Mcleodganj Weather in August
Mcleodganj in August
The short of it: Mcleodganj in August averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 648 mm (25.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 19 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 26° · low 19° · rain 648 mm · daylight 13 h 19 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & October
August in Mcleodganj brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 19°, with about 648 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 648 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 19 min in mid-August, 44 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, Mcleodganj runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Dharamsala, 2 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Mcleodganj, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 35 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DharamsalaHimachal Pradesh | 2 km SSW | 26° | 19° | 648 mm |
| Yol CantonmentHimachal Pradesh | 8 km SE | 25° | 19° | 624 mm |
| YolHimachal Pradesh | 15 km SW | 31° | 23° | 480 mm |
| Nagrota BagwānHimachal Pradesh | 15 km SSE | 29° | 22° | 573 mm |
| KangraHimachal Pradesh | 18 km SSW | 30° | 23° | 499 mm |
| DaulatpurHimachal Pradesh | 21 km SSW | 30° | 23° | 489 mm |
| PālampurHimachal Pradesh | 26 km ESE | 26° | 20° | 580 mm |
| KotlaHimachal Pradesh | 27 km W | 30° | 23° | 469 mm |