Bang Rakam weather in August

In August, Bang Rakam sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 309 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 48 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 Rakam's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bang Rakam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
9th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
309 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:07 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
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 Bang Rakam 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 34°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 Rakam

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 Rakam weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°132.211.15.1
Feb34° / 21°141.811.43.7
Mar37° / 24°35511.92.1
Apr38° / 27°719.712.41.2
May36° / 27°21722.512.81.5
Jun34° / 27°25825.5131.8
Jul33° / 26°26826.212.92.1
Aug33° / 26°30927.212.62.1
Sep33° / 26°2872612.12.1
Oct33° / 25°14117.411.63.0
Nov32° / 23°264.411.24.6
Dec31° / 20°131.6115.6

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 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7496
8496
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
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25595
26496
27496
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30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bang Rakam gets around 309 mm of rain over 27.2 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 88% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
289
389
489
589
689
789
889
989
1088
1188
1288
1387
1487
1587
1686
1786
1886
1986
2086
2186
2286
2386
2486
2587
2687
2787
2888
2988
3089
3189

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5595
6595
7595
8595
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15595
16595
17595
18595
19595
20496
21496
22397
23397
24298
25298
26298
27298
28199
29199
30199
31199

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:036:48
212.76:036:48
312.76:036:48
412.76:046:47
512.76:046:47
612.76:046:46
712.76:046:46
812.76:056:45
912.76:056:45
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1212.66:066:43
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2112.56:086:37
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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 4.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Bang Rakam

In seasonPeak

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

Bang Rakam'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 Rakam?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bang Rakam in August

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

In August, Bang Rakam sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bang Rakam 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 Rakam peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Bang Rakam 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 Rakam is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.9× the cleanest month (June, 22 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1563 µg/m³Jun 2123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May31Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov35Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bang Rakam?

Bang Rakam sits at 16.8°N, 100.1°E, 47 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phitsanulok, 17 km away.

Topography around Bang Rakam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bang Rakam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 m.

The land around Bang Rakam is covered by cropland (67%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
1,188 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Phitsanulok 17 km · Ban Aranyik 19 km · Bang Krathum 28 km · Sukhothai 42 km · Phichit 43 km · Ban Na 50 km · Taphan Hin 68 km · Sawankhalok 69 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 Rakam (16.7585°, 100.1174°, elevation 47 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).