Pahalgam Weather in August
Pahalgam in August
The short of it: Pahalgam in August averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 14° · rain 70 mm · daylight 13 h 25 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & June
Thirty years of records give Pahalgam an average August high of 25°, a low of 14° and some 70 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 25 min in mid-August, 48 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and June.
Against its neighbours, Pahalgam runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Aish Maqām, 17 km to the S, is 3° warmer by day.
August in Pahalgam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aish MaqāmJammu and Kashmir | 17 km S | 28° | 17° | 48 mm |
| TrālJammu and Kashmir | 21 km WSW | 29° | 18° | 54 mm |
| Seer HamdanJammu and Kashmir | 26 km SSW | 28° | 18° | 49 mm |
| KhreuhJammu and Kashmir | 29 km W | 30° | 18° | 60 mm |
| MattanJammu and Kashmir | 30 km SSW | 28° | 18° | 49 mm |
| AwantipurJammu and Kashmir | 30 km WSW | 28° | 17° | 68 mm |
| BijbeharaJammu and Kashmir | 32 km SW | 29° | 18° | 53 mm |
| KhonmohJammu and Kashmir | 34 km W | 29° | 17° | 68 mm |