Sekong Weather in August
Sekong in August
The short of it: Sekong in August averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 391 mm (15.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 38 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 32° · low 24° · rain 391 mm · daylight 12 h 38 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Sekong an average August high of 32°, a low of 24° and some 391 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 391 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 38 min in mid-August, 19 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, Sekong runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Lamam, 9 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Sekong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 98 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LamamXékong | 9 km NNW | 31° | 23° | 373 mm |
| Ban ThatèngXékong | 38 km WNW | 28° | 20° | 360 mm |
| SalavanSalavan Province | 53 km NW | 31° | 24° | 300 mm |
| PakxongChampasak Province | 56 km WSW | 25° | 18° | 455 mm |
| Ban ÔpphagnôpxouakhaoAttapu | 59 km SSE | 33° | 24° | 540 mm |
| Dak CheungXékong | 60 km ENE | 25° | 18° | 573 mm |
| AttapeuAttapu | 61 km S | 33° | 24° | 541 mm |
| Ban LaongamSalavan Province | 61 km WNW | 29° | 22° | 286 mm |