Ban Phaeo weather in August

In August, Ban Phaeo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 146 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ban Phaeo's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Phaeo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:10 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ban Phaeo reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Ban Phaeo

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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 Phaeo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°132.211.35.4
Feb33° / 24°112.411.54.6
Mar34° / 26°426.411.93.5
Apr35° / 27°7010.212.32.4
May35° / 27°13321.712.61.9
Jun34° / 27°12221.212.82.1
Jul33° / 27°13122.712.72.3
Aug33° / 26°14623.612.52.3
Sep32° / 26°21724.612.12.3
Oct32° / 25°20721.211.73.1
Nov32° / 24°496.911.44.5
Dec31° / 23°112.311.25.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8694
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ban Phaeo gets around 146 mm of rain over 23.6 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 75% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
375
475
575
675
774
874
974
1073
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
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2075
2175
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3080
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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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65545
75545
85545
95545
105545
115446
125446
135446
145347
155347
165248
175149
185050
194951
204852
214753
224654
234555
244456
254456
264357
274258
284159
294060
304060
313961

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
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59calm
69calm
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128calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:076:44
212.66:086:44
312.66:086:43
412.66:086:43
512.66:086:42
612.66:086:42
712.66:096:42
812.56:096:41
912.56:096:41
1012.56:096:40
1112.56:096:40
1212.56:096:39
1312.56:106:39
1412.56:106:38
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1612.56:106:37
1712.46:106:37
1812.46:106:36
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2012.46:106:35
2112.46:116:34
2212.46:116:34
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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 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ban Phaeo

In seasonPeak

In August, Ban Phaeo sits inside its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ban Phaeo sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

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

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ban Phaeo?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ban Phaeo.

What to pack for Ban Phaeo in August

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

In August, Ban Phaeo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ban Phaeo in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 31°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
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Ban Phaeo 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 Phaeo peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 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 15UV 13Nov 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ban Phaeo 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 Ban Phaeo is worst in February — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1861 µg/m³Aug 1024 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May33Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct46Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Phaeo?

Ban Phaeo sits at 13.6°N, 100.1°E, 6 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Krathum Baen, 18 km away.

Topography around Ban Phaeo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Phaeo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,189 m.

The land around Ban Phaeo is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (28%), trees (26%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
1,189 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Krathum Baen 18 km · Damnoen Saduak 18 km · Samut Sakhon 19 km · Sam Phran 19 km · Bang Phae 22 km · Samut Songkhram 23 km · Nakhon Pathom 26 km · Ban I Chang 26 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 Phaeo (13.5907°, 100.1075°, elevation 6 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).