Pran Buri weather in August

In August, Pran Buri sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 83 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Pran Buri's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pran Buri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
17.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:12 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pran Buri reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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)
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How August really feels in Pran Buri

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.

Pran Buri weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°212.711.47.1
Feb30° / 25°122.411.66.5
Mar31° / 26°546.211.95.4
Apr32° / 27°55912.34.3
May32° / 27°9417.512.63.3
Jun31° / 27°6114.412.73.5
Jul31° / 26°8617.212.73.6
Aug30° / 26°8317.612.43.6
Sep30° / 26°13220.112.13.5
Oct29° / 26°25523.611.73.7
Nov29° / 25°849.511.45.6
Dec28° / 25°183.111.37.1

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 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9694
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13694
14595
15595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pran Buri gets around 83 mm of rain over 17.6 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 56% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
456
556
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2155
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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18317
28317
38218
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58119
68119
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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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
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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 6:10 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:106:43
212.56:106:43
312.56:106:42
412.56:106:42
512.56:116:42
612.56:116:41
712.56:116:41
812.56:116:41
912.56:116:40
1012.56:116:40
1112.56:116:39
1212.56:126:39
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2212.46:136:34
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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 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.68 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 Pran Buri

In seasonPeak

None of Pran Buri's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Pran Buri sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Pran Buri's rainy season runs September–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Pran Buri?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pran Buri.

What to pack for Pran Buri in August

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

In August, Pran Buri sees daytime highs around 30°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 Pran Buri in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 24 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°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
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Pran Buri 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 Pran Buri peaks around August 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 14Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Pran Buri 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 Pran Buri is worst in February — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 2234 µg/m³Aug 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pran Buri?

Pran Buri sits at 12.4°N, 99.9°E, 10 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Sam Roi Yot, 13 km away.

Khao Yoi

Topography around Pran Buri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pran Buri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,313 m.

The land around Pran Buri is covered by trees (45%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
536 m
80 km
1,313 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Sam Roi Yot 13 km · Hua Hin 22 km · Kui Buri 34 km · Cha-am 47 km · Tha Yang 64 km · Prachuap Khiri Khan 64 km · Phetchaburi 81 km · Khao Yoi 95 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 Pran Buri (12.3849°, 99.9016°, elevation 10 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).