Satun weather in August

In August, Satun sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 234 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Satun's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Satun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Satun is town in Satun province, Thailand.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14 µg/m³ · 2019

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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Satun reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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 Satun

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.

Satun weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°375.911.75.3
Feb31° / 25°366.711.84.6
Mar31° / 26°10915.5123.7
Apr31° / 26°16523.512.13.1
May30° / 26°22525.912.33.1
Jun30° / 26°18422.312.43.5
Jul29° / 26°19623.212.33.6
Aug29° / 26°23424.512.23.5
Sep29° / 26°24725.5123.4
Oct28° / 25°28128.111.93.2
Nov29° / 25°19223.211.73.6
Dec29° / 25°10513.511.64.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
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51486
61585
71585
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Satun gets around 234 mm of rain over 24.5 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 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
171
272
372
473
573
674
774
874
975
1076
1176
1277
1378
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1579
1680
1780
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2182
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2684
2784
2884
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3084
3184

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14258
24258
34258
44357
54357
64357
74456
84456
94555
104654
114654
124753
134753
144852
154852
164951
174951
185050
195050
205050
215050
225050
235050
245050
255050
265149
275149
285149
295248
305248
315347

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:176:35
212.36:176:34
312.36:176:34
412.36:176:34
512.36:176:34
612.36:176:33
712.36:176:33
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2012.26:176:29
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2912.16:166:25
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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 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Satun

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Satun?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Satun.

What to pack for Satun in August

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

In August, Satun sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Satun 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 21 km away) is warmest in May at about 31°C and coldest in January near 28°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
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Satun 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 Satun peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 14Nov 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Satun 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 Satun is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Satun's WHO annual average of 14 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1316 µg/m³Nov 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Satun?

Satun sits at 6.6°N, 100.1°E, 15 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Kangar, 25 km away.

Topography around Satun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Satun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,155 m.

The land around Satun is covered by trees (54%) within 3 km, trees (50%), water (23%) and mangroves (20%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
548 m
80 km
1,155 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Kangar 25 km · Kampung Hutan Arau 32 km · Padang Besar 37 km · Sadao 39 km · Langkawi 41 km · Kampung Baru Ulu Melaka 43 km · Changloon 45 km · Jitra 56 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 Satun (6.6231°, 100.0668°, elevation 15 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).