Rishīkesh Weather in August
Rishīkesh in August
The short of it: Rishīkesh in August averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 428 mm (16.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 24° · rain 428 mm · daylight 13 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Rishīkesh an average August high of 31°, a low of 24° and some 428 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 428 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 13 min in mid-August, 41 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Rishīkesh runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Birbhaddar, 4 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Rishīkesh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BirbhaddarUttarakhand | 4 km SSW | 32° | 25° | 386 mm |
| NarendranagarUttarakhand | 6 km N | 31° | 24° | 452 mm |
| Rāīwāla BaraUttarakhand | 12 km SSW | 32° | 25° | 374 mm |
| DoiwālaUttarakhand | 19 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 435 mm |
| HaridwarUttarakhand | 22 km SW | 32° | 25° | 339 mm |
| RāipurUttarakhand | 30 km NW | 30° | 23° | 565 mm |
| DevaprayāgUttarakhand | 30 km E | 30° | 22° | 343 mm |
| Clement TownUttarakhand | 32 km WNW | 31° | 23° | 524 mm |