Mai Weather in August
Mai in August
The short of it: Mai in August averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 493 mm (19.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 45 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 30° · low 24° · rain 493 mm · daylight 12 h 45 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Mai an average August high of 30°, a low of 24° and some 493 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 493 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 45 min in mid-August, 23 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, Mai runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Ban Dansavan, 14 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Mai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 84 mm less rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban DansavanVientiane | 14 km WSW | 32° | 25° | 478 mm |
| DonesayoudoomVientiane | 16 km NNW | 31° | 25° | 555 mm |
| Muang Phôn-HôngVientiane | 28 km W | 32° | 24° | 453 mm |
| Ban VangluangOther | 39 km ENE | 31° | 24° | 575 mm |
| Vang ViengVientiane | 55 km NNW | 31° | 24° | 631 mm |
| VientianeVientiane Prefecture | 58 km S | 32° | 25° | 335 mm |
| Si Chiang MaiNong Khai | 60 km S | 32° | 25° | 323 mm |
| SangkhomNong Khai | 63 km SW | 32° | 24° | 287 mm |