Ooty Weather in August
Ooty in August
The short of it: Ooty in August averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 167 mm (6.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 11° · rain 167 mm · daylight 12 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & February
August in Ooty brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 11°, with about 167 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 11°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 167 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 30 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and February.
Against its neighbours, Ooty runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Coonoor, 13 km to the ESE, is 3° warmer by day.
August in Ooty, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 36 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoonoorTamil Nadu | 13 km ESE | 20° | 14° | 152 mm |
| KotagiriTamil Nadu | 18 km E | 20° | 13° | 100 mm |
| GudalurTamil Nadu | 26 km WNW | 25° | 18° | 598 mm |
| MettupalayamTamil Nadu | 29 km ESE | 31° | 22° | 75 mm |
| KāramadaiTamil Nadu | 35 km ESE | 31° | 22° | 64 mm |
| TondalamTamil Nadu | 39 km WNW | 25° | 18° | 790 mm |
| GundlupētKarnataka | 44 km N | 28° | 20° | 94 mm |
| TudiyalūrTamil Nadu | 46 km SE | 31° | 22° | 114 mm |