Ha Weather in August
Ha in August
The short of it: Ha in August averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 171 mm (6.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 12° · rain 171 mm · daylight 13 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Ha an average August high of 20°, a low of 12° and some 171 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 20°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 171 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 6 min in mid-August, 36 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and November.
Against its neighbours, Ha runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Paro, 14 km to the ENE, is 3° warmer by day.
August in Ha, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 35 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ParoParo | 14 km ENE | 23° | 14° | 233 mm |
| Tashi Chho DzongOther | 35 km ENE | 21° | 12° | 216 mm |
| ThimphuThimphu District | 37 km ENE | 23° | 14° | 229 mm |
| LungtenzampaThimphu District | 37 km ENE | 23° | 14° | 229 mm |
| TsimashamChukha | 41 km SE | 22° | 15° | 373 mm |
| DaphuChukha | 48 km SSE | 27° | 20° | 526 mm |
| SamtseSamtse District | 57 km SSW | 30° | 24° | 844 mm |
| PhuntsholingChukha | 61 km S | 32° | 25° | 727 mm |