Phan Thong weather in August

In August, Phan Thong sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 164 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Phan Thong's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phan Thong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
27°
8th coldest
Rainfall
164 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:06 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

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 Phan Thong reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°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)
13227
23227
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313226

How August really feels in Phan Thong

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
31 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.

Phan Thong weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°194.111.34.7
Feb33° / 24°194.311.64.0
Mar34° / 26°5610.111.93.1
Apr35° / 27°8914.112.32.4
May34° / 27°15521.312.62.1
Jun33° / 27°13721.912.82.3
Jul33° / 27°15223.512.72.4
Aug32° / 27°16424.612.42.4
Sep32° / 26°25725.912.12.3
Oct32° / 25°18720.511.73.0
Nov32° / 24°376.211.44.2
Dec32° / 23°102.111.24.9

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 (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
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20793
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26793
27892
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31793

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Phan Thong gets around 164 mm of rain over 24.6 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 79% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
180
280
380
479
579
679
779
878
978
1078
1178
1278
1377
1477
1577
1677
1777
1877
1978
2078
2179
2279
2380
2480
2581
2681
2782
2882
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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12080
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
142080
152080
161981
171882
181783
191684
201585
211486
221387
231288
241189
251090
26991
27892
28892
29892
30793
31892

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1210calm
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1810calm
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2010calm
2110calm
229calm
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259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:046:40
212.66:046:39
312.66:046:39
412.66:046:39
512.66:046:38
612.66:056:38
712.56:056:38
812.56:056:37
912.56:056:37
1012.56:056:36
1112.56:056:36
1212.56:066:35
1312.56:066:35
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1812.46:066:32
1912.46:076:32
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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 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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34.6Bright
44.6Bright
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274.7Bright
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304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Phan Thong

In seasonPeak

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

Phan Thong sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Phan Thong?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Phan Thong.

What to pack for Phan Thong in August

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

In August, Phan Thong sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Phan Thong 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 26 km away) is warmest in May at about 31°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
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Phan Thong 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 Phan Thong peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 15UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Phan Thong 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 Phan Thong is worst in January — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (June, 34 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorPoorJan 2366 µg/m³Jun 2034 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr47Poor
May40Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul36Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov53Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Phan Thong?

Phan Thong sits at 13.5°N, 101.1°E, 9 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phanat Nikhom, 10 km away.

Topography around Phan Thong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phan Thong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 874 m.

The land around Phan Thong is covered by artificial surfaces (31%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (27%), trees (20%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (22%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
874 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Phanat Nikhom 10 km · Bang Pakong 14 km · Chon Buri 17 km · Ban Bueng 18 km · Ban Ang Sila 23 km · Chachoengsao 24 km · Bang Bo District 32 km · Ban Khlong Bang Sao Thong 34 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 Phan Thong (13.47°, 101.0931°, elevation 9 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).