Long Bien weather in August

In August, Long Bien sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 350 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-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 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Long Bien's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Long Bien's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
350 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:39 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

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 Long Bien 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 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13327
23327
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313226

How August really feels in Long Bien

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
31 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.

Long Bien weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 15°377.510.96.3
Feb22° / 16°256.811.36.6
Mar24° / 19°501011.96.5
Apr28° / 22°8710.912.55.3
May32° / 25°23218.2133.3
Jun33° / 27°24219.113.32.4
Jul33° / 27°28021.413.22.3
Aug32° / 26°35024.512.72.4
Sep32° / 25°24819.712.13.2
Oct29° / 23°12512.511.55.1
Nov26° / 19°597.2117.0
Dec22° / 16°31610.77.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51387
61387
71387
81486
91387
101387
111486
121486
131486
141585
151585
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Long Bien gets around 350 mm of rain over 24.5 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 79% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
378
478
577
677
777
877
977
1077
1177
1277
1377
1477
1577
1677
1778
1878
1978
2079
2179
2280
2380
2480
2581
2681
2781
2882
2982
3082
3182

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15298
16298
17298
18298
19397
20397
21397
22397
23397
24496
25496
26496
27496
28496
29595
30595
31694

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:336:32
213.05:346:31
312.95:346:31
412.95:346:30
512.95:356:29
612.95:356:29
712.95:366:28
812.95:366:28
912.85:366:27
1012.85:376:26
1112.85:376:26
1212.85:376:25
1312.85:386:24
1412.85:386:24
1512.75:386:23
1612.75:396:22
1712.75:396:22
1812.75:396:21
1912.75:406:20
2012.75:406:19
2112.65:406:18
2212.65:416:18
2312.65:416:17
2412.65:416:16
2512.65:416:15
2612.55:426:14
2712.55:426:13
2812.55:426:12
2912.55:436:12
3012.55:436:11
3112.45:436:10

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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
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94.5Bright
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134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
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174.4Bright
184.4Bright
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204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
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244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Long Bien

In seasonPeak

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

Long Bien'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 Long Bien?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Long Bien.

What to pack for Long Bien in August

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

In August, Long Bien sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Long Bien in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Long Bien peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 20UV 11Nov 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High

Air quality in Long Bien 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 Long Bien is worst in December — around 171 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 50 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 19170 µg/m³Jul 1452 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan161Very unhealthy
Feb136Unhealthy
Mar122Unhealthy
Apr106Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul50Poor
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep96Unhealthy
Oct125Unhealthy
Nov152Very unhealthy
Dec171Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Long Bien?

Long Bien sits at 21.0°N, 105.9°E, 10 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Vĩnh Tuy, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Long Bien

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Long Bien has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,694 m.

The land around Long Bien is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (37%), trees (26%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
1,694 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Vĩnh Tuy 4.0 km · Trâu Quỳ 4.0 km · Bồ Đề 4.0 km · Gia Lâm 4.0 km · Cửa Nam 5.0 km · Hoàn Kiếm 5.0 km · Vinhomes Times City 5.0 km · Hai Bà Trưng 6.0 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 Long Bien (21.0333°, 105.9°, 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. 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).