Khao Wong weather in August

In August, Khao Wong sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 283 mm of rain across 27.2 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 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 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Khao Wong's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khao Wong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
283 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:51 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Khao Wong reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Khao Wong

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.

Khao Wong 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
Jan29° / 17°51.311.17.1
Feb31° / 19°102.411.45.7
Mar33° / 22°325.511.94.0
Apr34° / 25°6410.712.42.8
May33° / 25°17521.212.82.5
Jun32° / 25°18122.6132.6
Jul31° / 25°2422512.92.8
Aug30° / 25°28327.212.62.7
Sep31° / 24°25523.812.13.0
Oct30° / 23°10011.411.64.6
Nov30° / 20°203.411.26.0
Dec29° / 18°51.2117.3

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
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10595
11595
12694
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Khao Wong gets around 283 mm of rain over 27.2 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 88% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
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489
589
688
787
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987
1086
1186
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1486
1586
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1786
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1987
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2188
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2990
3090
3190

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53862
63763
73763
83763
93763
103664
113664
123565
133565
143466
153367
163268
173169
182971
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202773
212575
222476
232377
242278
252179
262179
272080
282080
292080
302080
312179

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:476:32
212.75:476:32
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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 4.36 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.36 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 Khao Wong

In seasonPeak

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

Khao Wong's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Khao Wong?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khao Wong.

What to pack for Khao Wong in August

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

In August, Khao Wong sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Khao Wong 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 Khao Wong peaks around July 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highJul 24UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Khao Wong 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 Khao Wong is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1849 µg/m³Nov 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr39Poor
May27Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khao Wong?

Khao Wong sits at 16.7°N, 104.1°E, 194 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Kuchinarai, 18 km away.

Topography around Khao Wong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khao Wong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 185 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 535 m.

The land around Khao Wong is covered by cropland (63%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (45%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
438 m
80 km
535 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kuchinarai 18 km · Sakon Nakhon 52 km · Kamalasai 68 km · Kalasin 69 km · Mukdahan 70 km · Savannakhet 73 km · Ban Selaphum 77 km · Warichaphum 82 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 Khao Wong (16.7001°, 104.0902°, elevation 194 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).