Weather in Chiang Mai in August 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Chiang Mai in August
Going from a maximum of +95°F during the day to a minimum of +73°F during the night, the temperature in August averages around +90°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +91°F to +91°F.
Is Chiang Mai warm or cold in August?
Chiang Mai is typically hot in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +90°F to +90°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +77°F to +77°F.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how August is compared to other months in Chiang Mai:
Climate in Chiang Mai in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +90°F | +90°F | +90°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +72°F | +72°F | +68°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +102°F | +100°F | +97°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 170 mm | 221 mm | 187 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 0 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 77% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1004 HPa | 1005 HPa | 1007 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 21 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August typically has worse weather conditions compared to July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +90°F for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 170 mm to 221 mm. Humidity rises from 75% to 77%. Winds are calmer in comparison to July, going down from 1 m/s to 0 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Chiang Mai is gradually increasing during August, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Chiang Mai?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Chiang Mai in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1994 (+88°F) and the highest in 1990 (+95°F). The driest year was 1979 with only 103 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 506 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Chiang Mai, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.