Phú Mỹ weather in August

In August, Phú Mỹ sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 294 mm of rain across 29.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-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 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 Phú Mỹ's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phú Mỹ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
294 mm
29.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:45 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
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 Phú Mỹ 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
23125
33125
43125
53125
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73125
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103125
113125
123125
133125
143125
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263125
273125
283125
293125
303125
313125

How August really feels in Phú Mỹ

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.

Phú Mỹ weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°264.111.45.2
Feb32° / 24°10211.64.9
Mar33° / 25°244.611.94.0
Apr34° / 26°6811.912.23.1
May33° / 26°20724.412.52.3
Jun31° / 26°26827.612.62.4
Jul31° / 25°28529.312.62.5
Aug31° / 25°29429.312.42.5
Sep31° / 25°31728.612.12.4
Oct31° / 25°27227.511.82.7
Nov31° / 24°14417.811.53.7
Dec30° / 23°7210.511.44.7

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 (%)
1793
2793
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10892
11892
12892
13892
14892
15892
16793
17793
18793
19793
20694
21694
22694
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24694
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26694
27694
28694
29694
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Phú Mỹ gets around 294 mm of rain over 29.3 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 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
694
794
894
994
1094
1194
1294
1394
1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1994
2094
2194
2294
2394
2495
2594
2694
2794
2894
2994
3094
3194

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11288
21189
31189
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
91090
101090
111090
121090
131090
141090
151090
161090
171090
18991
19991
20991
21892
22892
23892
24793
25793
26793
27694
28694
29694
30694
31694

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:44 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:446:12
212.55:446:12
312.55:446:11
412.55:446:11
512.45:446:11
612.45:446:10
712.45:446:10
812.45:456:10
912.45:456:09
1012.45:456:09
1112.45:456:09
1212.45:456:08
1312.45:456:08
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1712.35:456:06
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2912.25:455:59
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3112.25:455:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Phú Mỹ

In seasonPeak

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

Phú Mỹ sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Phú Mỹ'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 Phú Mỹ?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Phú Mỹ.

What to pack for Phú Mỹ in August

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

In August, Phú Mỹ 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 Phú Mỹ 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 29 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
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Phú Mỹ 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 Phú Mỹ peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 13Nov 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Phú Mỹ 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 Phú Mỹ is worst in October — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (March, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 1434 µg/m³Mar 1921 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Phú Mỹ?

Phú Mỹ sits at 10.6°N, 107.1°E, 12 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Xóm Mỹ Xuân, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Phú Mỹ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phú Mỹ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m.

The land around Phú Mỹ is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
911 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Xóm Mỹ Xuân 2.0 km · Thành Phố Bà Rịa 19 km · Thị Trấn Ngải Giao 20 km · Long Thành 21 km · Long Diền 23 km · Thị Trấn Đất Đỏ 27 km · Cần Giờ 28 km · Ấp Phước Tĩnh 29 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 Phú Mỹ (10.6333°, 107.0667°, elevation 12 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).