Châu Đốc weather in August

In August, Châu Đốc sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 220 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Châu Đốc's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Châu Đốc's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
220 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:53 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Châu Đốc is provincial city of Vietnam.

Density
667/km²
people per km²

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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Châu Đốc reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°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 Châu Đốc

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
21 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Châu Đốc weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°234.111.44.9
Feb32° / 23°13211.64.5
Mar34° / 25°426.811.93.2
Apr35° / 26°1001512.22.3
May33° / 26°1852512.52.1
Jun32° / 26°20326.712.62.2
Jul32° / 26°21527.512.62.4
Aug32° / 26°22028.112.42.3
Sep31° / 25°27128.312.12.3
Oct32° / 25°29726.611.82.6
Nov31° / 24°11414.511.53.7
Dec31° / 23°477.411.44.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7793
8793
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10793
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12793
13793
14793
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Châu Đốc gets around 220 mm of rain over 28.1 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 90% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
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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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
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62377
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82278
92179
102179
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 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 5:51 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:516:20
212.55:516:20
312.55:526:19
412.55:526:19
512.45:526:19
612.45:526:18
712.45:526:18
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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 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Châu Đốc

In seasonPeak

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

Châu Đốc'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 Châu Đốc?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Châu Đốc.

What to pack for Châu Đốc in August

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

In August, Châu Đốc sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Châu Đốc 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 69 km away) is warmest in May at about 31°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
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Châu Đốc 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 Châu Đốc peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Nov 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Châu Đốc 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 Châu Đốc is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1754 µg/m³Aug 1422 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr40Poor
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Châu Đốc?

Châu Đốc sits at 10.7°N, 105.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Châu Phong, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Châu Đốc

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Châu Đốc has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m.

The land around Châu Đốc is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
246 m
80 km
691 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Châu Phong 3.0 km · Tân Châu 17 km · Ấp Long Thạnh 18 km · Tịnh Biên 23 km · Hồng Ngự 28 km · Kiến An 31 km · Cô Tô 40 km · Phumĭ Véal Srê 48 km

Vietnam travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,066
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
59%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 500
Religion
none 86%Catholic 6%Buddhist 6%Protestant 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 Châu Đốc (10.7°, 105.1167°, 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. 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).