Dhanbad Weather in August
Dhanbad in August
The short of it: Dhanbad in August averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 25 °C (78 °F), with 324 mm (12.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 25° · rain 324 mm · daylight 12 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Dhanbad an average August high of 32°, a low of 25° and some 324 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 324 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 57 min in mid-August, 31 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Dhanbad runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Jharia, 7 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Dhanbad, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 26 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JhariaJharkhand | 7 km SSW | 32° | 26° | 313 mm |
| Baua KalanJharkhand | 7 km WNW | 32° | 25° | 317 mm |
| KenduadīhJharkhand | 9 km SW | 32° | 26° | 310 mm |
| Nagri KalanJharkhand | 9 km WNW | 32° | 25° | 317 mm |
| JāmadobaJharkhand | 9 km SSW | 32° | 26° | 313 mm |
| GobindpurJharkhand | 10 km ENE | 32° | 25° | 315 mm |
| SijuaJharkhand | 10 km WSW | 32° | 26° | 310 mm |
| RājābhitaJharkhand | 12 km NW | 32° | 25° | 315 mm |