Bua Yai weather in August

In August, Bua Yai sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 189 mm of rain across 22.4 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bua Yai's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bua Yai's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 189 mm; 22.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:59 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 12th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; out of 10

Bua Yai is town in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand.

Founded: 1955

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Bua Yai 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 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	33	26
9	33	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	33	26
14	33	26
15	33	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	25
20	33	25
21	33	25
22	33	25
23	33	25
24	33	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

How August really feels in Bua Yai

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bua Yai 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 19°	7	1.6	11.2	5.6
Feb	34° / 21°	10	2.3	11.5	4.0
Mar	36° / 24°	39	6.8	11.9	2.4
Apr	36° / 26°	70	12.7	12.3	1.8
May	35° / 26°	155	20.8	12.7	1.8
Jun	34° / 26°	131	19.9	12.9	2.0
Jul	33° / 26°	149	21.3	12.8	2.3
Aug	33° / 26°	189	22.4	12.5	2.4
Sep	32° / 25°	234	24.4	12.1	2.5
Oct	32° / 24°	128	15	11.6	3.7
Nov	31° / 22°	28	4	11.3	5.1
Dec	30° / 19°	6	1.6	11.1	6.0

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 93%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5
Cloudier (%)	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	5	95
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bua Yai gets around 189 mm of rain over 22.4 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 73% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	66	67	67	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	78	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	69
4	69
5	68
6	68
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	66
11	67
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	69
16	70
17	71
18	72
19	73
20	74
21	75
22	76
23	78
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	62	61	59	57	56	54	53	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	45	45
Miserable (%)	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	38	39	41	43	44	46	47	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	55	55

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	59	41
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
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25	10	calm
26	9	calm
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30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:55	6:37
2	12.7	5:56	6:37
3	12.7	5:56	6:37
4	12.7	5:56	6:36
5	12.7	5:56	6:36
6	12.6	5:57	6:35
7	12.6	5:57	6:35
8	12.6	5:57	6:34
9	12.6	5:57	6:34
10	12.6	5:57	6:33
11	12.6	5:58	6:33
12	12.6	5:58	6:32
13	12.6	5:58	6:32
14	12.6	5:58	6:31
15	12.5	5:58	6:31
16	12.5	5:59	6:30
17	12.5	5:59	6:30
18	12.5	5:59	6:29
19	12.5	5:59	6:28
20	12.5	5:59	6:28
21	12.5	5:59	6:27
22	12.4	6:00	6:26
23	12.4	6:00	6:26
24	12.4	6:00	6:25
25	12.4	6:00	6:24
26	12.4	6:00	6:24
27	12.4	6:00	6:23
28	12.4	6:00	6:22
29	12.3	6:00	6:21
30	12.3	6:01	6:21
31	12.3	6:01	6:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
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10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
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24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bua Yai

In seasonPeak

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

Bua Yai'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 Bua Yai?

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

2.4

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bua Yai.

What to pack for Bua Yai in August

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

In August, Bua Yai sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bua Yai 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 Bua Yai peaks around August 13 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	12	10	10	13	13	14	12	10	8	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Bua Yai 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 Bua Yai is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 21 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	32	43	50	39	29	21	22	23	27	30	26	24
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	50	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	29	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bua Yai?

Bua Yai sits at 15.6°N, 102.4°E, 177 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Non Sung, 49 km away.

Topography around Bua Yai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bua Yai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m.

The land around Bua Yai is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (83%) within 16 km, and cropland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

30 m

cropland 50%

16 km

83 m

cropland 83%

80 km

793 m

cropland 82%

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← July Bua Yai year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Non Sung 49 km · Chaiyaphum 49 km · Kaeng Khro 61 km · Ban Phai 62 km · Ban Huai Thalaeng 71 km · Nakhon Ratchasima 77 km · Dan Khun Thot 82 km · Kaset Sombun 92 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

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 Bua Yai (15.5855°, 102.4259°, elevation 177 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	33	26
9	33	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	33	26
14	33	26
15	33	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	25
20	33	25
21	33	25
22	33	25
23	33	25
24	33	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	69
4	69
5	68
6	68
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	66
11	67
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	69
16	70
17	71
18	72
19	73
20	74
21	75
22	76
23	78
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	59	41
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	33	26
9	33	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	33	26
14	33	26
15	33	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	25
20	33	25
21	33	25
22	33	25
23	33	25
24	33	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	69
4	69
5	68
6	68
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	66
11	67
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	69
16	70
17	71
18	72
19	73
20	74
21	75
22	76
23	78
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	59	41
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	33	26
9	33	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	33	26
14	33	26
15	33	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	25
20	33	25
21	33	25
22	33	25
23	33	25
24	33	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	69
4	69
5	68
6	68
7	67
8	67
9	67
10	66
11	67
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	69
16	70
17	71
18	72
19	73
20	74
21	75
22	76
23	78
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	59	41
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55