Ban Phe weather in August

In August, Ban Phe sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 197 mm of rain across 23.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°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 Phe's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Phe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
197 mm
23.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:06 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ban Phe reaches about 31°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 Ban Phe

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 Phe weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°214.311.35.3
Feb31° / 24°214.211.65.1
Mar32° / 25°549.111.94.4
Apr32° / 26°8612.312.33.6
May32° / 26°19122.112.62.9
Jun31° / 26°20922.712.72.9
Jul31° / 26°19723.812.73.0
Aug31° / 26°19723.812.43.0
Sep31° / 25°29825.812.12.8
Oct31° / 25°22421.411.73.3
Nov31° / 24°467.211.44.6
Dec31° / 23°122.711.35.4

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 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4496
5595
6595
7595
8595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ban Phe gets around 197 mm of rain over 23.8 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 77% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
277
377
476
576
675
775
874
974
1074
1174
1274
1374
1474
1574
1674
1775
1875
1976
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2177
2278
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3080
3180

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1694
2694
3793
4793
5793
6793
7892
8892
9892
10892
11892
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
17694
18694
19694
20694
21595
22595
23595
24595
25496
26496
27496
28496
29496
30496
31496

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612calm
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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 6:03 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:036:37
212.66:046:37
312.56:046:37
412.56:046:36
512.56:046:36
612.56:046:36
712.56:046:35
812.56:056:35
912.56:056:34
1012.56:056:34
1112.56:056:33
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1412.46:056:32
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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 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.6Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ban Phe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ban Phe's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Ban Phe?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ban Phe in August

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

In August, Ban Phe sees daytime highs around 31°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 Phe 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 offshore is warmest in May at about 31°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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ban Phe 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 Ban Phe peaks around August 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ban Phe 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 Phe is worst in January — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (June, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2439 µg/m³Jun 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb39Poor
Mar29Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Phe?

Ban Phe sits at 12.6°N, 101.4°E, 7 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Rayong, 20 km away.

Topography around Ban Phe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Phe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 689 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,002 m.

The land around Ban Phe is covered by water (38%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
689 m
80 km
1,002 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Rayong 20 km · Klaeng 28 km · Ban Chang 43 km · Sattahip 58 km · Tha Mai 62 km · Ban Talat Bueng 68 km · Pattaya 69 km · Laem Sing 71 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 Phe (12.6282°, 101.4376°, elevation 7 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).