Bang Ban weather in August

In August, Bang Ban sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 175 mm of rain across 24.5 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 34°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 Bang Ban's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bang Ban's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
175 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:08 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bang Ban reaches about 34°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 36°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 Bang Ban

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.

Bang Ban 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°122.711.24.6
Feb34° / 23°143.111.53.7
Mar35° / 26°467.611.92.6
Apr36° / 27°7712.912.31.7
May35° / 27°15922.212.71.6
Jun34° / 27°14923.412.81.8
Jul34° / 26°14923.612.82.0
Aug34° / 26°17524.512.52.0
Sep33° / 26°26625.812.12.1
Oct33° / 25°16419.311.72.9
Nov33° / 24°335.711.34.0
Dec32° / 22°8211.24.7

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 (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10595
11595
12595
13595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bang Ban gets around 175 mm of rain over 24.5 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 79% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
177
277
377
477
577
676
776
876
975
1075
1175
1275
1375
1475
1576
1676
1777
1877
1978
2079
2179
2280
2381
2482
2583
2684
2785
2886
2986
3087
3187

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14456
24456
34555
44555
54654
64654
74654
84654
94753
104753
114753
124753
134753
144654
154654
164555
174555
184456
194357
204159
214060
223961
233763
243664
253565
263367
273268
283169
292971
302971
312872

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:05 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:056:43
212.66:056:43
312.66:056:43
412.66:056:42
512.66:066:42
612.66:066:42
712.66:066:41
812.66:066:41
912.66:066:40
1012.66:076:40
1112.56:076:39
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1512.56:086:37
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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 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
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104.6Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bang Ban

In seasonPeak

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

Bang Ban'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 Bang Ban?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bang Ban in August

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

In August, Bang Ban sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bang Ban 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 Bang Ban peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bang Ban 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 Bang Ban is worst in January — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 2382 µg/m³Jul 2443 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan83Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep54Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bang Ban?

Bang Ban sits at 14.4°N, 100.5°E, 10 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ayutthaya, 10 km away.

Topography around Bang Ban

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bang Ban has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,027 m.

The land around Bang Ban is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
39 m
80 km
1,027 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Ayutthaya 10 km · Phak Hai 15 km · Nakhon Luang 17 km · Bang Pa-in 19 km · Wiset Chaichan 29 km · Wang Noi 30 km · Tha Ruea 34 km · Ban Mo 37 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 Bang Ban (14.374°, 100.4853°, 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. 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).