Pak Phanang weather in August

In August, Pak Phanang sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 93 mm of rain across 17.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-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 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pak Phanang's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pak Phanang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:15 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
83%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Pak Phanang is town in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand.

Founded
1938

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 Pak Phanang reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°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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How August really feels in Pak Phanang

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.

Pak Phanang weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°12216.211.64.9
Feb29° / 25°518.511.75.6
Mar30° / 25°11012.111.94.8
Apr31° / 26°11815.912.23.8
May32° / 26°12522.212.42.9
Jun32° / 26°871812.53.1
Jul32° / 26°8617.312.43.2
Aug32° / 26°9317.712.33.2
Sep31° / 26°12522.3123.0
Oct30° / 25°28527.511.83.0
Nov29° / 25°3962611.63.3
Dec28° / 25°27420.611.54.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pak Phanang gets around 93 mm of rain over 17.7 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 57% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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 24 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:146:36
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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 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pak Phanang

In seasonPeak

In August, Pak Phanang sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Pak Phanang sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pak Phanang's rainy season runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Pak Phanang?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pak Phanang.

What to pack for Pak Phanang in August

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

In August, Pak Phanang sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pak Phanang in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 19 km away) is warmest in May at about 31°C and coldest in January near 28°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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Pak Phanang 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 Pak Phanang peaks around August 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Pak Phanang 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 Pak Phanang is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJun 2317 µg/m³Nov 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pak Phanang?

Pak Phanang sits at 8.4°N, 100.2°E, 4 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Nakhon Si Thammarat, 27 km away.

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Topography around Pak Phanang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pak Phanang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,765 m.

The land around Pak Phanang is covered by trees (43%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
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80 km
1,765 m
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August weather nearby: Nakhon Si Thammarat 27 km · Ron Phibun 43 km · Thung Song 61 km · Ranot 65 km · Phatthalung 83 km · Huai Yot 88 km · Ban Na San 105 km · Trang 110 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 Pak Phanang (8.3511°, 100.2019°, elevation 4 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).