Thị Trấn Thuận Châu weather in August

In August, Thị Trấn Thuận Châu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 363 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Thị Trấn Thuận Châu's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thị Trấn Thuận Châu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
363 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:47 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
84%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Thị Trấn Thuận Châu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12923
22923
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42923
52923
62923
72923
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How August really feels in Thị Trấn Thuận Châu

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.

Thị Trấn Thuận Châu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 12°397.110.87.0
Feb24° / 13°357.511.37.3
Mar27° / 16°7111.611.86.5
Apr29° / 20°11215.512.54.8
May30° / 22°20721.2133.5
Jun30° / 23°35726.513.32.9
Jul29° / 23°42827.613.23.0
Aug29° / 23°3632712.73.1
Sep29° / 22°18519.612.14.1
Oct28° / 20°609.611.56.3
Nov25° / 16°375.6117.5
Dec22° / 13°386.310.77.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
121189
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141387
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292278
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Thị Trấn Thuận Châu gets around 363 mm of rain over 27 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 87% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
391
491
591
692
792
892
992
1092
1191
1291
1390
1489
1589
1688
1787
1886
1985
2085
2184
2283
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2581
2681
2781
2881
2980
3080
3180

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
108713
208713
308614
408614
508614
608614
708614
808614
908614
1008713
1108713
1208713
1308812
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301936
312926

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
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213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

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 5:42 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:426:41
213.05:426:41
313.05:426:40
412.95:436:39
512.95:436:39
612.95:446:38
712.95:446:38
812.95:446:37
912.95:456:36
1012.85:456:36
1112.85:456:35
1212.85:466:34
1312.85:466:34
1412.85:466:33
1512.85:476:32
1612.75:476:32
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1812.75:486:30
1912.75:486:29
2012.75:486:28
2112.65:496:28
2212.65:496:27
2312.65:496:26
2412.65:506:25
2512.65:506:24
2612.65:506:23
2712.55:516:22
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2912.55:516:21
3012.55:516:20
3112.55:526:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Thị Trấn Thuận Châu

In seasonPeak

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

Thị Trấn Thuận Châu's monsoon runs May–August, 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 Thị Trấn Thuận Châu?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thị Trấn Thuận Châu.

What to pack for Thị Trấn Thuận Châu in August

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

In August, Thị Trấn Thuận Châu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Thị Trấn Thuận Châu 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 Thị Trấn Thuận Châu peaks around June 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 20UV 13Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Thị Trấn Thuận Châu 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 Thị Trấn Thuận Châu is worst in April — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.1× the cleanest month (July, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateApr 1395 µg/m³Jul 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb41Poor
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr99Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Thị Trấn Thuận Châu?

Thị Trấn Thuận Châu sits at 21.4°N, 103.7°E, 594 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Sơn La, 27 km away.

SapaLai ChâuThị Trấn Phố Lu

Topography around Thị Trấn Thuận Châu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Thị Trấn Thuận Châu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thị Trấn Thuận Châu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m around an average of 699 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,610 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,825 m.

The land around Thị Trấn Thuận Châu is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
505 m
16 km
1,610 m
80 km
2,825 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Sơn La 27 km · Ít Ong 36 km · Dien Bien Phu 69 km · Mường Lay 85 km · Nghĩa Lộ 87 km · Sapa 102 km · Lai Châu 109 km · Thị Trấn Phố Lu 111 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 Thị Trấn Thuận Châu (21.4385°, 103.69°, elevation 594 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).