97 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 Pèkon (19.8677°, 97.0067°, elevation 897 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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	26	21
2	26	21
3	26	21
4	26	21
5	26	21
6	26	21
7	26	21
8	26	21
9	26	21
10	26	21
11	26	21
12	26	21
13	26	21
14	26	21
15	26	21
16	26	21
17	26	21
18	26	21
19	26	21
20	26	21
21	27	21
22	27	21
23	27	21
24	27	21
25	27	21
26	27	21
27	27	21
28	27	21
29	27	21
30	27	21
31	27	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	76	24

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	76	24

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	76	24