Da Lat weather in August

In August, Da Lat sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 236 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Da Lat's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Da Lat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
236 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:38 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Da Lat is former city and capital of Lâm Đồng province.

Density
656/km²
people per km²
Founded
1893

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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Da Lat reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°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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Da Lat weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°356.611.47.1
Feb24° / 15°255.411.67.6
Mar25° / 16°7110.111.96.8
Apr26° / 18°16017.812.35.4
May26° / 19°28026.912.54.0
Jun25° / 19°22526.112.73.9
Jul25° / 19°21627.412.64.0
Aug25° / 19°23626.812.44.0
Sep25° / 18°29127.912.13.7
Oct24° / 18°28926.411.74.2
Nov23° / 17°16917.911.45.4
Dec22° / 16°10911.911.36.1

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 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4793
5793
6892
7892
8892
9892
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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24694
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27595
28595
29595
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Da Lat gets around 236 mm of rain over 26.8 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 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
185
285
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584
684
783
883
983
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1283
1383
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2691
2791
2891
2991
3090
3190

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13961
23961
33862
43862
53763
63763
73664
83664
93565
103565
113466
123367
133268
143169
152971
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202476
212377
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232278
242179
252179
262080
272080
282080
292179
302179
312278

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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158calm
168calm
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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 5:36 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:366:08
212.55:366:08
312.55:376:08
412.55:376:07
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1812.45:396:01
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2112.35:396:00
2212.35:395:59
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3012.35:395:54
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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 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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95.0Bright
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155.1Bright
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245.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Da Lat?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Da Lat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Da Lat in August

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

In August, Da Lat sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Da Lat 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 Da Lat peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Da Lat 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 Da Lat is worst in April — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1428 µg/m³Dec 1418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Da Lat?

Da Lat sits at 11.9°N, 108.4°E, 1,483 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Đưc Trọng, 25 km away.

Topography around Da Lat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Da Lat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 1,488 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,201 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,408 m.

The land around Da Lat is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
1,201 m
80 km
2,408 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Đưc Trọng 25 km · Đinh Văn 28 km · Huyện Lâm Hà 29 km · Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm 73 km · Buôn Trấp 75 km · Khánh Hải 76 km · Cam Ranh 78 km · Gia Nghĩa 82 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 Da Lat (11.9465°, 108.4419°, elevation 1,483 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).