Phú Thọ weather in August

In August, Phú Thọ sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 369 mm of rain across 23.4 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 10% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Phú Thọ's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phú Thọ's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 369 mm; 23.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:41 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

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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 Phú Thọ 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 on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	26
19	32	26
20	32	26
21	32	26
22	32	26
23	32	26
24	32	26
25	32	26
26	32	26
27	32	26
28	32	26
29	32	26
30	32	26
31	32	26

How August really feels in Phú Thọ

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 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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 Thọ 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 15°	29	5.5	10.8	6.6
Feb	22° / 16°	19	5.2	11.3	6.9
Mar	25° / 19°	43	7.2	11.8	6.9
Apr	29° / 22°	86	10.2	12.5	5.2
May	32° / 25°	219	17.3	13	3.3
Jun	33° / 26°	279	19.5	13.3	2.5
Jul	33° / 26°	302	22	13.2	2.5
Aug	32° / 26°	369	23.4	12.7	2.5
Sep	31° / 25°	225	19.3	12.1	3.3
Oct	29° / 23°	103	11.5	11.5	5.4
Nov	26° / 19°	51	6.7	11	7.2
Dec	22° / 16°	28	5.4	10.7	7.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 81%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	22	24	24	24	24	24	25	25
Cloudier (%)	85	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	85	84	84	84	84	83	82	81	80	80	79	78	78	78	76	76	76	76	76	75	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	17	83
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	25	75
31	25	75

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Phú Thọ gets around 369 mm of rain over 23.4 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 76% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	75
5	75
6	75
7	75
8	74
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	74
13	74
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	77
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4
Miserable (%)	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96
31	4	96

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
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7	5	calm
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29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 30 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 5:36 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:36	6:35
2	13.0	5:36	6:34
3	13.0	5:36	6:34
4	12.9	5:37	6:33
5	12.9	5:37	6:33
6	12.9	5:37	6:32
7	12.9	5:38	6:32
8	12.9	5:38	6:31
9	12.9	5:39	6:30
10	12.8	5:39	6:30
11	12.8	5:39	6:29
12	12.8	5:40	6:28
13	12.8	5:40	6:28
14	12.8	5:40	6:27
15	12.8	5:41	6:26
16	12.7	5:41	6:25
17	12.7	5:41	6:25
18	12.7	5:42	6:24
19	12.7	5:42	6:23
20	12.7	5:42	6:22
21	12.6	5:43	6:21
22	12.6	5:43	6:21
23	12.6	5:43	6:20
24	12.6	5:44	6:19
25	12.6	5:44	6:18
26	12.6	5:44	6:17
27	12.5	5:44	6:16
28	12.5	5:45	6:15
29	12.5	5:45	6:15
30	12.5	5:45	6:14
31	12.5	5:46	6:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 4.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Phú Thọ

In seasonPeak

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

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

Phú Thọ's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Phú Thọ?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Phú Thọ in August

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

In August, Phú Thọ sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Phú Thọ in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (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 Thọ peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 5 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	6	7	8	6	8	12	11	11	6	7	5	6
Level	High	High	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Very high	High	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	7	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	6	High
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	5	High
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Phú Thọ 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 Thọ is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.9× the cleanest month (July, 29 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	83	78	78	72	50	36	29	32	42	57	73	83
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	83	Unhealthy
Feb	78	Unhealthy
Mar	78	Unhealthy
Apr	72	Unhealthy
May	50	Poor
Jun	36	Poor
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	57	Unhealthy
Nov	73	Unhealthy
Dec	83	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Phú Thọ?

Phú Thọ sits at 21.4°N, 105.2°E, 32 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Cổ Đô, 20 km away.

Topography around Phú Thọ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phú Thọ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,752 m.

The land around Phú Thọ is covered by trees (39%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km

34 m

trees 39%

16 km

391 m

trees 62%

80 km

2,752 m

trees 77%

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← July Phú Thọ year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Cổ Đô 20 km · Việt Trì 20 km · Ba Vì 39 km · Vĩnh Yên 41 km · Sơn Tây 41 km · Tuyên Quang 47 km · Yên Bái 48 km · Thị Trấn Đại Từ 50 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
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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 Thọ (21.3996°, 105.2222°, elevation 32 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). 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	26
19	32	26
20	32	26
21	32	26
22	32	26
23	32	26
24	32	26
25	32	26
26	32	26
27	32	26
28	32	26
29	32	26
30	32	26
31	32	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	17	83
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	75
5	75
6	75
7	75
8	74
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	74
13	74
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	77
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	26
19	32	26
20	32	26
21	32	26
22	32	26
23	32	26
24	32	26
25	32	26
26	32	26
27	32	26
28	32	26
29	32	26
30	32	26
31	32	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	17	83
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	75
5	75
6	75
7	75
8	74
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	74
13	74
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	77
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	26
2	33	26
3	33	26
4	33	26
5	33	26
6	33	26
7	33	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	26
19	32	26
20	32	26
21	32	26
22	32	26
23	32	26
24	32	26
25	32	26
26	32	26
27	32	26
28	32	26
29	32	26
30	32	26
31	32	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	17	83
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	75
5	75
6	75
7	75
8	74
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	74
13	74
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	77
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96
31	4	96