Phu Khiao weather in August

In August, Phu Khiao sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 197 mm of rain across 23.1 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 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 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 Phu Khiao's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phu Khiao's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 197 mm; 23.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:59 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 12th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; 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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Phu Khiao reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°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 about 1°C cooler than 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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
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	32	25
2	32	25
3	32	25
4	32	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	25
9	32	25
10	32	25
11	32	25
12	32	25
13	32	25
14	32	25
15	32	25
16	32	25
17	32	25
18	32	25
19	32	25
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

How August really feels in Phu Khiao

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

heat index over the day's high

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.

Phu Khiao 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 18°	8	1.7	11.1	6.3
Feb	32° / 20°	10	2.3	11.4	4.8
Mar	35° / 23°	35	6.2	11.9	3.1
Apr	35° / 25°	69	11.4	12.4	2.3
May	34° / 26°	146	19.8	12.8	2.2
Jun	34° / 26°	129	18.4	13	2.3
Jul	33° / 26°	151	20.1	12.9	2.5
Aug	32° / 25°	197	23.1	12.5	2.5
Sep	32° / 25°	249	24	12.1	2.7
Oct	31° / 23°	128	14.5	11.6	4.1
Nov	30° / 21°	25	3.8	11.2	5.8
Dec	29° / 18°	6	1	11	6.9

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 94%.

	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 (%)	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7
Cloudier (%)	95	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Phu Khiao gets around 197 mm of rain over 23.1 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 75% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	74	73	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	73
3	73
4	73
5	73
6	72
7	72
8	71
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	71
13	71
14	71
15	72
16	72
17	73
18	73
19	74
20	75
21	76
22	77
23	78
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

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 51% 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 (%)	65	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	53	52	49	48	46	44	42	40	39	37	35	34	33	32	31	31	30
Miserable (%)	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	47	48	51	52	54	56	58	60	61	63	65	66	67	68	69	69	70

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	65	35
2	64	36
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	53	47
16	52	48
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	46	54
20	44	56
21	42	58
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	37	63
25	35	65
26	34	66
27	33	67
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	30	70

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
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10	8	calm
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18	7	calm
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20	6	calm
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30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 5:55 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:22 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)	12.7	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	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01
Sunset (PM)	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:55	6:40
2	12.7	5:56	6:39
3	12.7	5:56	6:39
4	12.7	5:56	6:39
5	12.7	5:56	6:38
6	12.7	5:57	6:38
7	12.7	5:57	6:37
8	12.7	5:57	6:37
9	12.6	5:57	6:36
10	12.6	5:58	6:36
11	12.6	5:58	6:35
12	12.6	5:58	6:35
13	12.6	5:58	6:34
14	12.6	5:59	6:33
15	12.6	5:59	6:33
16	12.6	5:59	6:32
17	12.5	5:59	6:32
18	12.5	5:59	6:31
19	12.5	6:00	6:30
20	12.5	6:00	6:30
21	12.5	6:00	6:29
22	12.5	6:00	6:28
23	12.5	6:00	6:28
24	12.4	6:00	6:27
25	12.4	6:01	6:26
26	12.4	6:01	6:25
27	12.4	6:01	6:25
28	12.4	6:01	6:24
29	12.4	6:01	6:23
30	12.4	6:01	6:22
31	12.3	6:01	6:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.42 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.42 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)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
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	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
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17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Phu Khiao

In seasonPeak

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

Phu Khiao'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 Phu Khiao?

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

4.2

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Phu Khiao.

What to pack for Phu Khiao in August

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

In August, Phu Khiao sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Phu Khiao in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Phu Khiao peaks around August 13 at about 14 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	12	10	11	13	13	14	12	10	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Phu Khiao 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 Phu Khiao is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 19 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)	30	45	51	41	27	19	19	20	21	24	22	23
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	30	Moderate
Feb	45	Poor
Mar	51	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	27	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Phu Khiao?

Phu Khiao sits at 16.4°N, 102.1°E, 213 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Chum Phae, 19 km away.

Topography around Phu Khiao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phu Khiao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 211 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 684 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,163 m.

The land around Phu Khiao is covered by cropland (63%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

19 m

cropland 63%

16 km

684 m

cropland 71%

80 km

1,163 m

cropland 55%

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← July Phu Khiao year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Chum Phae 19 km · Kaset Sombun 21 km · Kaeng Khro 33 km · Phu Kradueng 62 km · Chaiyaphum 64 km · Ban Phai 73 km · Khon Kaen 76 km · Bua Yai 94 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 Phu Khiao (16.3765°, 102.1285°, elevation 213 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	32	25
2	32	25
3	32	25
4	32	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	25
9	32	25
10	32	25
11	32	25
12	32	25
13	32	25
14	32	25
15	32	25
16	32	25
17	32	25
18	32	25
19	32	25
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	73
3	73
4	73
5	73
6	72
7	72
8	71
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	71
13	71
14	71
15	72
16	72
17	73
18	73
19	74
20	75
21	76
22	77
23	78
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	65	35
2	64	36
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	53	47
16	52	48
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	46	54
20	44	56
21	42	58
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	37	63
25	35	65
26	34	66
27	33	67
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	30	70

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	25
2	32	25
3	32	25
4	32	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	25
9	32	25
10	32	25
11	32	25
12	32	25
13	32	25
14	32	25
15	32	25
16	32	25
17	32	25
18	32	25
19	32	25
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	73
3	73
4	73
5	73
6	72
7	72
8	71
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	71
13	71
14	71
15	72
16	72
17	73
18	73
19	74
20	75
21	76
22	77
23	78
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	65	35
2	64	36
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	53	47
16	52	48
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	46	54
20	44	56
21	42	58
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	37	63
25	35	65
26	34	66
27	33	67
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	30	70

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	25
2	32	25
3	32	25
4	32	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	25
9	32	25
10	32	25
11	32	25
12	32	25
13	32	25
14	32	25
15	32	25
16	32	25
17	32	25
18	32	25
19	32	25
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	73
3	73
4	73
5	73
6	72
7	72
8	71
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	71
13	71
14	71
15	72
16	72
17	73
18	73
19	74
20	75
21	76
22	77
23	78
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	65	35
2	64	36
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	53	47
16	52	48
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	46	54
20	44	56
21	42	58
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	37	63
25	35	65
26	34	66
27	33	67
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	30	70