Shenkottai Weather in August
Shenkottai in August
The short of it: Shenkottai in August averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 103 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 24° · rain 103 mm · daylight 12 h 25 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
August in Shenkottai brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 24°, with about 103 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 103 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 25 min in mid-August.
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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Shenkottai runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Thenkasi, 8 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Shenkottai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 60 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThenkasiTamil Nadu | 8 km ESE | 32° | 25° | 66 mm |
| KadayanallurTamil Nadu | 15 km NE | 33° | 25° | 54 mm |
| SūrandaiTamil Nadu | 19 km E | 34° | 25° | 33 mm |
| PuliyankudiTamil Nadu | 28 km NE | 34° | 25° | 46 mm |
| ĀlangulamTamil Nadu | 31 km ESE | 34° | 26° | 29 mm |
| VikramasingapuramTamil Nadu | 33 km SSE | 33° | 25° | 51 mm |
| PunalūrKerala | 36 km W | 31° | 24° | 290 mm |
| AmbasamudramTamil Nadu | 37 km SE | 34° | 26° | 41 mm |