Maha Sarakham weather in August

In August, Maha Sarakham sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 221 mm of rain across 23.2 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 32°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 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 Maha Sarakham's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maha Sarakham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
221 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:54 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Maha Sarakham is town in Maha Sarakham province, Thailand.

Density
2,137/km²
people per km²
Founded
1936

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Maha Sarakham reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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 Maha Sarakham

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
15 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Maha Sarakham 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
Jan31° / 18°71.711.15.9
Feb33° / 20°122.711.54.4
Mar35° / 24°376.211.92.8
Apr36° / 26°6510.612.42.0
May35° / 26°16720.212.72.0
Jun34° / 26°1431912.92.2
Jul33° / 26°17121.512.92.4
Aug32° / 26°22123.212.52.5
Sep32° / 25°22923.212.12.7
Oct31° / 24°10412.411.64.0
Nov31° / 21°233.211.25.3
Dec30° / 19°51.211.16.3

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 (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Maha Sarakham gets around 221 mm of rain over 23.2 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 75% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
274
374
473
572
671
771
870
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1169
1270
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1470
1571
1672
1773
1874
1975
2076
2177
2278
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2581
2682
2782
2883
2983
3083
3183

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15446
25347
35248
45248
55149
65149
75149
85050
95050
104951
114852
124753
134555
144456
154258
164060
173961
183763
193466
203268
213070
222872
232674
242476
252377
262278
272080
282080
291981
301981
311882

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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318calm

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 5:51 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:516:35
212.75:516:34
312.75:516:34
412.75:526:34
512.75:526:33
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712.75:526:32
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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 4.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.53 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 Maha Sarakham

In seasonPeak

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

Maha Sarakham'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 Maha Sarakham?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maha Sarakham.

What to pack for Maha Sarakham in August

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

In August, Maha Sarakham sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maha Sarakham 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 Maha Sarakham peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 11UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Maha Sarakham 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 Maha Sarakham is worst in March — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1751 µg/m³Dec 1022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr41Poor
May30Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maha Sarakham?

Maha Sarakham sits at 16.2°N, 103.3°E, 155 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Kamalasai, 34 km away.

Topography around Maha Sarakham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maha Sarakham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m.

The land around Maha Sarakham is covered by trees (41%), artificial surfaces (30%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) within 16 km, and cropland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
380 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kamalasai 34 km · Kalasin 35 km · Roi Et 40 km · Nong Kung Si 52 km · Khon Kaen 58 km · Ban Phai 62 km · Kaset Wisai 66 km · Ban Selaphum 72 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 Maha Sarakham (16.1848°, 103.3007°, elevation 155 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).