Laya Weather in August
Laya in August
The short of it: Laya in August averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 103 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 5° · rain 103 mm · daylight 13 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
August in Laya brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 5°, with about 103 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 15°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 103 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 8 min in mid-August, 37 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Laya runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Gasa, 18 km to the SSE, is 8° warmer by day.
August in Laya, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Feb–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GasaGasa | 18 km SSE | 22° | 12° | 179 mm |
| PunākhaPunakha | 56 km SSE | 29° | 17° | 296 mm |
| PajoPunakha | 62 km SSE | 29° | 19° | 307 mm |
| Tashi Chho DzongOther | 65 km S | 21° | 12° | 216 mm |
| LungtenzampaThimphu District | 66 km S | 23° | 14° | 229 mm |
| ThimphuThimphu District | 66 km S | 23° | 14° | 229 mm |
| SamtengangOther | 67 km SSE | 28° | 18° | 271 mm |
| Wangdue PhodrangWangdi Phodrang | 67 km SSE | 29° | 19° | 310 mm |