Bo Phloi weather in August

In August, Bo Phloi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 157 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Bo Phloi's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bo Phloi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
157 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:12 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bo Phloi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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 Bo Phloi

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.

Bo Phloi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°142.511.25.1
Feb34° / 22°142.811.53.7
Mar36° / 24°417.411.92.3
Apr37° / 26°8213.812.31.6
May35° / 26°13521.512.71.8
Jun33° / 26°12921.312.82.2
Jul32° / 25°16122.612.82.6
Aug32° / 25°1572312.52.7
Sep32° / 25°21224.312.12.5
Oct31° / 24°1702011.73.4
Nov31° / 23°366.111.34.8
Dec31° / 21°91.811.25.6

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 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
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12595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bo Phloi gets around 157 mm of rain over 23 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 74% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
376
475
575
674
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873
973
1072
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1571
1671
1772
1872
1972
2073
2173
2274
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3077
3177

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
59010
69010
78911
88911
98812
108812
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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
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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 6:09 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:096:47
212.66:096:47
312.66:096:47
412.66:096:46
512.66:106:46
612.66:106:45
712.66:106:45
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912.66:106:44
1012.66:116:44
1112.56:116:43
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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 4.24 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.24 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 Bo Phloi

In seasonPeak

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

Bo Phloi'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 Bo Phloi?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bo Phloi.

What to pack for Bo Phloi in August

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

In August, Bo Phloi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bo Phloi 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 Bo Phloi peaks around August 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 16UV 14Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bo Phloi 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 Bo Phloi is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateMar 1356 µg/m³Jun 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May30Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bo Phloi?

Bo Phloi sits at 14.3°N, 99.5°E, 96 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Kanchanaburi, 36 km away.

Topography around Bo Phloi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bo Phloi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 574 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m.

The land around Bo Phloi is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
244 m
16 km
574 m
80 km
1,266 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Kanchanaburi 36 km · Tha Muang 43 km · Tha Maka 55 km · Suphan Buri 67 km · Ban Pong 69 km · Bang Len 78 km · Chom Bueng 79 km · Photharam 79 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 Bo Phloi (14.3252°, 99.5147°, elevation 96 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).