Nong Bua Lamphu weather in August

In August, Nong Bua Lamphu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 284 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nong Bua Lamphu's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nong Bua Lamphu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
284 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:57 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Nong Bua Lamphu is town in Nong Bua Lam Phu province, Thailand.

Density
871/km²
people per km²

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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nong Bua Lamphu reaches about 31°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 29°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 Nong Bua Lamphu

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.

Nong Bua Lamphu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°71.211.16.9
Feb32° / 19°132.311.45.3
Mar34° / 22°376.411.93.4
Apr35° / 25°7211.312.42.4
May34° / 26°19721.812.82.2
Jun33° / 26°17821.2132.4
Jul32° / 26°21923.412.92.5
Aug31° / 25°28425.812.62.5
Sep31° / 25°27624.612.12.7
Oct31° / 23°11112.911.64.4
Nov30° / 20°233.311.26.1
Dec28° / 17°70.9117.4

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 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2496
3496
4496
5496
6595
7595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nong Bua Lamphu gets around 284 mm of rain over 25.8 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 84% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
282
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482
582
682
781
881
981
1082
1182
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1482
1582
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2084
2184
2285
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2687
2787
2888
2988
3089
3189

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103565
113565
123466
133367
143268
153169
163070
172971
182773
192674
202476
212377
222179
232080
241882
251783
261684
271585
281486
291486
301387
311387

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
57calm
67calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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286calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:536:40
212.85:536:39
312.85:536:39
412.75:546:38
512.75:546:38
612.75:546:37
712.75:556:37
812.75:556:36
912.75:556:36
1012.75:556:35
1112.75:566:35
1212.65:566:34
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1512.65:576:32
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2012.55:586:29
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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 4.29 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.3Bright
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294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nong Bua Lamphu

In seasonPeak

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

Nong Bua Lamphu'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 Nong Bua Lamphu?

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

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nong Bua Lamphu.

What to pack for Nong Bua Lamphu in August

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

In August, Nong Bua Lamphu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nong Bua Lamphu 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 Nong Bua Lamphu peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 11UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nong Bua Lamphu 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 Nong Bua Lamphu is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorModerateMar 1664 µg/m³Jul 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov35Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nong Bua Lamphu?

Nong Bua Lamphu sits at 17.2°N, 102.4°E, 217 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Kut Chap, 28 km away.

Topography around Nong Bua Lamphu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nong Bua Lamphu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nong Bua Lamphu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m around an average of 232 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,135 m.

The land around Nong Bua Lamphu is covered by trees (45%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
299 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
1,135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kut Chap 28 km · Na Klang 29 km · Udon Thani 44 km · Erawan 53 km · Ban Phan Don 57 km · Nam Som 68 km · Phu Kradueng 69 km · Wang Saphung 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 Nong Bua Lamphu (17.2041°, 102.4407°, elevation 217 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).