Climate averages 1991–2020
Yala weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the joint 4th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Yala: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 125 mm of rain on roughly 20 days, which makes August a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 20 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hat Yai (103 km away). In August its highs average 31.0°C, 1.2°C cooler than Yala, with 121 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Thailand, Yala ranks 1st of 46 for the warmest August highs and 8th of 46 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 46 cities is 30.7°C; Yala is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 31.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 125 mm to 160 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
Yala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 79 | 11.4 | 11.812 h |
| February | 30.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 43 | 7.1 | 11.912 h |
| March | 32.5°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 86 | 11.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 124 | 17.2 | 12.312 h |
| May | 32.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 151 | 22.6 | 12.412 h |
| June | 32.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 111 | 19.3 | 12.512 h |
| July | 32.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 114 | 19.1 | 12.512 h |
| August, selected | 32.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 125 | 20.0 | 12.312 h |
| September | 31.4°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 160 | 22.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.9°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 268 | 28.1 | 12.012 h |
| November | 28.6°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 290 | 25.7 | 11.812 h |
| December | 28.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 236 | 21.3 | 11.812 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
- Hat Yai in AugustThailand · 103 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 121 mm rain
- Pendang in AugustMalaysia · 107 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.0°C · 211 mm rain
- Pasir Mas in AugustMalaysia · 109 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.7°C · 213 mm rain
- Ban Mai in AugustThailand · 110 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 25.8°C · 86 mm rain
- Alor Setar in AugustMalaysia · 112 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 24.5°C · 232 mm rain
- Kota Bharu in AugustMalaysia · 116 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 24.7°C · 213 mm rain
- Sungai Petani in AugustMalaysia · 133 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.3°C · 192 mm rain
- Kota Kuala Muda in AugustMalaysia · 146 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.8°C · 217 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 Yala) is explained once on the Yala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.