Weather in Phuket in August 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Phuket in August
The expected average maximum temperature in August is +86°F with a maximum of +88°F and a minimum of +79°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 40% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +84°F to +88°F.
Is Phuket warm or cold in August?
Phuket is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +84°F to +84°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +79°F to +79°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how August is compared to other months in Phuket:
Climate in Phuket in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +84°F | +84°F | +82°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +73°F | +73°F | +73°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +95°F | +95°F | +95°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 182 mm | 195 mm | 253 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 80% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 22 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +84°F for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 182 mm to 195 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 3 m/s. 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 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Phuket is gradually decreasing during August, going from 5 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Phuket?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Phuket in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+83°F) and the highest in 1998 (+93°F). The driest year was 1981 with only 77 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1998 with 337 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Phuket, 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.