Climate averages 1991–2020
Thakhèk weather
in August.
A hot, very wet month: the 10th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Thakhèk: daytime highs average 29.2°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 493 mm of rain on roughly 30 days, which makes August a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 43 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sakon Nakhon (78 km away). In August its highs average 29.9°C, 0.7°C warmer than Thakhèk, with 355 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Laos, Thakhèk ranks 3rd of 4 for the warmest August highs and 4th of 4 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 4 cities is 29.4°C; Thakhèk is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 493 mm to 317 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
Thakhèk climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 6.0 | 1.5 | 11.211 h |
| February | 30.1°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 13 | 2.6 | 11.612 h |
| March | 32.4°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 34 | 5.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 69 | 11.5 | 12.513 h |
| May | 31.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 253 | 23.7 | 12.913 h |
| June | 30.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 378 | 27.6 | 13.213 h |
| July | 29.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 490 | 29.4 | 13.113 h |
| August, selected | 29.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 493 | 29.9 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.4°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 317 | 24.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 111 | 11.4 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 20 | 2.6 | 11.311 h |
| December | 27.7°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 5.8 | 1.2 | 11.111 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
- Sakon Nakhon in AugustThailand · 78 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.3°C · 355 mm rain
- Savannakhet in AugustLaos · 94 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 294 mm rain
- Hà Tĩnh in AugustVietnam · 154 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 26.1°C · 190 mm rain
- Vinh in AugustVietnam · 167 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 26.4°C · 222 mm rain
- Kỳ Anh in AugustVietnam · 172 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 26.7°C · 189 mm rain
- Ba Đồn in AugustVietnam · 173 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 26.5°C · 167 mm rain
- Đồng Hới in AugustVietnam · 190 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 26.7°C · 146 mm rain
- Udon Thani in AugustThailand · 217 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.3°C · 331 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 Thakhèk) is explained once on the Thakhèk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.