Paro Weather in August
Paro in August
The short of it: Paro in August averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 233 mm (9.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 14° · rain 233 mm · daylight 13 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & March
Thirty years of records give Paro an average August high of 23°, a low of 14° and some 233 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 233 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 November and March.
Against its neighbours, Paro runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Ha, 14 km to the WSW, is 3° cooler by day.
August in Paro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HaHaa | 14 km WSW | 20° | 12° | 171 mm |
| Tashi Chho DzongOther | 21 km ENE | 21° | 12° | 216 mm |
| ThimphuThimphu District | 23 km E | 23° | 14° | 229 mm |
| LungtenzampaThimphu District | 23 km E | 23° | 14° | 229 mm |
| TsimashamChukha | 39 km SSE | 22° | 15° | 373 mm |
| PajoPunakha | 48 km ENE | 29° | 19° | 307 mm |
| Wangdue PhodrangWangdi Phodrang | 48 km E | 29° | 19° | 310 mm |
| PunākhaPunakha | 49 km ENE | 29° | 17° | 296 mm |