Climate averages 1991–2020
Battambang weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Battambang: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 25.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 124 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes August a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 33 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Siem Reap (77 km away). In August its highs average 31.0°C, 1.1°C cooler than Battambang, with 162 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Cambodia, Battambang ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest August highs and 1st of 8 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 8 cities is 30.9°C; Battambang is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 31.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 124 mm to 192 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Battambang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.7°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 12 | 2.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 33.7°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 15 | 2.5 | 11.712 h |
| March | 35.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 47 | 8.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.3°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 83 | 15.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 115 | 21.0 | 12.713 h |
| June | 33.1°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 105 | 18.9 | 12.913 h |
| July | 32.4°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 105 | 20.8 | 12.813 h |
| August, selected | 32.1°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 124 | 22.9 | 12.613 h |
| September | 31.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 192 | 25.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 190 | 22.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 52 | 9.0 | 11.512 h |
| December | 30.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 13 | 2.9 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Siem Reap in AugustCambodia · 77 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 25.1°C · 162 mm rain
- Paoy Paet in AugustCambodia · 92 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 24.4°C · 181 mm rain
- Chanthaburi in AugustThailand · 131 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.9°C · 328 mm rain
- Kampong Chhnang in AugustCambodia · 185 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.7°C · 186 mm rain
- Kabin Buri in AugustThailand · 186 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.9°C · 271 mm rain
- Si Maha Phot in AugustThailand · 206 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.1°C · 300 mm rain
- Rayong in AugustThailand · 215 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 25.7°C · 196 mm rain
- Nakhon Ratchasima in AugustThailand · 239 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 24.5°C · 161 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Battambang) is explained once on the Battambang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.