Phon Charoen weather in August

In August, Phon Charoen sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 410 mm of rain across 28.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 2% 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 Phon Charoen's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phon Charoen's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 410 mm; 28.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:53 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 12th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; 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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Phon Charoen 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 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

How August really feels in Phon Charoen

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

8 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

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.

Phon Charoen weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 17°	10	1.6	11	7.0
Feb	31° / 19°	17	2.4	11.4	5.7
Mar	33° / 22°	37	6.1	11.9	4.0
Apr	34° / 25°	75	11.4	12.4	2.8
May	33° / 25°	268	23.5	12.8	2.3
Jun	32° / 26°	341	26.3	13.1	2.3
Jul	31° / 25°	400	28.2	13	2.4
Aug	31° / 25°	410	28.5	12.6	2.4
Sep	31° / 25°	293	23.7	12.1	2.8
Oct	32° / 24°	83	10.3	11.6	4.3
Nov	31° / 21°	17	2.6	11.2	5.7
Dec	29° / 18°	8	0.9	10.9	7.1

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 92%.

	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 (%)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11
Cloudier (%)	94	94	94	94	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
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	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	11	89

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Phon Charoen gets around 410 mm of rain over 28.5 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 92% and peaks near 94% 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 (%)	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92

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

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 94% 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 (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3
Miserable (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

Wind in August

Winds average 7 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.

	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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
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12	7	calm
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16	7	calm
17	7	calm
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30	5	calm
31	5	calm

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 5:49 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:19 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)	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56
Sunset (PM)	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:49	6:38
2	12.8	5:49	6:38
3	12.8	5:49	6:37
4	12.8	5:50	6:37
5	12.8	5:50	6:36
6	12.8	5:50	6:36
7	12.7	5:51	6:35
8	12.7	5:51	6:35
9	12.7	5:51	6:34
10	12.7	5:51	6:34
11	12.7	5:52	6:33
12	12.7	5:52	6:32
13	12.7	5:52	6:32
14	12.6	5:53	6:31
15	12.6	5:53	6:31
16	12.6	5:53	6:30
17	12.6	5:53	6:29
18	12.6	5:53	6:29
19	12.6	5:54	6:28
20	12.6	5:54	6:27
21	12.5	5:54	6:26
22	12.5	5:54	6:26
23	12.5	5:55	6:25
24	12.5	5:55	6:24
25	12.5	5:55	6:23
26	12.5	5:55	6:23
27	12.4	5:55	6:22
28	12.4	5:56	6:21
29	12.4	5:56	6:20
30	12.4	5:56	6:19
31	12.4	5:56	6:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.05 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.05 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)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	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	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
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26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Phon Charoen

In seasonPeak

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

Phon Charoen'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 Phon Charoen?

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

2.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Phon Charoen.

What to pack for Phon Charoen in August

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

In August, Phon Charoen sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Phon Charoen 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 Phon Charoen peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very 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)	8	10	12	10	11	13	13	13	11	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Phon Charoen 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 Phon Charoen is worst in April — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (November, 16 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)	24	39	75	78	28	20	20	20	18	18	16	18
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	75	Unhealthy
Apr	78	Unhealthy
May	28	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Phon Charoen?

Phon Charoen sits at 18.0°N, 103.2°E, 170 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban Dung, 38 km away.

Topography around Phon Charoen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phon Charoen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,873 m.

The land around Phon Charoen is covered by trees (46%) and cropland (41%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

43 m

trees 46%

16 km

67 m

trees 51%

80 km

1,873 m

trees 53%

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← July Phon Charoen year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Ban Dung 38 km · Nong Khai 48 km · Vientiane 60 km · Tha Bo 65 km · Pakxan 66 km · Sawang Daen Din 69 km · Udon Thani 80 km · Borikhan 83 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 Phon Charoen (18.0333°, 103.1667°, elevation 170 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	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	31	25
13	31	25
14	31	25
15	31	25
16	31	25
17	31	25
18	31	25
19	31	25
20	31	25
21	31	25
22	31	25
23	31	25
24	31	25
25	31	25
26	31	25
27	31	25
28	31	25
29	31	25
30	31	25
31	31	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
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	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	11	89

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
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	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	11	89

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
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	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	11	89

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97