Cherrapunjee Weather in August
Cherrapunjee in August
The short of it: Cherrapunjee in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 1090 mm (42.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 18° · rain 1090 mm · daylight 13 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & February
August in Cherrapunjee brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 18°, with about 1090 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Cherrapunjee, with afternoons near 24°. Wet spells are common — about 1090 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 1 min in mid-August, 33 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 February.
Against its neighbours, Cherrapunjee runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Shella, 15 km to the SSW, is 7° warmer by day.
August in Cherrapunjee, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 755 mm less rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShellaMeghalaya | 15 km SSW | 31° | 25° | 682 mm |
| ChhātakSylhet Division | 29 km S | 32° | 26° | 556 mm |
| MairangMeghalaya | 30 km NNW | 23° | 17° | 626 mm |
| NongumlongMeghalaya | 32 km NNE | 24° | 18° | 622 mm |
| ShillongMeghalaya | 35 km NNE | 24° | 18° | 415 mm |
| NongthymmaiMeghalaya | 36 km NE | 24° | 18° | 415 mm |
| LaitumkhrahMeghalaya | 36 km NE | 24° | 18° | 415 mm |
| SunāmganjSylhet Division | 39 km SW | 32° | 26° | 513 mm |