Bang Saphan weather in August

In August, Bang Saphan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 180 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bang Saphan's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bang Saphan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:15 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bang Saphan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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 Saphan

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.

Bang Saphan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°445.711.46.9
Feb29° / 24°235.111.66.4
Mar30° / 25°7310.811.95.2
Apr31° / 26°941612.23.9
May31° / 26°16924.512.53.0
Jun30° / 26°15923.112.63.2
Jul30° / 25°18325.112.63.2
Aug30° / 25°1802512.43.2
Sep29° / 25°20425.712.13.1
Oct29° / 25°23825.511.73.5
Nov29° / 25°10612.411.55.2
Dec28° / 24°425.811.46.8

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 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
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6595
7694
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bang Saphan gets around 180 mm of rain over 25 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 80% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
383
482
582
681
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1477
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1877
1978
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2179
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3083
3183

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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264357
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304654
314753

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 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 6:13 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:136:43
212.56:136:43
312.56:136:42
412.56:146:42
512.56:146:42
612.56:146:41
712.56:146:41
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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 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bang Saphan

In seasonPeak

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

Bang Saphan sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Bang Saphan?

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

3.2
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 Bang Saphan.

What to pack for Bang Saphan in August

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

In August, Bang Saphan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bang Saphan 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 at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°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
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Bang Saphan 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 Bang Saphan peaks around August 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 18UV 14Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bang Saphan 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 Saphan is worst in January — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 2121 µg/m³Sep 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bang Saphan?

Bang Saphan sits at 11.2°N, 99.5°E, 12 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Prachuap Khiri Khan, 74 km away.

Kui BuriSam Roi YotKo TaoPran BuriLang SuanHua Hin

Topography around Bang Saphan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bang Saphan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,215 m.

The land around Bang Saphan is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
441 m
80 km
1,215 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Prachuap Khiri Khan 74 km · Chumphon 88 km · Kui Buri 104 km · Sam Roi Yot 124 km · Ko Tao 130 km · Pran Buri 137 km · Lang Suan 149 km · Hua Hin 159 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 Saphan (11.2126°, 99.5117°, elevation 12 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).