Colachel Weather in August
Colachel in August
The short of it: Colachel in August averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 112 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 25° · rain 112 mm · daylight 12 h 23 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Colachel an average August high of 31°, a low of 25° and some 112 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 112 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 23 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Colachel runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Reethapuram, 1 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Colachel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 14 mm less rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReethapuramTamil Nadu | 1 km WNW | 30° | 25° | 113 mm |
| MulakumūdTamil Nadu | 10 km NNE | 31° | 25° | 122 mm |
| PadmanābhapuramTamil Nadu | 10 km NE | 31° | 25° | 114 mm |
| PainkulamTamil Nadu | 13 km NW | 31° | 25° | 124 mm |
| VerukulambuTamil Nadu | 13 km NNE | 31° | 25° | 118 mm |
| UnnamalaikadaiTamil Nadu | 14 km N | 31° | 25° | 121 mm |
| MarthandamTamil Nadu | 15 km NNW | 31° | 25° | 121 mm |
| EzhudesamTamil Nadu | 16 km NW | 30° | 25° | 124 mm |