Thongwa weather in August

In August, Thongwa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 495 mm of rain across 30.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Thongwa's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thongwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
495 mm
30.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:51 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
96%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Thongwa is township of Yangon Region 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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Thongwa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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 Thongwa

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
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Thongwa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°40.611.15.4
Feb34° / 20°20.311.44.4
Mar35° / 23°101.511.93.4
Apr36° / 26°41412.42.6
May34° / 27°28622.212.82.2
Jun31° / 26°46229.7132.2
Jul31° / 26°49630.412.92.3
Aug30° / 26°49530.812.62.4
Sep31° / 26°35128.212.12.4
Oct32° / 26°16317.911.63.2
Nov33° / 24°343.911.24.5
Dec32° / 21°50.8115.5

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 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Thongwa gets around 495 mm of rain over 30.8 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
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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 100% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 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 5:47 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:476:33
212.75:476:32
312.75:486:32
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512.75:486:31
612.75:496:31
712.75:496:30
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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 3.35 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
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303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Thongwa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Thongwa's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Thongwa?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thongwa.

What to pack for Thongwa in August

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

In August, Thongwa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Thongwa in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Thongwa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thongwa peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Thongwa 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 Thongwa is worst in February — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateFeb 1936 µg/m³Sep 2116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Thongwa?

Thongwa sits at 16.8°N, 96.5°E, 10 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kayan, 17 km away.

Topography around Thongwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thongwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m.

The land around Thongwa is covered by cropland (69%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
10 m
80 km
327 m
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August weather nearby: Kayan 17 km · Kyauktan 25 km · Thanhlyin 30 km · Thanlyin 30 km · Botataung 37 km · Pazundaung 37 km · Mingala Tangnyunt 38 km · Yangon 40 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 Thongwa (16.76°, 96.525°, elevation 10 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).