Ban Phai weather in August

In August, Ban Phai sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 199 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 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 Phai's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Phai's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 199 mm; 22.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:57 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 12th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; 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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ban Phai 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 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and on par with 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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	33	26
9	33	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	33	26
14	33	26
15	33	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	26
20	33	26
21	32	26
22	32	26
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

How August really feels in Ban Phai

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

8 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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 Phai weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 18°	7	1.5	11.2	5.8
Feb	33° / 20°	10	2.4	11.5	4.3
Mar	35° / 24°	36	6.1	11.9	2.7
Apr	36° / 26°	63	10.8	12.4	1.9
May	35° / 26°	147	19.8	12.7	1.9
Jun	34° / 26°	126	17.9	12.9	2.2
Jul	33° / 26°	149	19.5	12.9	2.4
Aug	33° / 26°	199	22.1	12.5	2.5
Sep	32° / 25°	238	24.2	12.1	2.6
Oct	31° / 24°	121	13.7	11.6	3.9
Nov	31° / 21°	27	3.6	11.3	5.3
Dec	30° / 19°	6	1.2	11.1	6.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	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 (%)	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Cloudier (%)	95	95	95	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ban Phai gets around 199 mm of rain over 22.1 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 72% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	76	77	78	79	80	81	81	82	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	68
5	68
6	67
7	67
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	67
14	67
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	72
20	73
21	74
22	76
23	77
24	78
25	79
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 54% 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
Oppressive (%)	68	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	64	63	62	61	59	57	56	54	52	50	47	45	43	42	40	38	37	36	35	35	35
Miserable (%)	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	41	43	44	46	48	50	53	55	57	58	60	62	63	64	65	65	65

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	59	41
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	54	46
19	52	48
20	50	50
21	47	53
22	45	55
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	40	60
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:19 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	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	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:53	6:37
2	12.7	5:54	6:37
3	12.7	5:54	6:36
4	12.7	5:54	6:36
5	12.7	5:54	6:35
6	12.7	5:55	6:35
7	12.7	5:55	6:34
8	12.6	5:55	6:34
9	12.6	5:55	6:33
10	12.6	5:56	6:33
11	12.6	5:56	6:32
12	12.6	5:56	6:32
13	12.6	5:56	6:31
14	12.6	5:56	6:31
15	12.6	5:57	6:30
16	12.5	5:57	6:29
17	12.5	5:57	6:29
18	12.5	5:57	6:28
19	12.5	5:57	6:28
20	12.5	5:58	6:27
21	12.5	5:58	6:26
22	12.5	5:58	6:26
23	12.4	5:58	6:25
24	12.4	5:58	6:24
25	12.4	5:58	6:24
26	12.4	5:59	6:23
27	12.4	5:59	6:22
28	12.4	5:59	6:21
29	12.4	5:59	6:21
30	12.3	5:59	6:20
31	12.3	5:59	6:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.53 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ban Phai

In seasonPeak

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

Ban Phai's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Ban Phai?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ban Phai in August

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

In August, Ban Phai sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

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

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

Air quality in Ban Phai 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 Phai is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 21 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)	32	43	50	39	29	21	22	23	27	30	26	24
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	50	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	29	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ban Phai?

Ban Phai sits at 16.1°N, 102.7°E, 174 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Khon Kaen, 44 km away.

Topography around Ban Phai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Phai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 173 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m.

The land around Ban Phai is covered by cropland (41%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km

34 m

cropland 41%

16 km

87 m

cropland 78%

80 km

894 m

cropland 79%

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

August weather nearby: Khon Kaen 44 km · Kaeng Khro 51 km · Bua Yai 62 km · Maha Sarakham 62 km · Phu Khiao 73 km · Chaiyaphum 80 km · Chum Phae 86 km · Kaset Sombun 87 km

Thailand travel facts

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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 Phai (16.06°, 102.731°, elevation 174 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	33	26
9	33	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	33	26
14	33	26
15	33	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	26
20	33	26
21	32	26
22	32	26
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	68
5	68
6	67
7	67
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	67
14	67
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	72
20	73
21	74
22	76
23	77
24	78
25	79
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	59	41
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	54	46
19	52	48
20	50	50
21	47	53
22	45	55
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	40	60
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	33	26
9	33	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	33	26
14	33	26
15	33	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	26
20	33	26
21	32	26
22	32	26
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	68
5	68
6	67
7	67
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	67
14	67
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	72
20	73
21	74
22	76
23	77
24	78
25	79
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	59	41
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	54	46
19	52	48
20	50	50
21	47	53
22	45	55
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	40	60
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	33	26
9	33	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	33	26
14	33	26
15	33	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	26
20	33	26
21	32	26
22	32	26
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	68
5	68
6	67
7	67
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	67
14	67
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	72
20	73
21	74
22	76
23	77
24	78
25	79
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	59	41
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	54	46
19	52	48
20	50	50
21	47	53
22	45	55
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	40	60
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65