Joshīmath Weather in August
Joshīmath in August
The short of it: Joshīmath in August averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 326 mm (12.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 16° · rain 326 mm · daylight 13 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & October
Thirty years of records give Joshīmath an average August high of 25°, a low of 16° and some 326 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 326 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 15 min in mid-August, 42 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 October.
Against its neighbours, Joshīmath runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Srīnagar, 84 km to the WSW, is 6° warmer by day.
August in Joshīmath, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 22 mm less rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SrīnagarUttarakhand | 84 km WSW | 30° | 22° | 267 mm |
| PauriUttarakhand | 88 km WSW | 26° | 19° | 386 mm |
| RānikhetUttarakhand | 102 km S | 25° | 18° | 399 mm |
| TehriUttarakhand | 105 km W | 30° | 22° | 341 mm |
| AlmoraUttarakhand | 107 km S | 27° | 20° | 399 mm |
| UttarkāshiUttarakhand | 109 km W | 26° | 18° | 390 mm |
| DārchulāSudurpashchim Pradesh | 124 km SE | 24° | 15° | 428 mm |
| PithorāgarhUttarakhand | 125 km SSE | 26° | 18° | 378 mm |