Phú Quý weather in August

In August, Phú Quý sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 137 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-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 14% 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 Quý's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phú Quý's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
27°
10th coldest
Rainfall
137 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:38 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
31 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 Phú Quý reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Phú Quý

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 Quý weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 24°363.611.57.8
Feb25° / 25°111.911.78.2
Mar27° / 26°284.611.97.7
Apr28° / 27°538.112.26.6
May29° / 27°14120.612.54.2
Jun29° / 27°18322.812.63.8
Jul28° / 27°15623.212.64.0
Aug28° / 27°13721.812.34.2
Sep28° / 27°20923.312.14.0
Oct27° / 26°2732411.84.3
Nov27° / 26°17816.211.55.5
Dec26° / 25°14411.111.46.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Phú Quý gets around 137 mm of rain over 21.8 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 71% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 31 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 33 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
133windy
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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 5:36 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:366:04
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Phú Quý

In seasonPeak

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

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

Phú Quý's rainy season runs May–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 Phú Quý?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Phú Quý for sightseeing.

What to pack for Phú Quý in August

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

In August, Phú Quý sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and a windbreaker. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreakersun protection

Sea temperature near Phú Quý in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 14 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in January near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Phú Quý in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (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 Quý peaks around August 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highAug 23UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Phú Quý 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 Quý is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1918 µg/m³Apr 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Phú Quý?

Phú Quý sits at 10.5°N, 108.9°E, 6 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Mui Ne, 85 km away.

Phan ThiếtPhan Rang-Tháp ChàmKhánh HảiLa GiĐưc TrọngẤp Bình ChâuCam Ranh

Topography around Phú Quý

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phú Quý has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m.

The land around Phú Quý is covered by water (60%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, water (98%) within 16 km, and water (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
88 m
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August weather nearby: Mui Ne 85 km · Phan Thiết 102 km · Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm 117 km · Khánh Hải 120 km · La Gi 128 km · Đưc Trọng 149 km · Ấp Bình Châu 151 km · Cam Ranh 158 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 Quý (10.5166°, 108.9329°, elevation 6 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).