Mae Chan weather in August

In August, Mae Chan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 393 mm of rain across 29.2 wet days and about 12.7 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 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mae Chan's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mae Chan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 393 mm; 29.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 6:04 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

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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 Mae Chan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

How August really feels in Mae Chan

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mae Chan 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 13°	23	2.9	10.9	8.0
Feb	30° / 14°	14	2.3	11.3	6.3
Mar	33° / 17°	39	5.1	11.9	4.5
Apr	33° / 20°	122	11.7	12.4	3.3
May	32° / 23°	282	22.2	12.9	2.9
Jun	31° / 24°	324	26.7	13.2	2.5
Jul	30° / 24°	422	29	13.1	2.6
Aug	30° / 23°	393	29.2	12.7	2.6
Sep	30° / 23°	286	25.1	12.1	3.1
Oct	29° / 21°	134	17.5	11.5	4.5
Nov	28° / 18°	48	6.3	11	6.9
Dec	26° / 14°	27	3.7	10.8	8.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10
Cloudier (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mae Chan gets around 393 mm of rain over 29.2 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 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	91
Miserable (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	91	9

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 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 5:59 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:33 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08
Sunset (PM)	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:59	6:54
2	12.9	5:59	6:54
3	12.9	6:00	6:53
4	12.9	6:00	6:53
5	12.9	6:00	6:52
6	12.9	6:01	6:52
7	12.8	6:01	6:51
8	12.8	6:01	6:51
9	12.8	6:02	6:50
10	12.8	6:02	6:49
11	12.8	6:02	6:49
12	12.8	6:03	6:48
13	12.7	6:03	6:48
14	12.7	6:03	6:47
15	12.7	6:04	6:46
16	12.7	6:04	6:45
17	12.7	6:04	6:45
18	12.7	6:05	6:44
19	12.6	6:05	6:43
20	12.6	6:05	6:42
21	12.6	6:05	6:42
22	12.6	6:06	6:41
23	12.6	6:06	6:40
24	12.6	6:06	6:39
25	12.5	6:06	6:38
26	12.5	6:07	6:38
27	12.5	6:07	6:37
28	12.5	6:07	6:36
29	12.5	6:07	6:35
30	12.4	6:08	6:34
31	12.4	6:08	6:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.01 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mae Chan

In seasonPeak

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

Mae Chan'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 Mae Chan?

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

2.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mae Chan.

What to pack for Mae Chan in August

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

In August, Mae Chan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Mae Chan 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 Mae Chan peaks around July 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	7	9	9	10	11	13	13	13	11	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	10	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Mae Chan 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 Mae Chan is worst in April — around 156 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 12.0× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	40	128	156	37	15	13	13	13	14	15	19
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	128	Unhealthy
Apr	156	Very unhealthy
May	37	Poor
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mae Chan?

Mae Chan sits at 20.1°N, 99.9°E, 416 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Chiang Rai, 27 km away.

Topography around Mae Chan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mae Chan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m around an average of 432 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 898 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,922 m.

The land around Mae Chan is covered by cropland (46%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km

372 m

cropland 46%

16 km

898 m

trees 65%

80 km

1,922 m

trees 74%

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← July Mae Chan year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Chiang Rai 27 km · Mae Sai 32 km · Ban Khoan 34 km · Tachilek 34 km · Ban Houakhoua 64 km · Phayao 106 km · Dok Kham Tai 110 km · Möng Yawng 126 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

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 Mae Chan (20.1468°, 99.8526°, elevation 416 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	91	9