Wang Saphung weather in August

In August, Wang Saphung sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 251 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Wang Saphung's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wang Saphung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
251 mm
25.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:59 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Wang Saphung is town in Loei province, Thailand.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Wang Saphung reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 Wang Saphung

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.

Wang Saphung weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°132.211.17.7
Feb30° / 18°18311.46.0
Mar32° / 21°588.911.94.1
Apr33° / 23°10816.112.43.0
May32° / 24°21423.912.82.6
Jun32° / 24°16720.7132.9
Jul31° / 24°18522.212.93.0
Aug30° / 24°25125.112.62.9
Sep30° / 24°25024.412.13.1
Oct29° / 22°12214.411.64.8
Nov28° / 19°253.611.27.1
Dec27° / 17°101.6118.2

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 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wang Saphung gets around 251 mm of rain over 25.1 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 81% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 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 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.13 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Wang Saphung

In seasonPeak

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

Wang Saphung'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 Wang Saphung?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wang Saphung.

What to pack for Wang Saphung in August

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

In August, Wang Saphung sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Wang Saphung 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 Wang Saphung peaks around August 13 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 13UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Wang Saphung 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 Wang Saphung is worst in March — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

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PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb45Poor
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May28Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wang Saphung?

Wang Saphung sits at 17.3°N, 101.8°E, 254 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Erawan, 20 km away.

Topography around Wang Saphung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wang Saphung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 260 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,456 m.

The land around Wang Saphung is covered by trees (47%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

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147 m
16 km
399 m
80 km
1,456 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Erawan 20 km · Loei 22 km · Na Klang 45 km · Phu Kradueng 48 km · Nam Som 69 km · Nong Bua Lamphu 72 km · Lom Sak 81 km · Kut Chap 86 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 Wang Saphung (17.301°, 101.7685°, elevation 254 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).