Dehradun Weather in August
Dehradun in August
The short of it: Dehradun in August averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 556 mm (21.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 23° · rain 556 mm · daylight 13 h 14 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & November
Thirty years of records give Dehradun an average August high of 31°, a low of 23° and some 556 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 556 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 14 min in mid-August, 41 minutes less than a month before.
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 February and November.
Against its neighbours, Dehradun runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Rāipur, 6 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Dehradun, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 40 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RāipurUttarakhand | 6 km ESE | 30° | 23° | 565 mm |
| Clement TownUttarakhand | 7 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 524 mm |
| MussoorieUttarakhand | 15 km NNE | 25° | 19° | 671 mm |
| DoiwālaUttarakhand | 18 km SSE | 31° | 24° | 435 mm |
| VikāsnagarUttarakhand | 30 km WNW | 32° | 24° | 598 mm |
| NarendranagarUttarakhand | 30 km SE | 31° | 24° | 452 mm |
| HarbatpurUttarakhand | 31 km WNW | 32° | 24° | 584 mm |
| RishīkeshUttarakhand | 35 km SE | 31° | 24° | 428 mm |