Kamphaeng Phet weather in August

In August, Kamphaeng Phet sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 260 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 miserable.

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 Kamphaeng Phet's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamphaeng Phet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
260 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:09 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Kamphaeng Phet is town in Kamphaeng Phet province, Thailand.

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

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 Kamphaeng Phet reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°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 Kamphaeng Phet

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.

Kamphaeng Phet weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°101.811.15.3
Feb34° / 20°9111.43.8
Mar36° / 23°233.311.92.3
Apr37° / 26°416.112.41.4
May36° / 27°16418.712.81.6
Jun34° / 27°20724.2131.9
Jul33° / 26°21624.212.92.2
Aug32° / 26°26025.912.62.3
Sep33° / 26°25824.112.12.4
Oct32° / 24°15116.911.63.3
Nov32° / 22°244.411.24.9
Dec31° / 19°111.7115.9

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
4298
5298
6397
7397
8397
9496
10496
11496
12595
13595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kamphaeng Phet gets around 260 mm of rain over 25.9 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 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
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486
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685
785
885
985
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1483
1583
1682
1782
1881
1981
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2181
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2982
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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9496
10496
11496
12496
13397
14397
15397
16397
17397
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23199
24199
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26199
27199
28199
29199
30199
31199

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
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104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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314calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:066:50
212.76:066:50
312.76:066:50
412.76:066:49
512.76:076:49
612.76:076:48
712.76:076:48
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1812.56:106:41
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2212.56:106:39
2312.56:116:38
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2712.46:116:35
2812.46:116:34
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3012.46:126:33
3112.36:126:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.95 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Bright
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214.1Bright
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254.1Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kamphaeng Phet

In seasonPeak

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

Kamphaeng Phet'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 Kamphaeng Phet?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kamphaeng Phet.

What to pack for Kamphaeng Phet in August

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

In August, Kamphaeng Phet sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kamphaeng Phet 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 Kamphaeng Phet peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 14UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kamphaeng Phet 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 Kamphaeng Phet 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 Kamphaeng Phet?

Kamphaeng Phet sits at 16.5°N, 99.5°E, 83 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Khanu Woralaksaburi, 59 km away.

Topography around Kamphaeng Phet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamphaeng Phet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,071 m.

The land around Kamphaeng Phet is covered by trees (35%), artificial surfaces (32%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
427 m
80 km
2,071 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Khanu Woralaksaburi 59 km · Tak 60 km · Ban Na 63 km · Sukhothai 67 km · Bang Rakam 70 km · Ban Tak 78 km · Bang Krathum 84 km · Lat Yao 86 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 Kamphaeng Phet (16.4834°, 99.5215°, elevation 83 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).