Puducherry Weather in August
Puducherry in August
The short of it: Puducherry in August averages a high of 34 °C (94 °F) and a low of 25 °C (78 °F), with 202 mm (8.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 25° · rain 202 mm · daylight 12 h 31 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Puducherry an average August high of 34°, a low of 25° and some 202 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 202 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 31 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Puducherry runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Gundupālaiyam, 3 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Puducherry, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 104 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GundupālaiyamPuducherry | 3 km WNW | 34° | 25° | 202 mm |
| KottaikuppamTamil Nadu | 3 km NNE | 34° | 25° | 201 mm |
| AriyānkuppamPuducherry | 5 km SSW | 34° | 25° | 202 mm |
| ManaveliPuducherry | 5 km SSW | 34° | 25° | 202 mm |
| KurumbapetPuducherry | 6 km W | 35° | 25° | 205 mm |
| VillianurPuducherry | 8 km WSW | 34° | 25° | 203 mm |
| KoonimeduTamil Nadu | 18 km NNE | 34° | 25° | 195 mm |
| CuddaloreTamil Nadu | 21 km SSW | 34° | 25° | 209 mm |