Khon Buri weather in August

In August, Khon Buri sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 147 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°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 Khon Buri's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khon Buri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.61 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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Khon Buri reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 33°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 Khon Buri

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.

Khon Buri weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°112.111.26.4
Feb32° / 20°16311.55.1
Mar33° / 23°579.611.93.5
Apr34° / 24°941512.32.7
May33° / 25°1372112.72.5
Jun32° / 25°11520.512.82.7
Jul31° / 24°12822.212.82.9
Aug31° / 24°14723.312.52.9
Sep31° / 24°22124.812.12.9
Oct30° / 23°15117.311.74.2
Nov29° / 21°335.711.35.8
Dec29° / 18°71.811.26.9

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 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Khon Buri gets around 147 mm of rain over 23.3 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 76% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
374
473
573
672
772
872
971
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1171
1271
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1472
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1774
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1976
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2177
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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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1919
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5919
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79010
88911
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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

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 5:57 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:576:37
212.65:586:36
312.65:586:36
412.65:586:36
512.65:586:35
612.65:596:35
712.65:596:34
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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 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.61 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 Khon Buri

In seasonPeak

In August, Khon Buri sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Khon Buri's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Khon Buri?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khon Buri.

What to pack for Khon Buri in August

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

In August, Khon Buri sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Khon Buri 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 Khon Buri peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 15UV 14Nov 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Khon Buri 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 Khon Buri is worst in March — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1141 µg/m³Dec 1020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb41Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr33Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khon Buri?

Khon Buri sits at 14.5°N, 102.2°E, 218 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Chok Chai, 24 km away.

Topography around Khon Buri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khon Buri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 207 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,265 m.

The land around Khon Buri is covered by cropland (61%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
290 m
80 km
1,265 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Chok Chai 24 km · Nakhon Ratchasima 52 km · Nang Rong 60 km · Ban Huai Thalaeng 67 km · Na Di 68 km · Amphoe Sikhiu 71 km · Non Sung 73 km · Sa Kaeo 81 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 Khon Buri (14.5254°, 102.2459°, elevation 218 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).