Kui Buri weather in August

In August, Kui Buri sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 202 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-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 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kui Buri's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kui Buri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
202 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:13 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
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 Kui 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 28°C and 33°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)
13125
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How August really feels in Kui 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.

Kui Buri weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°355.611.45.4
Feb32° / 22°245.111.64.8
Mar33° / 24°8112.611.93.5
Apr34° / 25°11518.712.32.5
May33° / 25°20526.812.52.1
Jun32° / 25°17725.312.72.4
Jul31° / 25°19626.512.62.6
Aug31° / 24°20226.612.42.6
Sep31° / 24°2472712.12.5
Oct30° / 24°26225.311.73.2
Nov30° / 23°7310.811.44.8
Dec30° / 22°214.111.35.8

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
4397
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10595
11595
12595
13595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kui Buri gets around 202 mm of rain over 26.6 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 86% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
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587
686
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1583
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3190

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1919
29010
39010
49010
59010
68911
78911
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22919
23919
24919
25928
26928
27928
28928
29937
30937
31937

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
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513light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:106:43
212.56:116:43
312.56:116:42
412.56:116:42
512.56:116:42
612.56:116:41
712.56:116:41
812.56:126:40
912.56:126:40
1012.56:126:40
1112.56:126:39
1212.46:126:39
1312.46:126:38
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1512.46:126:37
1612.46:136:37
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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 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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44.4Bright
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294.6Bright
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314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kui Buri

In seasonPeak

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

Kui Buri sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Kui Buri?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kui Buri in August

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

In August, Kui Buri sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kui Buri in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Kui 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 Kui Buri peaks around August 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 14Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kui 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 Kui Buri is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1025 µg/m³Sep 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kui Buri?

Kui Buri sits at 12.1°N, 99.9°E, 15 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Sam Roi Yot, 21 km away.

Tha YangBang SaphanPhetchaburi

Topography around Kui Buri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kui Buri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,303 m.

The land around Kui Buri is covered by trees (44%), grassland (23%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
617 m
80 km
1,303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Sam Roi Yot 21 km · Prachuap Khiri Khan 30 km · Pran Buri 34 km · Hua Hin 55 km · Cha-am 81 km · Tha Yang 97 km · Bang Saphan 104 km · Phetchaburi 115 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 Kui Buri (12.0828°, 99.8543°, elevation 15 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).