Phong Thạnh weather in August

In August, Phong Thạnh sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 286 mm of rain across 29.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°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 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Phong Thạnh's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phong Thạnh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
286 mm
29.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:53 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Phong Thạnh reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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 32°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)
13125
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How August really feels in Phong Thạnh

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 Thạnh weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°33611.55.1
Feb32° / 24°193.411.74.8
Mar33° / 25°598.811.93.7
Apr33° / 26°11916.612.22.8
May33° / 26°25726.912.42.2
Jun31° / 25°28828.412.52.3
Jul31° / 25°30029.612.52.4
Aug31° / 25°28629.412.32.4
Sep31° / 25°33728.912.12.4
Oct31° / 25°4062911.82.6
Nov30° / 24°20922.211.63.3
Dec30° / 24°10112.711.54.5

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 (%)
1595
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7793
8793
9793
10892
11892
12892
13892
14892
15892
16793
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28694
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31793

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Phong Thạnh gets around 286 mm of rain over 29.4 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 95% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
294
394
494
594
694
795
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1095
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1595
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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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11288
21288
31288
41189
51189
61189
71090
81090
91090
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201288
211288
221288
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241288
251387
261387
271387
281387
291387
301387
311387

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:526:17
212.45:526:17
312.45:536:17
412.45:536:16
512.45:536:16
612.45:536:16
712.45:536:15
812.45:536:15
912.45:536:15
1012.45:536:14
1112.35:536:14
1212.35:536:14
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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 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Phong Thạnh

In seasonPeak

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

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

Phong Thạnh's rainy season runs May–November, 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 Thạnh?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Phong Thạnh in August

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

In August, Phong Thạnh sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Phong Thạnh 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 38 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Phong Thạnh in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (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 Thạnh peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 21UV 13Dec 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Phong Thạnh 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 Thạnh is worst in December — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (May, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateDec 1922 µg/m³May 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Phong Thạnh?

Phong Thạnh sits at 9.3°N, 105.3°E, 1 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Ấp Hô Phòng, 13 km away.

Topography around Phong Thạnh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phong Thạnh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m.

The land around Phong Thạnh is covered by cropland (38%) and water (38%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
10 m
80 km
22 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Ấp Hô Phòng 13 km · Giá Rai 16 km · Cà Mau 27 km · Thới Bình 27 km · An Trạch 29 km · Gành Hào 34 km · Ngã Năm 39 km · Bạc Liêu 42 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 Thạnh (9.3236°, 105.3464°, elevation 1 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).