Phra Phutthabat weather in August

In August, Phra Phutthabat sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 198 mm of rain across 25.6 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 33°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 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 Phra Phutthabat's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phra Phutthabat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:06 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Phra Phutthabat is town in Saraburi province, Thailand.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Phra Phutthabat reaches about 33°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 31°C and 35°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 Phra Phutthabat

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.

Phra Phutthabat 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
Jan33° / 22°102.411.24.3
Feb35° / 23°132.611.53.2
Mar36° / 25°396.911.92.2
Apr37° / 27°7212.212.31.5
May35° / 27°15521.712.71.6
Jun34° / 27°16023.312.91.8
Jul34° / 26°16623.912.82.0
Aug33° / 26°19825.612.52.1
Sep33° / 26°25125.112.12.2
Oct32° / 25°13216.411.73.2
Nov33° / 24°274.411.34.2
Dec32° / 22°71.511.14.9

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
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3595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Phra Phutthabat gets around 198 mm of rain over 25.6 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 82% and peaks near 87% 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 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 (%)
13466
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153169
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212674
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232377
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261981
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291684
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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
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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 6:03 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:036:43
212.76:036:42
312.66:036:42
412.66:046:42
512.66:046:41
612.66:046:41
712.66:046:40
812.66:056:40
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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 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.61 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 Phra Phutthabat

In seasonPeak

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

Phra Phutthabat'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 Phra Phutthabat?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Phra Phutthabat.

What to pack for Phra Phutthabat in August

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

In August, Phra Phutthabat sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Phra Phutthabat 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 Phra Phutthabat peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 14UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Phra Phutthabat 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 Phra Phutthabat is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (June, 30 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1960 µg/m³Jun 2330 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May41Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Phra Phutthabat?

Phra Phutthabat sits at 14.7°N, 100.8°E, 37 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban Mo, 14 km away.

Topography around Phra Phutthabat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phra Phutthabat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Phra Phutthabat is covered by trees (40%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
280 m
16 km
576 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ban Mo 14 km · Lop Buri 17 km · Tha Ruea 19 km · Saraburi 25 km · Kaeng Khoi 27 km · Nakhon Luang 35 km · Nong Khae 44 km · Sing Buri 46 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 Phra Phutthabat (14.7261°, 100.7958°, elevation 37 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).