Thành Phố Uông Bí weather in August

In August, Thành Phố Uông Bí sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 371 mm of rain across 26.6 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Thành Phố Uông Bí's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thành Phố Uông Bí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
371 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:35 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Thành Phố Uông Bí is city in north-east, Vietnam.

Density
249/km²
people per km²
Founded
1961

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

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 Thành Phố Uông Bí 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 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Thành Phố Uông Bí

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Thành Phố Uông Bí 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 14°30610.96.4
Feb21° / 16°195.711.36.5
Mar23° / 18°439.111.96.6
Apr27° / 22°751212.55.6
May31° / 25°24119.8133.6
Jun32° / 27°26022.513.32.6
Jul32° / 27°29024.613.22.5
Aug32° / 26°37126.612.72.5
Sep31° / 25°24220.312.13.4
Oct29° / 22°10412.511.55.4
Nov26° / 19°537.8117.1
Dec22° / 15°295.710.77.1

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 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31585
41585
51585
61585
71585
81585
91585
101585
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Thành Phố Uông Bí gets around 371 mm of rain over 26.6 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 86% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
186
286
386
486
587
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787
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987
1087
1187
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1486
1586
1686
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1885
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2185
2285
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2785
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3086
3186

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.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
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11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
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17298
18298
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21397
22397
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25496
26496
27496
28595
29595
30694
31694

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:306:28
213.05:306:28
312.95:316:27
412.95:316:27
512.95:316:26
612.95:326:25
712.95:326:25
812.95:326:24
912.85:336:24
1012.85:336:23
1112.85:346:22
1212.85:346:22
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1412.85:356:20
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1712.75:366:18
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2012.75:376:16
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2612.55:386:11
2712.55:396:10
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3112.45:406:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.41 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Thành Phố Uông Bí

In seasonPeak

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

Thành Phố Uông Bí sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Thành Phố Uông Bí'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 Thành Phố Uông Bí?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thành Phố Uông Bí.

What to pack for Thành Phố Uông Bí in August

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

In August, Thành Phố Uông Bí sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Thành Phố Uông Bí in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 47 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Feb 28 to Jan 27 — about 11 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb20Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May27Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Thành Phố Uông Bí in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thành Phố Uông Bí peaks around July 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 10UV 12Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb7Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High

Air quality in Thành Phố Uông Bí 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 Thành Phố Uông Bí is worst in December — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2192 µg/m³Jul 1335 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan90Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug40Poor
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct74Unhealthy
Nov82Unhealthy
Dec92Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Thành Phố Uông Bí?

Thành Phố Uông Bí sits at 21.0°N, 106.8°E, 11 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Thị Trấn Mạo Khê, 19 km away.

Topography around Thành Phố Uông Bí

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Thành Phố Uông Bí.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thành Phố Uông Bí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,047 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,180 m.

The land around Thành Phố Uông Bí is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (55%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
1,047 m
80 km
1,180 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Thị Trấn Mạo Khê 19 km · Haiphong 21 km · Thị Trấn Đông Triều 27 km · Kiến An 30 km · Ha Long 33 km · Đố Sơn 36 km · Chũ 43 km · Cát Bà 45 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 Thành Phố Uông Bí (21.0343°, 106.7705°, elevation 11 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).