Delhi Weather in August
Delhi in August
The short of it: Delhi in August averages a high of 34 °C (94 °F) and a low of 27 °C (80 °F), with 234 mm (9.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 27° · rain 234 mm · daylight 13 h 9 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & February
August in Delhi brings afternoons near 34° and nights around 27°, with about 234 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 234 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 9 min in mid-August, 38 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and February.
Against its neighbours, Delhi runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. New Delhi, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Delhi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 36 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New DelhiDelhi | 4 km SSW | 34° | 27° | 231 mm |
| Karol BāghDelhi | 4 km W | 34° | 27° | 231 mm |
| JāfarābādDelhi | 5 km NE | 34° | 27° | 238 mm |
| Khajoori KhasDelhi | 7 km NNE | 34° | 26° | 239 mm |
| Ziauddin PurDelhi | 8 km NE | 34° | 26° | 239 mm |
| GokalpurDelhi | 8 km NE | 34° | 27° | 238 mm |
| MustafābādDelhi | 8 km NNE | 34° | 26° | 239 mm |
| Sādatpur GujranDelhi | 9 km N | 34° | 26° | 237 mm |