Ban Chalong weather in August

In August, Ban Chalong sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 195 mm of rain across 20.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ban Chalong's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Chalong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
27°
7th coldest
Rainfall
195 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:23 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 Ban Chalong reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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)
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How August really feels in Ban Chalong

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.

Ban Chalong weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°55811.66.5
Feb28° / 27°244.711.76.6
Mar29° / 27°831111.95.6
Apr29° / 27°12218.112.24.4
May29° / 27°21223.612.43.6
Jun29° / 27°17920.812.43.9
Jul28° / 27°17420.612.44.1
Aug28° / 27°19520.812.34.2
Sep28° / 26°24623.6124.0
Oct28° / 26°28527.611.83.7
Nov28° / 26°23023.211.64.2
Dec28° / 26°12013.611.65.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21486
31585
41585
51585
61684
71783
81783
91882
101882
111882
121783
131783
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ban Chalong gets around 195 mm of rain over 20.8 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 67% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
263
363
463
563
662
762
862
962
1062
1162
1263
1363
1464
1565
1665
1766
1867
1968
2069
2170
2271
2372
2473
2573
2674
2774
2874
2975
3075
3175

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63367
73367
83466
93466
103565
113664
123763
133763
143862
153961
164060
174060
184159
194159
204159
214159
224159
234159
244159
254258
264357
274357
284456
294555
304654
314753

Wind in August

Winds average 20 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:226:43
212.36:226:43
312.36:226:43
412.36:236:42
512.36:236:42
612.36:236:42
712.36:236:42
812.36:236:41
912.36:236:41
1012.36:236:41
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1212.36:236:40
1312.36:236:40
1412.36:236:39
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2812.26:226:33
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3012.26:226:32
3112.26:226:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ban Chalong

In seasonPeak

None of Ban Chalong's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ban Chalong?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ban Chalong for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ban Chalong in August

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

In August, Ban Chalong sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ban Chalong in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 24 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°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
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ban Chalong 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 Ban Chalong peaks around August 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeAug 23UV 13Nov 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Chalong?

Ban Chalong sits at 7.8°N, 98.3°E, 13 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban Talat Nua, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Ban Chalong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Chalong has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m.

The land around Ban Chalong is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, water (65%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
353 m
16 km
536 m
80 km
994 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Ban Talat Nua 7.0 km · Wichit 7.0 km · Ban Talat Yai 8.0 km · Kathu 8.0 km · Phuket 8.0 km · Ban Ratsada 10 km · Ban Ko Sire 11 km · Ban Kamala 14 km

Thailand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,057
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
32.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Buddhist 93%Muslim 5%Christian 1%other 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 Ban Chalong (7.8447°, 98.339°, elevation 13 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).