Pleiku weather in August

In August, Pleiku sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 373 mm of rain across 30.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pleiku's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pleiku's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 373 mm; 30.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:38 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Pleiku is former city of Vietnam.

Density: 428/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pleiku reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with 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)	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How August really feels in Pleiku

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Pleiku weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 17°	8	1.1	11.3	7.7
Feb	30° / 18°	7	1.5	11.5	6.4
Mar	31° / 20°	45	6.6	11.9	5.0
Apr	31° / 22°	119	14	12.3	4.1
May	29° / 22°	243	26.2	12.6	3.3
Jun	28° / 22°	271	28.6	12.8	3.3
Jul	27° / 21°	353	30	12.7	3.4
Aug	27° / 21°	373	30.3	12.5	3.3
Sep	27° / 21°	389	28.7	12.1	3.4
Oct	28° / 21°	229	20.1	11.7	4.8
Nov	27° / 20°	91	8.5	11.4	6.6
Dec	27° / 18°	29	4.4	11.2	7.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

	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 (%)	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Cloudier (%)	94	94	94	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pleiku gets around 373 mm of rain over 30.3 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 98% and peaks near 98% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98

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

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 85% 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
Muggy (%)	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	12
Oppressive (%)	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	84	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	88

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	16	84
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	12	88

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:57 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)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:35	6:13
2	12.6	5:35	6:13
3	12.6	5:36	6:12
4	12.6	5:36	6:12
5	12.6	5:36	6:11
6	12.6	5:36	6:11
7	12.6	5:37	6:11
8	12.6	5:37	6:10
9	12.5	5:37	6:10
10	12.5	5:37	6:09
11	12.5	5:37	6:09
12	12.5	5:37	6:08
13	12.5	5:38	6:08
14	12.5	5:38	6:07
15	12.5	5:38	6:07
16	12.5	5:38	6:06
17	12.5	5:38	6:06
18	12.4	5:38	6:05
19	12.4	5:38	6:04
20	12.4	5:39	6:04
21	12.4	5:39	6:03
22	12.4	5:39	6:03
23	12.4	5:39	6:02
24	12.4	5:39	6:01
25	12.4	5:39	6:01
26	12.3	5:39	6:00
27	12.3	5:39	5:59
28	12.3	5:39	5:59
29	12.3	5:39	5:58
30	12.3	5:39	5:57
31	12.3	5:39	5:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	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	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
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	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	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	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pleiku

In seasonPeak

In August, Pleiku sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Pleiku's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Pleiku?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pleiku.

What to pack for Pleiku in August

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

In August, Pleiku sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Pleiku 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 Pleiku peaks around August 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 9 (very 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)	10	12	13	12	12	12	13	14	13	11	9	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Pleiku 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 Pleiku is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 11 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)	15	21	55	37	18	13	12	11	12	14	12	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	55	Unhealthy
Apr	37	Poor
May	18	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Pleiku?

Pleiku sits at 14.0°N, 108.0°E, 760 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Kon Tum, 41 km away.

Topography around Pleiku

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pleiku has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 760 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 836 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,691 m.

The land around Pleiku is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

133 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

836 m

trees 57%

80 km

1,691 m

trees 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

August weather nearby: Kon Tum 41 km · An Khê 70 km · A Yun Pa 80 km · Ea Drăng 90 km · Banlung 113 km · Buôn Hồ 119 km · An Nhơn 120 km · Lumphat 123 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

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 Pleiku (13.9833°, 108°, elevation 760 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. 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	26	21
2	26	21
3	26	21
4	27	21
5	27	21
6	27	21
7	27	21
8	27	21
9	27	21
10	27	21
11	27	21
12	27	21
13	27	21
14	27	21
15	27	21
16	27	21
17	27	21
18	27	21
19	27	21
20	27	21
21	27	21
22	27	21
23	27	21
24	27	21
25	27	21
26	27	21
27	27	21
28	27	21
29	27	21
30	27	21
31	27	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	16	84
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	12	88

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	16	84
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	12	88

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	16	84
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	12	88