Phong Điền weather in August

In August, Phong Điền sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 202 mm of rain across 20.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 7% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Phong Điền's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phong Điền's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
202 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:38 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
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 Phong Điền reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°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 about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Phong Điền

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.

Phong Điền weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 17°19318.111.15.3
Feb24° / 18°1211511.45.7
Mar27° / 20°1431711.95.4
Apr30° / 22°17120.912.43.8
May31° / 24°28125.912.82.7
Jun33° / 25°15320.2132.6
Jul32° / 25°16720.312.92.9
Aug32° / 25°20220.812.63.0
Sep30° / 24°3492512.13.1
Oct27° / 22°51225.911.64.0
Nov25° / 20°54023.211.24.5
Dec23° / 18°43123.4114.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61585
71585
81585
91585
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Phong Điền gets around 202 mm of rain over 20.8 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 68% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
260
360
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559
659
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2173
2274
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2877
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3078
3178

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118613
218514
318514
418514
518514
628414
728414
828315
928315
1028315
1128315
1228315
1328216
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 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 5:34 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:346:19
212.75:346:19
312.75:356:18
412.75:356:18
512.75:356:17
612.75:356:17
712.75:366:16
812.75:366:16
912.75:366:15
1012.65:366:15
1112.65:376:14
1212.65:376:14
1312.65:376:13
1412.65:376:13
1512.65:386:12
1612.65:386:11
1712.55:386:11
1812.55:386:10
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2012.55:396:09
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3012.45:406:02
3112.35:406:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Phong Điền

In seasonPeak

In August, Phong Điền sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Phong Điền sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Phong Điền's rainy season runs September–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Phong Điền?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Phong Điền.

What to pack for Phong Điền in August

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

In August, Phong Điền sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Phong Điền in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec24Warm

UV index in Phong Điền 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 Phong Điền peaks around August 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 13UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Phong Điền 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 Phong Điền is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 2274 µg/m³Jul 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May26Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Phong Điền?

Phong Điền sits at 16.6°N, 107.4°E, 14 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Hương Trà, 13 km away.

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Topography around Phong Điền

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phong Điền has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 678 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,057 m.

The land around Phong Điền is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
678 m
80 km
2,057 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Hương Trà 13 km · thị xã Quảng Trị 27 km · Hue 28 km · Hương Thủy 34 km · Ðông Hà 38 km · Cam Lộ 47 km · Bà Nà 94 km · Thanh Khê 105 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 Phong Điền (16.5832°, 107.3644°, elevation 14 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).