Lam Weather in August
Lam in August
The short of it: Lam in August averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 476 mm (18.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 24° · rain 476 mm · daylight 12 h 34 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Lam an average August high of 31°, a low of 24° and some 476 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 476 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 34 min in mid-August, 17 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Lam runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Ten Ngol, 8 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Lam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 66 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten NgolRatanakiri | 8 km W | 31° | 24° | 477 mm |
| Pak ThumRatanakiri | 9 km NW | 31° | 24° | 479 mm |
| Saom TrakRatanakiri | 10 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 478 mm |
| Saom KluengRatanakiri | 13 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 480 mm |
| UnRatanakiri | 17 km W | 31° | 24° | 483 mm |
| Kong ThumRatanakiri | 18 km W | 31° | 24° | 488 mm |
| Tang SeRatanakiri | 26 km NW | 31° | 24° | 487 mm |
| YaemRatanakiri | 29 km W | 31° | 24° | 491 mm |