Kaset Sombun weather in August

In August, Kaset Sombun sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 225 mm of rain across 25.3 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 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 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 Kaset Sombun's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaset Sombun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
25.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:00 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
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 Kaset Sombun reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Kaset Sombun

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.

Kaset Sombun 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°112.411.17.3
Feb31° / 19°163.411.55.7
Mar33° / 22°548.611.94.1
Apr33° / 23°10415.712.43.1
May32° / 24°18923.712.72.7
Jun31° / 24°14920.9132.9
Jul31° / 24°17623.912.93.0
Aug30° / 24°22525.312.52.9
Sep30° / 24°2742612.13.0
Oct29° / 22°1401611.64.6
Nov28° / 20°284.511.26.7
Dec27° / 17°71.3118.1

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 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kaset Sombun gets around 225 mm of rain over 25.3 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 83% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

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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 5:56 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:566:40
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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 4.34 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kaset Sombun

In seasonPeak

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

Kaset Sombun'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 Kaset Sombun?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaset Sombun.

What to pack for Kaset Sombun in August

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

In August, Kaset Sombun sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kaset Sombun 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 Kaset Sombun peaks around August 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 13UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kaset Sombun 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 Kaset Sombun is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1550 µg/m³Jun 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb45Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr41Poor
May27Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kaset Sombun?

Kaset Sombun sits at 16.3°N, 102.0°E, 234 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phu Khiao, 21 km away.

Bua Yai

Topography around Kaset Sombun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaset Sombun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 232 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,003 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,195 m.

The land around Kaset Sombun is covered by cropland (64%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (44%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
1,003 m
80 km
1,195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Phu Khiao 21 km · Chum Phae 33 km · Kaeng Khro 38 km · Chaiyaphum 53 km · Phu Kradueng 68 km · Phetchabun 86 km · Ban Phai 87 km · Bua Yai 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
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 Kaset Sombun (16.2805°, 101.9542°, elevation 234 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).