Tha Muang weather in August

In August, Tha Muang sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 139 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 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 Tha Muang's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tha Muang's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 139 mm; 22 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:11 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 90%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.3; out of 10

← July Tha Muang year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

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

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 Tha Muang 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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	33	26
9	33	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	33	26
14	33	26
15	33	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	26
20	33	26
21	33	26
22	33	26
23	33	26
24	33	26
25	33	26
26	33	26
27	33	26
28	33	26
29	33	26
30	33	26
31	33	26

How August really feels in Tha Muang

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

18 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

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.

Tha Muang weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	16	2.6	11.3	4.5
Feb	35° / 23°	15	3	11.5	3.3
Mar	36° / 25°	41	6.8	11.9	2.1
Apr	37° / 27°	80	12.2	12.3	1.4
May	36° / 27°	128	20.3	12.6	1.5
Jun	35° / 27°	116	20	12.8	1.9
Jul	34° / 26°	134	21	12.7	2.2
Aug	33° / 26°	139	22	12.5	2.3
Sep	33° / 26°	214	23.3	12.1	2.2
Oct	32° / 25°	193	20.6	11.7	3.0
Nov	32° / 24°	49	6.5	11.4	4.2
Dec	32° / 22°	11	2.1	11.2	4.9

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 4% 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 (%)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8
Cloudier (%)	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tha Muang gets around 139 mm of rain over 22 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 70% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	69
12	69
13	69
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	68
18	68
19	68
20	69
21	69
22	70
23	70
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	72
28	72
29	72
30	73
31	73

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 69% 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 (%)	76	76	75	75	74	73	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	66	66
Miserable (%)	24	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	34

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

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 6:09 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:30 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)	12.6	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	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	6:09	6:46
2	12.6	6:09	6:46
3	12.6	6:09	6:46
4	12.6	6:09	6:45
5	12.6	6:10	6:45
6	12.6	6:10	6:44
7	12.6	6:10	6:44
8	12.6	6:10	6:44
9	12.5	6:10	6:43
10	12.5	6:11	6:43
11	12.5	6:11	6:42
12	12.5	6:11	6:42
13	12.5	6:11	6:41
14	12.5	6:11	6:41
15	12.5	6:11	6:40
16	12.5	6:11	6:40
17	12.5	6:12	6:39
18	12.4	6:12	6:38
19	12.4	6:12	6:38
20	12.4	6:12	6:37
21	12.4	6:12	6:37
22	12.4	6:12	6:36
23	12.4	6:12	6:35
24	12.4	6:12	6:35
25	12.4	6:12	6:34
26	12.3	6:13	6:33
27	12.3	6:13	6:33
28	12.3	6:13	6:32
29	12.3	6:13	6:31
30	12.3	6:13	6:31
31	12.3	6:13	6:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.46 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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
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	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tha Muang

In seasonPeak

In August, Tha Muang sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tha Muang's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Tha Muang?

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

2.3

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tha Muang in August

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

In August, Tha Muang sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tha Muang 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 Muang peaks around August 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (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	9	13	11	12	12	12	14	12	11	9	9
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Tha Muang 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 Muang is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 21 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)	45	53	57	43	30	21	22	22	26	33	32	33
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	53	Poor
Mar	57	Unhealthy
Apr	43	Poor
May	30	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	33	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Tha Muang?

Tha Muang sits at 14.0°N, 99.6°E, 27 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Kanchanaburi, 11 km away.

Topography around Tha Muang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tha Muang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,197 m.

The land around Tha Muang is covered by trees (38%), cropland (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

28 m

trees 38%

16 km

455 m

cropland 47%

80 km

1,197 m

trees 48%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← July Tha Muang year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Kanchanaburi 11 km · Tha Maka 15 km · Ban Pong 30 km · Photharam 37 km · Chom Bueng 38 km · Ban I Chang 39 km · Bo Phloi 43 km · Bang Phae 43 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 Tha Muang (13.9612°, 99.6412°, elevation 27 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	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	33	26
9	33	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	33	26
14	33	26
15	33	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	26
20	33	26
21	33	26
22	33	26
23	33	26
24	33	26
25	33	26
26	33	26
27	33	26
28	33	26
29	33	26
30	33	26
31	33	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	69
12	69
13	69
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	68
18	68
19	68
20	69
21	69
22	70
23	70
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	72
28	72
29	72
30	73
31	73

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	33	26
9	33	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	33	26
14	33	26
15	33	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	26
20	33	26
21	33	26
22	33	26
23	33	26
24	33	26
25	33	26
26	33	26
27	33	26
28	33	26
29	33	26
30	33	26
31	33	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	69
12	69
13	69
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	68
18	68
19	68
20	69
21	69
22	70
23	70
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	72
28	72
29	72
30	73
31	73

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	33	26
9	33	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	33	26
14	33	26
15	33	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	26
20	33	26
21	33	26
22	33	26
23	33	26
24	33	26
25	33	26
26	33	26
27	33	26
28	33	26
29	33	26
30	33	26
31	33	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	69
12	69
13	69
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	68
18	68
19	68
20	69
21	69
22	70
23	70
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	72
28	72
29	72
30	73
31	73

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34