Dien Bien Phu weather in August

In August, Dien Bien Phu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 368 mm of rain across 28.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dien Bien Phu's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dien Bien Phu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 368 mm; 28.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:50 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Dien Bien Phu is city in Điện Biên, Vietnam.

Density: 1,317/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1992

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← July Dien Bien Phu 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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dien Bien Phu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

Dien Bien Phu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 11°	35	5	10.8	7.5
Feb	24° / 12°	25	4.8	11.3	7.9
Mar	27° / 16°	55	8.6	11.8	6.9
Apr	29° / 19°	115	15.4	12.5	5.1
May	29° / 21°	195	22.2	13	3.8
Jun	28° / 22°	323	27.3	13.3	3.2
Jul	28° / 22°	403	28.9	13.2	3.4
Aug	28° / 22°	368	28.3	12.7	3.4
Sep	28° / 21°	199	21.5	12.1	4.4
Oct	26° / 19°	72	11.5	11.5	6.3
Nov	24° / 15°	33	5.5	11	7.7
Dec	22° / 12°	29	4.5	10.7	7.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 90%.

	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 (%)	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	11	11	11	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16
Cloudier (%)	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	91	91	90	89	89	89	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dien Bien Phu gets around 368 mm of rain over 28.3 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 91% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	93
15	92
16	92
17	91
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

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 93% 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
Muggy (%)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	13
Oppressive (%)	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	88	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	12	88
31	13	87

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:21 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)	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54
Sunset (PM)	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:44	6:44
2	13.0	5:45	6:43
3	13.0	5:45	6:43
4	12.9	5:45	6:42
5	12.9	5:46	6:41
6	12.9	5:46	6:41
7	12.9	5:47	6:40
8	12.9	5:47	6:40
9	12.9	5:47	6:39
10	12.8	5:48	6:38
11	12.8	5:48	6:38
12	12.8	5:48	6:37
13	12.8	5:49	6:36
14	12.8	5:49	6:36
15	12.8	5:49	6:35
16	12.7	5:50	6:34
17	12.7	5:50	6:33
18	12.7	5:50	6:33
19	12.7	5:51	6:32
20	12.7	5:51	6:31
21	12.6	5:51	6:30
22	12.6	5:52	6:29
23	12.6	5:52	6:29
24	12.6	5:52	6:28
25	12.6	5:53	6:27
26	12.6	5:53	6:26
27	12.5	5:53	6:25
28	12.5	5:54	6:24
29	12.5	5:54	6:23
30	12.5	5:54	6:22
31	12.5	5:54	6:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
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	4.0	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dien Bien Phu

In seasonPeak

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

Dien Bien Phu's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Dien Bien Phu?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dien Bien Phu.

What to pack for Dien Bien Phu in August

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

In August, Dien Bien Phu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Dien Bien Phu 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 Dien Bien Phu peaks around August 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (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)	7	9	11	9	10	14	13	14	10	9	8	6
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	10	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Dien Bien Phu 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 Dien Bien Phu is worst in April — around 303 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 32.6× the cleanest month (August, 9 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)	20	37	107	303	53	11	10	9	11	15	17	19
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Poor	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	107	Unhealthy
Apr	303	Very unhealthy
May	53	Poor
Jun	11	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	9	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Dien Bien Phu?

Dien Bien Phu sits at 21.4°N, 103.0°E, 485 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Mường Lay, 69 km away.

Topography around Dien Bien Phu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dien Bien Phu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dien Bien Phu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m around an average of 505 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,307 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,010 m.

The land around Dien Bien Phu is covered by trees (36%), cropland (30%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km

255 m

trees 36%

16 km

1,307 m

trees 62%

80 km

2,010 m

trees 79%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← July Dien Bien Phu year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Mường Lay 69 km · Thị Trấn Thuận Châu 69 km · Sơn La 93 km · Nong Khiaw 100 km · Ít Ong 105 km · Lai Châu 121 km · Muang Xay 133 km · Sapa 136 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

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 Dien Bien Phu (21.386°, 103.023°, elevation 485 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	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	28	22
18	28	22
19	28	22
20	28	22
21	28	22
22	28	22
23	28	22
24	28	22
25	28	22
26	28	22
27	28	22
28	28	22
29	28	22
30	28	22
31	28	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	93
15	92
16	92
17	91
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	12	88
31	13	87

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	93
15	92
16	92
17	91
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	12	88
31	13	87

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	93
15	92
16	92
17	91
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	12	88
31	13	87