Tha Mai weather in August

In August, Tha Mai sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 328 mm of rain across 29.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-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 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Tha Mai's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tha Mai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
328 mm
29.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:03 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Tha Mai is town in Tha Mai district, Chanthaburi province, Thailand.

Founded
1940

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 Tha Mai reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Tha Mai

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.

Tha Mai weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°296.311.36.1
Feb29° / 25°338.211.65.7
Mar30° / 26°8515.111.94.7
Apr30° / 27°12218.812.33.8
May30° / 27°32028.212.62.8
Jun30° / 27°38428.412.72.8
Jul29° / 27°36929.612.72.8
Aug29° / 27°32829.212.42.9
Sep29° / 26°36328.812.12.9
Oct30° / 26°2382311.73.5
Nov30° / 25°46811.45.2
Dec30° / 24°163.211.36.2

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 (%)
1397
2397
3397
4496
5496
6496
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tha Mai gets around 328 mm of rain over 29.2 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 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
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495
594
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3195

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10100
20100
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31298

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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515light breeze
614light 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 6:01 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:016:35
212.66:016:35
312.56:026:34
412.56:026:34
512.56:026:34
612.56:026:33
712.56:026:33
812.56:026:32
912.56:036:32
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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 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.51 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 Tha Mai

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tha Mai's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Tha Mai?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tha Mai.

What to pack for Tha Mai in August

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

In August, Tha Mai sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tha Mai 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 14 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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Tha Mai 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 Tha Mai 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
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tha Mai 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 Tha Mai is worst in February — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 1631 µg/m³Aug 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tha Mai?

Tha Mai sits at 12.6°N, 102.0°E, 4 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Chanthaburi, 11 km away.

Topography around Tha Mai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tha Mai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 559 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,603 m.

The land around Tha Mai is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
559 m
80 km
1,603 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Chanthaburi 11 km · Laem Sing 17 km · Klaeng 42 km · Khao Saming 55 km · Ban Phe 62 km · Laem Ngop 66 km · Trat 70 km · Pailin 70 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 Tha Mai (12.6219°, 102.0048°, elevation 4 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).